A recent history of guns and empire argues that early modern Europe marked the origins of a uniquely murderous era. But the world it describes is not so different from our own and making sense of its ...

North Carolina is expected to see some more of the white stuff this weekend. Here's how it is formed and if could ever be too ...

Out west, the Rocky Mountains play a major role in winter weather across North America. But do the Smokies do the same for ...

The Kansas waste management and carbon removal company has been recognized for efforts at its Great Plains facility.

Colorado and Utah are reporting their lowest snowpacks in recorded history. Skier visits at major resorts are way down. Without snow to refresh reservoirs, water managers are sounding alarms.

As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.

The 2026 football season in Canyon will kick off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 27 with the Buffs hosting Western Colorado. The Mountaineers finished the 2025 season with a 10-3 overall record and a ...

Farther east, the Plains served as the transition zone between mild, dry weather in the West and increasingly cold conditions ...

Some of the worst droughts in recent memory coincided with La Nina conditions. With already tight supplies of most major commodities, a strong to moderate La Nina in the Pacific Ocean and record-high ...

The Great Plains Zoo will build a new education center named after former Midco president Joe H. Floyd. A $2 million gift from Midco will fund the Joe H. Floyd Education Center, which is part of the ...

Paula Kueter doesn’t just want students to stay in Iowa after college. She wants them to have the network and support to start businesses here. That’s the idea behind the Great Plains Entrepreneurial ...