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Cumulatively the drought map is showing signs of less stress in Plains each week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Mother Nature in July brought rain and storms to parts of the Plains, Regina Bird writes in her monthly column.
A new music festival, Rock the Plains, is a week away and the event’s co-founder said tickets are limited. The Country ...
The GOES satellites are a major part of the puzzle, since they continuously monitor the sky. They also identified the longest ...
A megaflash is a lightning discharge of very long distance and/or duration that satellites can detect. A reanalysis of a ...
Kansas lawmakers slipped in a paragraph on page 254 of a Senate bill back in May, prohibiting any state agency from ...
Hikers on the Konza Prairie may look up this summer and see something unusual in the air. K-State researchers are employing ...
A massive lightning strike that lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas has been confirmed as the world’s longest lightning ...
After West Plains' football team reached the state semifinals in 2024, expectations are high for the Wolves heading into the ...
The restaurant, which has atmosphere to spare, turned 25 this year — quite a feat considering it’s in a town of less than 500.
A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the ...
California and National Drought Summary for July 29, 2025, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 40% of State in Moderate Drought ...