A volatile wildfire threat is unfolding across the southern Plains this week, with the largest blaze early in the 2026 wildfire season, the Ranger Road Fire, scorching huge swaths of land in western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reported widespread wildfire activity across Beaver, Texas and Woodward counties,…
Wichita saw about 3.2 inches of snow from Friday through noon Saturday, with the potential for a few more inches before the storm ends, Wichita-based National Weather Service meteorologist James Cuellar said. Wichita was originally forecast to get 6-10 inches of snow. Cuellar said Wichita will likely now be more in the 4-6 inch range….
Front 3/4 view of Bolt RS in Habanero Orange | Image Credits:GM General Motors is shuffling where its vehicles are made in a move that will shift production away from China and Mexico and to a U.S. factory in Kansas. That change will also mean the end of its rebooted Chevrolet Bolt EV, the only…
A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom. Marion County sheriff’s officers were involved in the raid on the Marion County Record and helped draft search warrants used…
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A Kansas sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday with murder in the death of a jail inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell, according to an autopsy report. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree said deputy Richard Fatherley has been charged with…
LAWRENCE — Economic security or economic freedom? That is the tricky choice faced by the world’s advanced democracies, particularly when navigating the problematic trade relationship with China. “We’ve seen a dramatic shift away from economic freedom toward a focus on economic security, which is driven by apprehensions about technology and the rise of China,” said…
A wave of tarantula sightings might occur in the next few months across portions of the U.S. as mating season begins. The secretive spiders are rarely seen – except during mating season. The hairy arachnids that are the size of a baseball will be spotted in the following states: California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and…
A Kansas State University official says a poster created to help Kansas consumers make informed decisions about locally grown produce is sparking fresh conversations about seasonal eating and community food systems. Developed with the aim of educating farmers market shoppers and supporting local agriculture, the Kansas Seasonal Local Food poster illustrates which fruits and vegetables are in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Starting this upcoming school year, Missouri public school students will no longer be allowed to have their phones in school. On Thursday, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 68, which bans cell phones in public schools throughout the day, including during lunch and passing periods. Some school districts already have…