Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has ...

FORT BENTON – Just down river from Fort Benton stands Signal Point. The knob along the Missouri River is made up of glacier till, deposited during multiple periods in geologic history when much of the ...

NEW MADRID COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A shakeup in New Madrid County this morning make have woken you up, but did it feel worse than it actually was? They all happened between seven and 9 a.m. with none of ...

Missouri is known as the Cave State, but it also has its share of another geologic wonder — natural bridges and tunnels. The massive formations are featured at four state parks — Bennett Spring, Grand ...

Geological Survey of Missouri was organized by George Clinton Swallow, State Geologist of Missouri, and ran from 1853 - 1855. The objectives were to: study the geology of the entire state, determine ...

Zac Wormington grew up west of Springfield and spent time hiking trails and exploring the caves of the Ozarks. He had no inkling at that juncture — or even when he graduated from high school and ...

JEFFERSON CITY- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has named Carey Bridges as the department's state geologist, effective Nov. 15. She will also serve as director of the DNR's Missouri ...

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (KFVS) - If you live in southeast Missouri you may recently seen a plane flying at a low altitude, but there is no reason to be concerned. The aircraft is maned by highly trained ...

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