Outdoor Recreation

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (885+ words) The night-blooming cereus is a common name referring to many cacti that bloom at night. On the front porch of her Springfield home, Nikki Heath waits for a single flower to bloom. It’s around 9 p.m. The sun has set, and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (58+ words) The 54th annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race is underway in St. Louis, where event planners anticipate an estimated 90,000 attendees throughout the two-day weekend in Forest Park. The 54th annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race is underway in St. Louis, where event…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (51+ words) If this photo looks strangely familiar, you might have seen this car featured here back in December 2023. But since it was just three days before Christmas and all the family excitement that comes with that time of year, you may…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (268+ words) Crunch Springfield, MO will feature the innovative Crunch 3.0 design for an elevated gym-goer experience Crunch Springfield will debut the new Crunch 3.0 design, combining modern aesthetics with enhanced functionality to deliver an upgraded fitness experience. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (412+ words) SPRINGFIELD, IL – Are you hearing the “buzz” about a new sports bar on the south side of town? From the owners of Goodfellas Pub, 518 N. Bruns Lane, say hello to Stingers Sports Bar at 410 W. Maple Ave., made possible by…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (197+ words) Butler was a “young pup” still growing into his large paws when he was adopted from a Kansas animal shelter in 2018. Now a “sweet old guy,” Butler has returned to Helping Hands Humane Society after his owner died, Topeka shelter…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (515+ words) Phase 1 of the Jordan Creek Daylighting project in downtown Springfield dubbed “Renew Jordan Creek” is nearing completion. On an unusually hot September morning at the site north of Park Central Square, workers were busy. The hard work of digging out…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (264+ words) Someone in Kansas has won a $50,000 Powerball prize — and only days after two other Powerball tickets from Kansas won the same prize. The winner matched four white balls and the Powerball during the Wednesday, Sept. 16, drawing. They were only one…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (158+ words) K-State experts outline a three-month fall lawn care plan for Kansas cool-season grasses: fertilize, aerate, overseed, control weeds and prepare lawn for winter For Kansas residents with cool season grasses, the next three months are critical for improving the health…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (690+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's 2026-27 archery season opened Tuesday, giving hunters their first opportunity of the fall to hunt deer and turkey with a bow. The archery seasons for deer, and the fall season for turkey run from Sept. 15 through Nov....