State and Region

Farmers fear tariffs could cost them one of their biggest markets in China

OMAHA, Neb. — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops after China retaliated against ...

Kansas photographer’s view of the Flint Hills tells of ‘fire and death and rebirth’

When photographer Jim Richardson first pitched National Geographic Magazine on a story about his home state of Kansas, his editors at the time were focused on covering some of the most dramatic scenery in America. “The biggies were getting all the attention,” Richardson remembers, almost ...

Oklahoma man in custody after fatal shooting of Kansas priest

SENECA — An Oklahoma man is being held on suspicion of fatally shooting a Catholic priest at a church rectory in northeast Kansas, authorities said. Officers called to the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca on Thursday afternoon found Arul Carasala with gunshot wounds outside ...