Ben Bohall with the Nebraska Forest Service says the snow melt we've experienced isn't enough to keep fires at bay, and with high winds Friday afternoon, Nebraska is under a high risk for wildfires.

Fire response efforts continue in Custer County as crews work to control the fires that started earlier this week. According to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, fire crews have made ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency Thursday for wildfires that have been burning in Custer and Dawes Counties in central and western Nebraska. The declaration ...

BURDEN CREATED BY THIS MISTAKE UNACCEPTABLE. WELL, RIGHT NOW, FIRE CREWS ARE BATTLING THREE WILDFIRES IN CUSTER COUNTY. CREWS ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS THEY COMBINE TO COVER NEARLY 4000 ...

NORTH PLATTE, NEB. - With winds reaching 52 mph and the highest gust recorded at 69 mph for Broken Bow, what snow did fall ...

Wildfire season is already proving to be a challenge for rural Nebraska fire departments. Last week, crews from Jefferson and ...

Most of Nebraska is now under a red flag warning, and Douglas County is in a burn ban. Gov. Pillen issued a disaster declaration Thursday after thousands of acres were burned in Custer County.