Environment

An eastern Kansas man who built his own telescope and operates it from a shed in his back yard has discovered a previously unknown and potentially hazardous asteroid.

Gary Hug lives near Scranton. He was trying to help plot the orbit of a known Near Earth Object when he noticed something Sunday night that appeared to be moving too slow to be a satellite, but too fast to be a main belt asteroid.

Getting to know Kansas City, one neighborhood at a time.

Getting to know Kansas City, one neighborhood at a time.

2012 was a rough year for Missouri farmers battling severe drought and extreme heat, but some species of wildlife did well – specifically, turkeys, bobwhite quail and honeybees. 

You probably know that the Missouri River is the longest river in North America.  But did you know that it's also one of the most polluted?