A Madison County jury has ordered Prairie Farms Dairy to pay $241 million to the family of a worker who died while transporting dry ice in the St. Louis area.

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — For nearly four decades, Brush Prairie, Washington dog handler Andy Linton has pursued what he calls "the Super Bowl of dog shows," the Westminster Kennel Club best in show ...

Pennsylvania has their Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who has forecast weather every February 2 for generations, so it seemed appropriate that West Texas should have a pint-size Prairie Dog Pete to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After a cold low of 24 degrees, southwest winds and sunshine pushed Sunday afternoon temperatures to 62 degrees in Lubbock. The winds in Lubbock topped 22 mph late in the ...

In Beaumont, Big Al broke with Phil. The 95-year-old American alligator at Gator Country signaled an early spring after taking the bait during his Monday afternoon prediction. When tempted with ...

SUN PRAIRIE (WKOW) — Winterfest hosted a dog sledding demonstration in Sun Prairie on Jan. 31. Bob Haines said one of his favorite parts is, “The dogs, I know they’re going to have fun, but I love ...

It's not every day a prairie dog goes viral for villain behavior, but then again, Chunk isn't your average rodent. Captured on camera at the Texas Wildlife Park, a zoo in Mountain Home, Texas, the ...

Fire crews attempting to knock down a West Deer blaze Wednesday were hampered by heavy rounds of ammunition exploding in the back of the home, authorities said. “When we got on scene, there was heavy ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

Online rumors claim extreme cold causes trees to explode, but experts say the truth is less dramatic. Freezing temperatures cause sap and moisture to contract, creating "cracking" sounds without the ...