Cases of measles just hit a 33-year high in the United States with health officials reporting 1,288 cases in the United States at last count.39 states have confirmed cases of measles, including 12 ...

Mr. Vaughan is a freelance journalist and a native of Nebraska who writes frequently about the Great Plains. He is the author of “Zoo Nebraska: The Dismantling of an American Dream.” One ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.