The Ranger Road Fire has burned more than 15,000 acres and forced evacuations in Ashland and Englewood, Kansas. Critical fire weather and powerful winds are driving rapid spread near the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Oklahoma wildfire season has started officially, and could ramp up to be as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than the wildfires of 2025.

The Midway City Council will vote to adopt a new wildland urban interface map at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17.

A fast-moving wildfire in Beaver County, Oklahoma, is spreading amid extremely critical fire weather across parts of the Plains. Strong winds up to 70 mph and very low humidity are creating dangerous conditions in Nebraska,