WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Burning in the Flint Hills will start soon. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 2.2 million acres are burned between March and April.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — State health officials say that prescribed burning in the Flint Hills Tuesday has raised air pollutant levels today in parts of southern Kansas, including Wichita.

With decreased winds, rangeland burning is taking place in the Flint Hills. Smoke from a controlled burn in Chase County showed up on the Storm Team 12 radar Thursday afternoon.

Flint Hills rancher Bobby Hammond sets fire to thousands of acres in the Flint Hills with no more than a match a little gas and her ATV. Hammond manages 30,000 acres and was in the middle of her ...

Currently, burning of Flint Hills prairie is typically concentrated in late April. The time frame stems from research conducted more than 40 years ago.

Kansas residents have been reminded of a few tips to keep their health in check as burn season begins in the Flint Hills. Skip to ... March 1 before widespread burning begins in the Flint Hills.

For more information about the prescribed burning in the Flint Hills, the Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan, April burn restrictions, and the smoke modeling tool, visit https: ...

Anyone driving west of Topeka on Interstate 70 in recent weeks may have encountered quite a sight as they entered the Flint Hills. Fires burning vast stretches of tallgrass and smoke billowing in ...

Residents in parts of the Kansas City area, including Johnson County, Kansas, might notice a small contribution to air quality this weekend from ongoing seasonal burning in the Flint Hills of Kansas.