Frank Morris

Cities Turn Sewage Into 'Black Gold' For Local Farms

Frank Morris — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:00 +0000

On a normal day, Kansas City, Mo., processes more than 70 million gallons of raw sewage. This sewage used to be a nuisance, but Kansas City, and a lot of municipalities around the country, are now turning it into a resource for city farmers hard up for fertilizer.

After the sewage has been processed at a treatment plant, it's piped out to Birmingham Farm on the north side of the Missouri River.

Tim Walters is the chief agronomist for Kansas City who runs Birmingham.

After Years Of Struggle, Veteran Chooses To End His Life

Frank Morris — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:29:00 +0000

After a dozen years at war, an estimated 2 million active-duty service members will have returned home by the end of 2013. Some reintegrate without much struggle, but for others it's not so easy. The psychological wounds of war can sometimes prove to be just as fatal as the physical ones.

For injured veterans such as Tomas Young, life is a daily struggle. But this Iraq War veteran, who says his physical and emotional pain is unbearable, has decided to end his life.

At War

Before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Young was an athletic, rambunctious 22-year-old.

Drought-Stricken Plains Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow

Frank Morris — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:46:00 +0000

Two rapid-fire snowstorms belted Kansas with more than 2 feet of snow this week.

Major Storm Blankets Kansas City

Frank Morris — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:42:00 +0000

A massive storm closed more than 200 miles of highway and grounded hundreds of flights. Kansas City suffered one of the worst storms in its history.

Despite Record Drought, Farmers Expect Banner Year

Frank Morris — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:17:59 +0000

After one of the driest summers on record, recent rains have helped in some parts of the country. But overall, the drought has still intensified. The latest tracking classifies more than a fifth of the contiguous United States in "extreme or exceptional" drought, the worst ratings.

In some parts of the Lower Midwest, water-starved crops have collapsed, but the farmers have not. Farmers across the country are surviving, and many are even thriving. This year, despite the dismal season, farmers stand to make exceptionally good money, according to the U.S.