COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The population of the northern long-eared bat, a species once common in Missouri caves, dropped from 2,684 in 2015 to only seven last winter, which could lead to a "domino effect" on ...

A Missouri man accused of fatally beating his six-year-old daughter with a baseball bat was ordered to be held without bond. Dustin Beechner is facing one count of child abuse resulting in death in ...

According to The Associated Press, Dustin L. Beechner, 37, has been arrested and charged with child abuse resulting in death. The St. Joseph News-Gazette reported, according to the AP, that on Friday ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A disease that has killed millions of bats across multiple states and Canada has been found in Missouri, marking its advent west of the Mississippi River and spelling possible ...

Results from a 2017 survey of Missouri caves and mines show that the population of a bat species previously common in the state dropped dramatically from previous years. The survey results reveal that ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A northwest Missouri man has been accused of beating his 6-year-old daughter to death with a baseball bat. Dustin L. Beechner, 37, has been charged with child abuse resulting in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ Missouri conservation ...