State and Region

Trump administration wants to remove protections for lesser prairie chicken

Topeka — The Trump administration is attempting to strike protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a bird that has teetered between threatened and endangered for decades. The administration argued in a May 7 court filing that a Biden-era ruling granting protections for the lesser prairie ...

‘Adapt or die’: Farmers in western Kansas consider alternative crops to save water

GRAY COUNTY, Kansas — In dry western Kansas, the sound of artificial rain spraying from center pivot irrigation sprinklers fills the spaces between the small towns. Irrigation has turned this region into a productive agricultural powerhouse, churning out millions of bushels of grain. Heath ...

Blackout-style license plates to soon be available to Kansas drivers

The Kansas Department of Revenue on Monday announced that blackout-style license plates will soon be coming to Kansas vehicles. Beginning July 1, this new plate design, which features an all-black background and sharp white lettering, will be available to Kansas drivers to purchase from their ...