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The Mitchell Fire Division responded to a fire in a pole shed Tuesday afternoon north of Mitchell. Assistant Fire Chief Paul Morris said firefighters had the fire out within three minutes of arriving on scene at 40792 247th St. "It was isolated to a very small area," Morris...

GANN VALLEY -- One farmstead was threatened by a prairie fire Tuesday afternoon southwest of Gann Valley. No one was injured in the fire, and the fire never hit farm buildings. Dave Gaulke, president of Gann Valley's fire association, said a controlled burn from Monday likely...

SALEM -- A Hutterite colony lost about 600 hogs to smoke inhalation over the weekend. A fire started in a hog barn on the Golden View Hutterite Colony Saturday afternoon. McCook County Emergency Manager Brad Stiefvater said embers from a nearby burn pit likely were sucked into...

TABOR -- The cedars of Lebanon may have been a gift fit for King Solomon, but for some South Dakota landowners, the plants are mostly a nuisance. That’s why members of Bon Homme Hutterite Colony were trying to clear out some of those cedars with a controlled burn on...

MENNO -- A wooden barn was destroyed by a fire Tuesday at a farm southwest of Menno. The Menno Fire Department was notified of the fire at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, but by the time firefighters arrived the structure was already totally engulfed in flames, according to Menno firefighter...

OLIVET -- A Friday fire at a farmstead about one mile north of Olivet destroyed several large pieces of farm equipment, but left a machine shed largely intact. According to Menno Fire Chief Scott Simonsen, firefighters were notified of the fire shortly before 4 a.m.

The highest fire potentials are in south-central South Dakota between Shannon and Charles Mix counties.

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., wrote EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy asking her to abandon the proposed changes and work with Congress to find a more balanced approach. Sen. Tim Johnson was more measured approach, noting the proposed regulations would apply only to new heaters.

GANN VALLEY -- No injuries were reported and no structures were burned in a 160-acre prairie land fire southwest of Gann Valley on Monday, according to an area fire official. Dave Gaulke, president of the Buffalo County Fire Association, said the fire was reported around 4 p.m....

SALEM — An empty hog building burned to the ground Sunday afternoon on a rural property in central McCook County. McCook County Emergency Manager Brad Stiefvater said the fire department responded to the call around 1 p.m. Sunday to the farm of Greg Streff at 44322 252nd St.,...

HOWARD — Miner County offi cials confirmed a large fire at the Howard Farmers Co-op grain elevator Thursday night. Miner County’s 911 Manager Cora Schwader said what she described as a “major fire” was reported around 9:15 p.m. Thursday at the elevator. Miner County Emergency...

RAPID CITY (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that displaced dozens of people staying at a motel in Rapid City. No serious injuries were reported in the Wednesday night fire at the Stardust Motel, though one person was checked out by paramedics on the...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Officials with the Sioux Falls fire department say a mattress pad that caught on fire at the Macy's store in the city's mall forced the store to close for about an hour. Authorities say Wednesday's blaze started after the material was pushed up against a...