Crews from the Chadron Fire Department along with a SEAT plane and a City of Chadron road maintainer fought the “City Fire” in a field off of the northwest end of West 2nd street on Friday afternoon.
By News Channel Nebraska
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The South Fork Fire near Crawford is now 55% contained and has burned approximately 38,913 acres, according to the latest update from Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2.
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have made another arrest in connection with a homicide investigation that began in September 2025.
Increased fire activity on the northwest side of the South Fork Fire has prompted new evacuation notices and intermittent closures of Highway 20, according to emergency management officials.