After a wildfire torched their Nebraska ranch, anonymous donors came to their rescue: "They don't want the glory"

By Steve Hartman Correspondent Steve Hartman is a CBS News correspondent. He brings viewers moving stories from the unique people he meets in his weekly award-winning feature segment "On the Road." Read Full Bio Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 8:03 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Sandhills, Nebraska — Go to the edge of nowhere and keep heading toward the middle of it and you will eventually come to the home of Mike and Kayla Wintz, ranchers who live and work deep in the sandhills of western Nebraska. How remote is it? "A gallon of milk is a little over an hour away," Mike told CBS News.Although they are isolated, Mike and Kayla say they have never felt more connected to this great nation, thanks to the blessing of a curse.In March, the Morrill Fire, the largest wildfire in Nebraska history, burned about 1,000 square miles of ranchland, including the fields that Mike and Kayla lease. The wildfire burned all 11,000 acres of their land."Within two hours it's all gone, it's tough," Mike said. With the grass gone, the cattle couldn't graze, and Mike and Kayla were in real danger of losing their livelihoods. Other