The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is taking a major step in addressing the issue of abandoned oil and gas wells near Kansas City.
The cities of Halstead and Moundridge are urging their residents to do what they can to conserve and limit their natural gas usage through Friday, as extreme cold temperatures affect much of Kansas.
In the 1920s, oil was becoming a hot commodity in Texas. The success of the Spindletop oil well in Beaumont in 1901 had set ...