Fire Ravages Fort Scott’s Historic Downtown Area
- Share via
Fire that raged through Fort Scott’s historic downtown destroyed at least seven buildings and damaged about half a dozen others.
Strong wind fanned the blaze, which started in Other Bar on Main Street, Mayor Gary Billionis said. “Part of the history of our town was lost today.”
The buildings, about 100 to 140 years old, housed antique stores, restaurants and offices. Fort Scott is about 60 miles south of the Kansas City area.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
