The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 3.5 magnitude earthquake at 8:53 Wednesday night just across the Kansas-Nebraska border, due north from Topeka. The earthquake occurred just over 3 miles beneath the earth's surface, and was felt by more than 90 surrounding residents. The central ...

Late winter preparation for upcoming tornado systems is a part of living in plains. While we deal with snow and ice in the winter, other parts of the country deal with the same threat we face in the spring. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released a story on their ...

Static electricity is the root of all evil. Well, maybe that's overstating it, but it's still rather irritating. The pain that is involved when you take a quick shock from the car handle right on the tip of your fingers can be jolting to say the least. So, why winter? Why don't we have this ...

Flash freeze is a term used by the Meteorological Service of Canada, Canada's version of the National Weather Service. This occurs when weather conditions produce a temperature drop resulting in rapid ice formation on road surfaces. On the morning of December 14, 2009, Northeast Kansas ...

Highs made it to the 20s on Thursday, but a good amount of the snow was melting across the area. It may seem contradictory to say it's freezing outside, yet the snow is melting. It may be odd, but that's the way it happens. The reason for this lies in two things: (1) Official temperatures ...

While snow brings hazardous driving conditions and can be an inconvenience, it can also be fun! After a long morning on-air covering the snow, Ed and I were ready to have some fun of our own, although we didn't wait until the morning show was completely over to begin playing in the snow. ...