Droughts like the one that’s parched crops, drained rivers and ignited wildfires this year in the Midwest foreshadow more frequent, more severe droughts in the decades ahead. Long, deep dry stretches could mean you'll click a weather app in the morning not to check the forecast for rain — ...
LA CROSSE, Kansas — On G.W. Johnston’s ranch in west-central Kansas, the grass never got green this summer. So he's had to buy hay to keep his cattle alive — in the middle of a widespread drought that's pushed those hay prices way up. He could sell all his cattle, at the cost of leaving ...
Topeka — Trish Gaston spends $50 a week talking to her two sons at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Gaston has tried cutting back to save some money, but she said “I need to hear their voice every day.” “That’s their only contact to the outside world and to feel somewhat ...
As a girl hunting puffballs with her mother in south central Kansas, Sherry Kay never planned to write the comprehensive guidebook to mushrooms in her home state. “I just liked being outside, enjoyed mushrooms and enjoyed learning about things,” said Kay of how she found her lifelong ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government announced protections Thursday for two populations of a rare prairie bird that's found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country's most prolific oil and gas fields. The lesser prairie chicken's range covers a portion of the oil-rich Permian ...
If the University of Kansas ever decides it wants to change athletic conferences, it will have to win some state approvals that aren’t required today. Members of the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved a policy that will require any Regents university — KU, K-State, ...