When it's hot and humid, you probably don't want to move much and aren't very hungry. The same goes for cows; but when they don't eat, farmers lose money. Using weather data, a new app called Thermal Aid detects the threat of heat stress and offers farmers tips to keep their cows healthy.

Drought and stressful moving conditions are killing off some reintroduced elk in the Missouri Ozarks.Missouri Department of Conservation officials…

This week, we'll hear a report about taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, and find out how a guano harvest could help some penguins.Unlike their…

Corn prices surged to a new record high on Monday, as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues to plague more than half the country.Despite the…

Missouri businesses directly harmed by the summer heat and drought can get low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration.Small nonfarm…

Governor Jay Nixon (D) says his administration is keeping tabs on river levels along the Missouri and Mississippi as drought conditions persist across the…

According to a new study, the Midwest is getting hotter. With this summer's record-breaking temperatures, that probably doesn't sound like news.But a new…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Mo. Supreme Court throws out caps on medical malpracticeState Supreme Court upholds fiscal notes…

According to the USDA's crops progress report, which was released on Monday, in Missouri, 83 percent of the corn acreage and 72 percent of soybeans are in…

As cattle were auctioned off at the Joplin Regional Stockyards, Governor Nixon met over coffee Monday at the stockyard’s café with local ranchers and…