U.S. Plains blazes kill six, Kansas wildfires largest recorded

By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Firefighters are getting under control some of the fast-moving wildfires that have killed six people and scorched about 1.5 million acres (over 600,000 hectares) from Colorado to Kansas, causing thousands of evacuations, officials said on Wednesday.The threat of wildfires remained high in the U.S. Plains due to dry weather, strong winds and parched vegetation.The National Weather Service issued a critical fire risk warning for the Texas Panhandle into O