POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY- Fire crews across Kansas were busy with grass fires on Monday. Forty acres burned in Pottawatomie County after controlled burns rekindled near the intersection of Elm Slough and Rockenham Road, according to a social media report.

Fire crews also were busy with a large grass fire in Greenwood County where a portion of U.S. 400 was temporarily closed.

Another mile long fire in Butler County was extinguished just before 7 p.m. on Monday.

No injuries were reported. Fire officials continue to monitor areas of recent controlled burns while most of the state remains under a red flag warning or fire weather watch.