Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.As drought conditions ravage much of the Midwest, we hear how farmers are being…

The same reservoirs in northern states that were blamed for last year's flooding on the Missouri River are now giving the river a boost during a severe…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Intense demand prompts Nixon to announce more water funding for farmersMU Faculty call to…

Junior Roberts’ cows near Billmore, Missouri, are lucky. The grass they’re grazing on just tested negative for high levels of nitrate. But Roberts says…

This week on the show: Harvest Public Media’s Frank Morris follows the river to show the impact of this year’s drought.Drought has spread this week across…

Drought has set in early and hard across the Midwest, parching the Arkansas River basin. The river trickling out of the mountains is dry before it reaches…

As the dry conditions and excessive heat continue to bear down on Missouri, Governor Jay Nixon was in Springfield Tuesday to announce emergency assistance…

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared an emergency because of the recent drought.The state disaster declaration Monday allows state agencies to help local…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Nixon seeks to allow Mo. farmers to graze animalsAfter Colorado shooting, Missouri lawmaker wants…

Gov. Jay Nixon is urging Missouri soil and water districts to allow farmers to briefly graze their animals on livestock exclusion areas.Nixon said Friday…