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Lightning strikes cause wildfires in New Mexico, Panhandles and southwest Kansas 

Numerous lightning strikes caused wildfires in the Southwest and High Plains May 14 and 15.   Here is a glance at the fires.  New Mexico  The Line Fire started May 14 at approximately 10 a.m., near the New Mexico/Texas state lines, and h... Read More



An Oklahoma wheat field. (Photo by Andrea Hanson.)
Lush wheat basks in the evening sun April 28 just north of Salina, Kansas. Local farmers say the crop needs more rain to yield well. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)