Science Jan 12 Recovered Midwestern bird soars off endangered species list By John Flesher, Associated Press
Nation Dec 17 Government ordered to pay landowners on lower Missouri River after flood damage The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to protect endangered species. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 18 More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have… By Jim Salter, Associated Press
Nation Dec 10 What’s next for the Dakota Access Pipeline? In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project. By Courtney Norris
Nation Jan 26 Fracking brine leak in North Dakota reaches Missouri River, prompts state Democrats to call for more regulation A pipeline leak near Williston, North Dakota, that began January 6 has spilled 3 million gallons of brine -- a byproduct of hydraulic fracturing. The leak has reached the Missouri River, the Associated Press reported on Friday. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Jul 07 Watch Mark Twain’s Autobiography Set for Unveiling, a Century After His Death Mark Twain's autobiography is set to be published for the first time, 100 years after the famous author and humorist's death. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the effort to edit and publish his century-old manuscript. Continue watching
Jun 13 Flooding in Iowa Reaches Record Levels By PBS News Hour Record rainfall and rising water inundated the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, forcing large-scale evacuations, including a hospital with more than 170 ill patients. Continue reading