3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (552+ words) Numerous landowners testified against the proposed line, arguing it would destroy prairie grasslands and interfere with ranching, farming and oil and gas operations....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1780+ words) When people see the small rectangular plots cordoned off next to Vanessa and Kenneth Robinson’s house, they sometimes ask what they are growing. But the sprouts of green aren’t a garden. They are a laboratory for testing and treating soil....

9+ mon, 27+ min ago   (399+ words) A global industrial waste company that sought to open a recycling facility in a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood withdrew its plans after organized opposition from environmental activists and community advocates. Reworld, which manages industrial waste and converts it into…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1620+ words) Every morning, thousands of people across Kansas City, Missouri, wake up and, within the first hour of their day, do something that calls for clean water. For many, it’s reaching for a glass of water on the bedside table or…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (851+ words) There aren’t many benches at bus stops around the Kansas City metro. At most stops, riders have to wait for their bus between 15 minutes to an hour in the rain, heat, snow or frigid cold with no place to sit....

10+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (560+ words) Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night, painting the sky in vibrant hues of green and pink. The Aurora Borealis was spotted in a large swath of states, including Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico,…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1373+ words) To Tom Schroeder, every bee is a work of art. “We’re the ones who are invading the bees’ territory, and so we need to respect and take care of them,” Schroeder said. “It’s fascinating to look at their structures. Just…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (299+ words) When you think of Kansas, you probably don't think of mountains — or mountain lions. But in recent years, the number of sightings of mountain lions in the state has skyrocketed. In the past two years, there have been 117 sightings of…...