A Jefferson City resident is frustrated with the city's response to a sinkhole in his backyard, which he says is the result ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation.

Sinkholes are a common occurrence in the Ozarks, particularly after heavy rain, and can be identified with the help of a qualified engineer or geologist, and can be mitigated by removing soil down ...

ST. LOUIS — There is a reason that Missouri is known as the Cave State. There are thousands of sinkholes and caves. Many of them are formed when limestone rock is washed away by groundwater.

BRANSON, Mo. – Geologists say a giant sinkhole near the driving range of a southwest Missouri golf course is fairly common because of the region's karst topography. The sinkhole consists of two ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified approximately 16,000 known sinkholes in the state, and more are discovered each year. Later on Saturday, another sinkhole was spotted in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The heavy rainfall the Ozarks has experienced over the last few weeks has led to some sinkholes opening in roadways across the area. One sinkhole opened up on Richwood Road in ...

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis City resident is concerned with a sinkhole that is swallowing up his front yard and part of the road in front of his home near Gravois Park. “Our sinkhole, we’ve ...

Sinkholes can lead to road damage, inconvenience, and in some cases, injury. What causes them?

Missouri Department of Transportation says a damaged pipe in the median close to a sinkhole was repaired last year. Repairs will cause them to dig up the roadway in that area again. “We are in ...