Oklahoma Gov. Stitt declares state of emergency
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Phillipsburg has declared a “state of local emergency” after recent sinkholes have opened up, including one Tuesday that swallowed a dump truck.
Firefighters are battling several conflagrations in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, the largest of which burned more than 283,000 acres.
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Wildfire stretching across Oklahoma and Kansas grows into a megafire
Wildfire warnings remain in effect in the Plains as multiple fires have raced across parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Here's the latest.
A volatile wildfire threat is unfolding across the southern Plains this week, with the largest blaze early in the 2026 wildfire season, the Ranger Road Fire, scorching huge swaths of land in western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas.