"Why do I even have a Department of Forestry?" OK Gov. Keving Stitt said, adding he's considering scrapping it. Fire chiefs in Lincoln County are fired up. And, they're letting their governor know.

A Lincoln County family says they’re fearful of what it could mean to be stranded on their property for the second time in less than a week with more rain in the forecast.

The state commission gave its OK on Thursday after an hour of presentations, questions and answers from two members of the Lincoln County Commission and various other local officials. Sioux Falls ...