Cedar Rapids scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 6-5 Midwest League victory over Quad City on ...

A Los Angeles-style wildfire tragedy is at risk for Missouri communities surrounding the Lake of the Ozarks, specifically Lebanon. Here's why.

Eradicating the Eastern Red cedar in Oklahoma has concerned legislators for decades, but one representative hopes to move from talk to action. Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, authored House Bill ...

Lawmakers enacted a program to remove eastern redcedars and other “harmful woody species” from parts of northwestern Oklahoma back in 2023. This year’s House Bill 2162 would expand that program to ...

Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing to expand efforts to remove Eastern Red Cedar trees, a highly flammable species that has contributed to the state’s growing wildfire crisis. House Bill 2162, which ...

House Bill 2162 is a proposed law making its way through the Oklahoma state legislature. Its goal is to reduce the growing threat of wildfires by tackling the overpopulation of red cedar trees.

"Invasive eastern red cedars have taken over hundreds of thousands of acres in Oklahoma," Rep. Mike Dobrinski said. Red cedars are notorious for bursting into flames almost instantly, making them ...

With the extreme fire danger on the way, Oklahoma is home to invasive trees that often explode during wildfires. There is a new push at the capitol to do away with Eastern Red Cedar Trees and ...

Because of the danger these trees pose, he's authored House Bill 2162, also known as the Terry Peach Water Restoration Act, which would create a statewide program to remove Eastern Red Cedar and ...

OSU has studied the Eastern redcedar and its encroachment on Oklahoma's water resources. A 2010 study hypothesized that Eastern redcedar "substantially altered local and regional water budgets".