State and Region

Man shot to death in confrontation with officers in Wichita

WICHITA — A man was shot to death by law enforcement officers Saturday during a confrontation in Wichita, authorities said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office received a call shortly after 7 a.m. about an individual who planned to shoot somebody, news outlets quoted Col. Keith Allen as ...

The lesser prairie chicken is disappearing in Kansas. Can conservation credits save it?

Ashland — In the remaining grasslands in Kansas lives the lesser prairie chicken, a stocky, quail-like bird that used to roam the Great Plains. They once fed, nested, danced and mated in the vast grasslands that covered the middle of the country. There used to be many birds making their ...