Wildfire Burns Thousands of Acres in a Rural, Rugged Area of Nebraska

JOHNSTOWN, Neb.—A wildfire burning in a rugged, wooded area of Nebraska grew to more than 6,600 acres but by Thursday hundreds of firefighters managed to contain about 40% of the blaze. The Plum Creek Fire started Monday afternoon from a controlled burn that got out of hand, said Jessica Pozehl, deputy emergency manager for Brown […]