Nomin Ujiyediin
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Kansas News Service
Reservoirs that feed the Kansas River during times of drought are filling up with mud. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an idea to slow the process.
Blaise Mesa
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Kansas News Service
David Condos
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Kansas News Service
Rose Conlon
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Kansas News Service
The Latest Kansas News Service Stories
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Kate E. Brubacher was part of a team that fought for the exoneration of Kevin Strickland, who spent 43 years in prison for a triple murder he didn't commit. Strickland was exonerated in late 2021. -
Think of this year’s drought as a sort of dress rehearsal to consider the drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.
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A Kansas judge has blocked a law banning doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing pills over telemedicine. Abortion providers say that’ll help expand access in rural Kansas, but the legal fight isn’t over.
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From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.
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New grant funding will help more inmates go to college. Additional money flowing to higher education could create more class options.
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Phone calls, electronic messages or letters sent to people inside prison are not free. Those costs can add up quickly, especially for people in prison who may not make much.
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Only about 30,000 of the birds are left, down from millions. And they've been at the heart of political and conservation debates for years.
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Kansas will soon have five of these specialty courts that are staffed with fellow service members
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The armored truck was carrying profits from medical marijuana sales in Kansas City, Missouri, to a credit union in Colorado. The company claimed that federal and state law enforcement agencies were targeting its armored cars because the civil forfeiture seizures were "very profitable."
