Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order issuing a statewide burn ban Wednesday as wildfires raged near Ainsworth two days ...

Gov. Jim Pillen enacted an emergency declaration and statewide burn ban Wednesday amid serious drought conditions and a ...

The fire started Monday just north of Johnstown, which is about 10 miles west of Ainsworth, after a local landowner working with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission did a prescribed burn near ...

A Friday morning update from Ainsworth Fire Chief Brad Fiala, shared through the local KBRB Radio station, indicates the ...

Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon to suspend all burn permits through April 30 due to extremely ...

The “Plum Creek Fire” in north-central Nebraska is now 100% contained as of Wednesday morning, the Nebraska Emergency ...

Firefighters in northern Nebraska got a little help from Mother Nature last night, but they still face a big challenge.

OF THE PORTAL SEASON. NEBRASKA’S SOPHOMORE CARTER NELSON IS SPENDING SPRING FOOTBALL REHABBING AFTER HAVING OFFSEASON HIP SURGERY. BUT THE AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA NATIVE IS STILL A BIG PART OF TIGHT ...

According to Ainsworth Fire Chief Brad Fiala, improved weather conditions and outside resources allowed for substantial ...

Firefighters are battling to control a large wildfire that originated from a prescribed burn in the Ainsworth area near the village of Johnsto ...

Crews battle the Plum Creek Fire in north-central Nebraska's Brown County. (Courtesy of Ann Moylan Fiala, Ainsworth Volunteer Fire Department) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen enacted an emergency ...