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Multiple wildfires burning near Custer and Hot Springs, South Dakota, prompted evacuations, road closures and a large emergency response as crews work to protect homes in the southern Black Hills.

Multiple “rapidly moving” wildfires burned in western South Dakota, on Thursday, March 12, amid critical fire weather ...

Two fires in the Black Hills near Custer have combined and now cover about 5,000 acres, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The combined blaze, now know as Qury Fire, began as ...

Governor Jim Pillen announced the deployment of National Guard aerial assets to aid local crews, many of whom have worked ...

As wind-driven wildfires flared up Thursday in the Black Hills and an electrical provider proactively shut off power to some customers, South Dakota’s governor signed a bill into law that will give ...

These spring destinations in the U.S. wild flowers may be the opening act, but travelers will find plenty more to explore once the flowers catch their eye.

David Custer didn't expect to be back in a room full of Michigan's most respected broadcasters. But two years after WNEM-TV5 ...