A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is winding down Monday, but in its wake are ...

It was fall 2020, covid-19 case counts were about to explode, and Uma Gaffney had just started work as a middle school teacher in Minneapolis. “It was such a hard time to be a teacher,” she recalled.

Authorities say more than 130 wildfires were reported in 44 counties across Oklahoma on Friday, and many were still active Saturday.

The Wildmill Fire in Roberts County in the Panhandle is currently the biggest, with 23,000 acres burned and 50% containment.