On Monday, a neighboring farmer scattered the smoldering pasture fire to help property owner Dan Welch contain a prairie fire fanned by gusty winds about 10 miles southeast of Bismarck, N.D., near Highway 1804. Warm late-winter weather continues in the Dakotas, with several cities experiencing record-high temperatures on Tuesday. The warm, dry weather has increased the wildfire danger in the two states. (AP/Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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