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Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
SBA staff will open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center Tuesday, April 26 at 1 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The day after the fires, the district began contacting families and asked how they could help.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff, Joe Baker and Shawn Loging
The KFS says fires will burn aggressively and be challenging to contain.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Evacuations are underway in Butler County as crews battle a wildfire near the El Dorado Airport.
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Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:44 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Farmers were advised to consider having tractors, disks and water tanks ready.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:26 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Due to high winds and dryer air, wildfire risk has increased significantly, with especially dangerous conditions possible on Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 1:06 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
This burn ban is imposed in 16 counties by the State of Kansas and lasts the entire month.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
There are also reports of lost livestock, shelterbelts and round bales.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:45 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The Hodgeman County Sheriff’s Office is releasing more details about how a large grass fire started on Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The fire is showing up on Eyewitness News’ Super Doppler Radar.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 12:13 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
As a result, all outdoor burning should be avoided today.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 1:26 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The Reno County Volunteer Center is gathering groups to assist with cleanup on April 9, 16, and 23.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
More relief is available to those impacted by the Cottonwood Complex Fire.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 12:18 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Outdoor burning restrictions take effect immediately and until further notice.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 11:17 PM CST
|By Grant DeMars
Counties across Kansas continue to ban any type of burning, whether it’s brush piles, fields, or even trash.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Anna Auld
Dozens of families in Reno County are dealing with the loss of their homes. It’s an especially difficult situation for one family that lost three homes in one area.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Tejay Cleland
Beverly and Roger Johnson said just being back, smelling the smoke and looking at all the damage brings them back to Saturday, March 5.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 9:57 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
A wildfire in Reno County is 95-percent contained, Hutchinson Fire Chief Steven Beer announced Thursday morning.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 9:13 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Hutchinson Fire Chief Steven Beer said it’s on the short list of worst destruction he’s seen in more than three decades as a fireman.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 4:30 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The Cottonwood Complex Fire in Reno County caused substantial damage to 12,000 acres.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Shawn Loging
Investigators determined the cause of the Cottonwood Complex fire was an unattended burning brush pile.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 8:56 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Crews have the fire 85 percent contained as of Wednesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:36 PM CST
|By Grant DeMars
The place Hannah Hayden always called home is gone.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
Lynn Brock survived without suffering serious injury, an outcome some describe as “miraculous.”
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Shawn Loging
John and Wendy Click were among those at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Tuesday, trying to get an idea of where to start in their recovery after losing their home of many years and multi generations.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 3:31 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff and Grant DeMars
A family member has identified the man killed in the Cottonwood Complex fire as Chad Penner.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 9:26 AM CST
|By Lily Wu and KWCH Staff
Firefighters in Reno County have said that grass fires can be hard to fight especially in the area of the Cottonwood Complex fire.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 9:07 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff and Lily Wu
The fire killed one person and left many with damaged or destroyed homes.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:44 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The United Way of Reno County and the Reno County VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) hosted a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) for those affected by this weekend’s wildfires.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 11:18 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
A deadly fire in Reno County is 70-percent contained as of Monday, according to fire officials.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 6:33 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
KWCH-12 Eyewitness was one of many impacted by a cross-county wildfire in Harvey and Reno counties.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 7:26 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 1:56 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a verbal declaration of a State of Disaster Emergency allowing for state resources and personnel to assist with wildfire response across Kansas.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:50 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Eyewitness News teamed up with the Kansas Livestock Association to help famers and ranchers.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:03 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Efforts to help Kansas farmers and ranchers impacted by the Dec. 15 wind-fueled fires have paid off.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 4:07 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Governor Laura Kelly has requested a major presidential declaration for the damage caused by Dec. 15 from severe storms with extremely high winds on Dec. 15, 2021.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 7:23 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
Fellow first responders from Ottawa, Mitchell and Cloud counties are coming to Brett Thompson's aid.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 12:51 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Find out how those affected are rebuilding their livelihoods.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 11:05 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
KWCH/KSCW and the Kansas Livestock Foundation are raising money for those impacted by the December 15 fire/storm.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:57 AM CST
|By Brityne Rucker
The sky was so dark they had to rely on another sense to find the fire.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:56 AM CST
|By Brityne Rucker
They say they will keep fire precautions at the top of mind.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 7:00 AM CST
|By Brityne Rucker
With a stroke of luck, firefighters found Brett standing in the middle of the road.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 6:30 AM CST
|By Brityne Rucker
The sale barn in Russell is looking to be a helping hand in moving on.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 6:00 AM CST
|By Brityne Rucker
The fires destroyed the Maupin’s home, ranch and majority of their livestock.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 5:36 AM CST
|By Joe Baker
Wednesday’s meeting could set farmers and ranchers up for relief from significant and costly losses.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2021 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
Just nine days ago when the Four County fire damaged many properties, land and killed cattle, since then, the community has come together to lend a helping hand.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
The “Four County Fire” impacted ag producers in Ellis, Russell, Rooks and Osborne counties.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 5:40 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
As farmers and ranchers continue to recover from last week's fires, another wildfire threat is returning to the state later this week.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 3:15 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Evacuations continued Wednesday night in a few towns in northern Kansas as rapidly-moving grassfires threatened to damage homes and buildings.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 4:52 PM CST
|By Joe Baker
The elevated fire danger has rural counties on alert, especially in Western Kansas.