The Taum Sauk reservoir was pushed far beyond how it was originally designed to operate. Faulty sensors, ignored warnings, and a disabled safety system allowed water to rise unchecked. When it ...

In the early hours of December 14, 2005, the upper reservoir at Missouri’s Taum Sauk pumped storage plant overflowed. A faulty sensor let water rise past its limit — until it tore through concrete and ...

Two state parks in Missouri were temporarily closed this month, according to KSDK. In that time, conservationists worked hard not to save wildlife, but to eliminate as many of one unbelievably ...

In a nation as big as ours, the hiking options are boundless-which makes distilling a short list of bucket list hikes a challenge. I, however, enjoy a challenge, and had almost as much fun curating ...

An atmospheric river is bringing a surge of moisture across California, with excessive rains causing Lake Oroville to rise more than 6 feet in the span of a day. Newsweek has contacted the California ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Donald Trump of playing "political games" Sunday after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests following wildfires and ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Colorado lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to reverse a recent decision denying state disaster aid requests in the wake of "life-threatening flooding and historic ...