Sometimes the flat expanse of corn fields in western Kansas are momentarily interrupted by a dairy farm. Over the last couple decades, Kansas has hopped on the dairy train and those farms are becoming bigger and more common. Major companies like Hilmar have set up shop, and with all the ...

Ten-year-old Duke Ommert died after an electric scooter crash in Leawood last year when a car struck him as he crossed the street mid-block. Duke’s death, other e-scooter and electric bike injuries (a nearly 300% increase in emergency room visits from 2017 to 2024) and warnings from doctors ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In the absence of immediate government response, community organizations in Kansas City, Kansas, banded together to help each other reckon with the effects of a tornado-like storm that damaged homes, trees and power lines without much warning. It wasn’t until later ...

As real estate prices continue to rise in Kansas, many people are turning to manufactured housing because they are less expensive to build, averaging about $123,000 per home. About 4% of Kansans live in these modular homes. Some officials see them as one solution to building more affordable ...

Kathy Fox and her husband live outside of Pittsburg near the Mined Land Wildlife Area. After her husband had a stroke, they had to slow down and started focusing more on the nature around their home. A few years later in 2023, she noticed bright yellow birds — about the size of your hand ...

TOPEKA — The parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram agreed to one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in American history, paying $17.1 billion to most U.S. states and territories and promising to implement sweeping safety features to protect ...