The Mark Twain Forest Service shared updates in a press release around 12:23 p.m. on Tuesday that the fire is covering approximately 1,500 acres and is now 60% contained. Flames reportedly reached ...

The full press release from The Mark Twain National Forest is below ... and some non-profit and private landowners as partners in the spring prescribed burn efforts. The burns can be conducted ...

Rain moving through the area Wednesday night helped firefighters get control of the Sugar Fire in Mark Twain National Forest south of Ava, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Firefighters in the Mark Twain National Forest have had a busy 48 hours fighting fires. Firefighters, dozer operators, and many more USDA Forest Service resources have ...

MADISON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Several prescribed burns are being conducted across the Mark Twain National Forest today, March 19. According to a release from Forest Service Public Affairs Officer ...

SELIGMAN, Mo. — The USDA Forest Service is currently fighting a 170-acre wildfire in part of the Mark Twain National Forest. According to a release from the Forest Service, the fire is burning ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Rain helped firefighters contain a forest fire along the Glade Top Trail. The fire, named the Sugar Fire, was about 12 miles south/southwest of Ava, Missouri.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – An Iron County, Missouri, man appeared in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for starting fires in Mark Twain National Forest and threatening a forestry officer.

A prescribed burn in the Mark Twain National Forest in March 2023 to address heightened fire risk in drying conditions. (U.S. Forest Service/Twitter) A man from Iron County, Missouri, on Tuesday ...

The Mark Twain National Forest comprises 1.5 million acres spread out across much of southern Missouri. It stretches through 29 counties. Rolla, Salem and Poplar Bluff are cities near the Mark ...