The National Weather Service, which is responsible for tracking storms and warning the public about them, has lost hundreds ...

Between staffing shortages and the nationwide cuts to the National Weather Service and NOAA, concerns have been raised in the Kansas City area about whether local shortages and potential staffing ...

Behind every severe weather watch and warning, providing lifesaving information in critical moments, is a meteorologist pushing the button at the National Weather Service. But as cuts continue to ...

Experts who understand severe weather also worry about cuts to NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. From ...

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas share concern about consequences of personnel shortages at ...

MOLINE, Ill — The National Weather Service has lost more than 600 staff members across its 122 offices nationwide, and experts say the staffing shortage is starting to impact the accuracy of ...

Kansas City leaders fear National Weather Service cuts will impact safety during severe weather events. Here’s why meteorologist shortages could be critical.

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX. CONGRESSMAN MIKE FLOOD INTRODUCES A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD HELP BOOST STAFFING AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. IT’S A ...

Retired federal scientists warn Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts could be costly and harm forecast accuracy.

At the start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, a pared-down National Weather Service is scrambling to deal with the realities of severe staffing gaps at the agency in charge of forecasting ...

A hiring freeze that resulted in shortened hours at the National Weather Service office in Goodland has been lifted. The ...

The National Weather Service office in St. Louis is short on meteorologists — by 20%. The office in Pleasant Hill is short by 40%. As a result, these Missouri offices are sharing each other's workload ...