An Abraham Lincoln historian once stated, “Life on the frontier was little better than the life of an ox.” That historian’s name was Michael Burlingame, and he couldn’t be more ...

“I sat here and watched all this and prayed that my building wouldn’t burn.” While the fire did not burn down Coffer’s East Prairie Flower Shop, she is left to deal with the aftermath.

they don’t have adequate smoke detection,” Chief Chris Garrison said. “We’re very fortunate that people got out of the home because smoke detectors were not working.” Sun Prairie Fire ...

A small fire in Eden Prairie Center prompted an evacuation of ... “It was floor-to-ceiling smoke. You couldn’t see a thing,” Parker said. “It was quite surprising.” ...

"My dad was on the fire department at Prairie Township. I grew up around there," Rafferty said. "I didn't get involved right away. I was almost 30." He had been involved in Holmesville Village ...