The US has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed, even before climate change proved it to be no strategy at all.
Wildland firefighters face heat from the environment, the fire and their own bodies as they work long, exhausting hours. The head of Purdue’s fire lab explains the health risks and what can help.
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
LACONIA — Sherman O. Thompson passed away peacefully with family in his home on July 5, 2026.
Every year, the number of human-caused fires spikes on July 4, and many of them are related to fireworks. When trees and grasses are dry and the temperature high, the risk rises even more.
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.
ALTON — A 3-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon closed Mount Major Highway for hours, and sent two people to area hospitals.
The Lakes Region Planning Commission will be hosting its annual Lakes Region Household Hazardous Waste collections again in 2026.
Two adults and two juveniles are expected to be charged in connection with last summer’s fire at Kimball Castle, following nearly 10 months of…
FRANKLIN — A house fire on Sanborn Street on Monday afternoon displaced a family of five, and their two dogs, but no injuries were reported.