Area fire departments were out over the weekend fighting grass and brush fires.

Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles says one fire north of Yankton threatened some buildings for a time…

Nickles says it doesn’t take much to get a grass fire going…

Nickles says even with the rain expected this week, the fire danger will continue for a while…

The Yankton County Commission is expected to issue a burn ban until May first at their meeting Monday.