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Missouri has experienced some of the warmest and wettest years on record in recent decades, said Pat Guinan, state climatologist and associate professor of climatology at the University of Missouri Extension.

Farmers along the Missouri River won a mass action federal lawsuit last December against the Army Corps of Engineers for land damages they say are traceable to the agency’s management of the river.

Kansas City's recent cold snap is just one example of the extreme events the Midwest will continue seeing as a result of climate change.

The head of the Kansas City Public Schools district wants more say on future development projects, and the impact climate change could have on urban environments like the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Advocates wanted a group advising the governor to acknowledge that climate change is making floods worse, but the words “climate change” did not appear in the final report.

The station's coverage of midwest flooding, loneliness and the new KCI terminal brought in the awards — and now advance to the National Murrow Award competition.

Brett Adams, who farms near the town of Peru in southeast Nebraska, takes the good news where he can get it these days. After nearly a year, the...

Near-record precipitation last year has set the stage for renewed flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries, according to a forecast released…

An advisory group's recommendations to Gov. Mike Parson that state and federal agencies largely focus on repairing and strengthening levees will not do...

The KCUR news staff presents the State of Kansas City series as a look ahead to 2020 on topics of importance to the region. Find the State of Kansas City…

In the months since last spring's catastrophic floods along the Missouri River, lifelong Holt County, Missouri, resident Tom Bullock has witnessed a lot…

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stands to lose millions of dollars after record spring rains led to park closures, property damage...