The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would ...

A new music festival, Rock the Plains, is a week away and the event’s co-founder said tickets are limited. The Country ...

Mother Nature in July brought rain and storms to parts of the Plains, Regina Bird writes in her monthly column.

After 20 years on the Kansas prairie, a popular music event has come to an end. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about the lasting legacy of the Symphony in the Flint Hills.

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 single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

In October 2017, lightning flashed across the sky in America’s heartland. But this wasn’t your average storm. The single, ...

A megaflash is a lightning discharge of very long distance and/or duration that satellites can detect. A reanalysis of a ...

Cumulatively the drought map is showing signs of less stress in Plains each week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The GOES satellites are a major part of the puzzle, since they continuously monitor the sky. They also identified the longest ...

The flash occurred in October 2017, but scientists didn't catch it until years later using new lightning-detection tools. An ASU scientist confirmed the record and said it demonstrates the power of ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the ...