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The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is rebranding so that callers just need to dial 988 — a change that is expected to have a huge impact.
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Volunteers battle wildfires in larges portions of the country, but now fire departments are trying to respond to more calls with fewer volunteer firefighters.
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Build higher, build stronger — it pays off big in Kansas.Disaster mitigation investments in Kansas yielded more savings than efforts in any other state, a…
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A legislative audit released Tuesday concluded that while wildfires in Kansas are becoming more frequent, a lack of resources and coordination are…
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One year and nearly a half million torched acres after the Starbuck wildfire, strong winds blow across a parched Kansas landscape.In some ways, last…
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It’s time for your annual reminder of what to do when – not if – the New Madrid fault goes.Drop to the floor. Cover your head. Hold on until the shaking…
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With the country's attention trained on Sunday night's tragic events in Las Vegas, we discuss whether the worst mass shooting in modern American history…
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Fire crews battled hot spots overnight Tuesday in Reno County, but residents of one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods were allowed back to their houses.No…
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In light of a campaign season some view as the most rancorous in recent history, we look at the role civility still plays in politics. Then,…
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“I love the chainsaw guys,” Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon interrupts.Dwain Carter, director of disaster relief for the Missouri Baptists, is trying to tell the…
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Update 11:35 a.m. Friday.Atchison officials have issued the all clear, saying it's safe to go outside after a chemical cloud enveloped the city this…
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When you think of earthquakes, you think of California and Japan, but not usually southeast Missouri. As the most seismically active region of the country…