fire conditions

While the Sandpiper Fire is fully contained, the dry conditions are raising alarms for the upcoming fire season. Find out what residents need to know.

Yellowstone National Park officials say the first fire in the park has been burning since Thursday. According to a news release, the Elk Creek Fire is reported as being a tenth of an acre in size. It's located on a ridge south of Blacktail Drive and west of Petrified Tree in the northern part of the park...

Temperatures will trend cooler with a decent possibility of much-needed rainfall across the region by early next week.

The weather service is expecting winds of between 15 and 25 miles per hour in the affected areas with gusts up to 35 mph. Humidity may get as low as 14%.