The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to spiders. Following the genetic modification, the spiders ...

A dragline used to dig at the Coyote Creek Mine near Beulah got stuck in a pit Tuesday afternoon. The incident was caused by the working area below the dragline becoming unstable, according to David ...

Sep. 30—SCAMMON, Kan. — A walking dragline idled in Cherokee County for decades is one step closer to becoming a roadside attraction in Southeast Kansas. Workers with Tilton and Sons House Moving, of ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Kan. — A really big Southeast Kansas project is officially on the move. Tilton & Sons Housemoving began the task of moving the 500,000 pound “Page 618” walking dragline from a field ...

With a bucket capacity of 80 cubic yards (61 cubic metres) and a working weight of 9.1 million pounds (4,000 tonnes), the Marion 8200 dragline is a huge machine. These huge excavators generally work ...

Dan Hall is rural tourism reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun. He joined us in September 2021. Northumberland is packed with quirky and unusual places to visit, each with ...

Neil Fitzgerald was born into a dairying family in Ramarama. They moved to Springdale and his father started a contract drainage business, although he worked on the farm. “I learned to drive at 15 and ...

A walking dragline will soon be moved from the spot where it has rested for the past five decades and turned into a historic landmark to honor coal mining in Southeast Kansas. For more information on ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. The mine safety watchdog is investigating the incident which occurred on September 15, 2023 and BMA’s ...

FRANKLIN, Kan. — For more than 60 years, a Page 618 Walking Dragline has been working to dig coal on land in northeastern Cherokee County — or just sitting on that land. Early in 2023, this ...