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The meatpacking plants that drive the southwest Kansas economy were spared a coronavirus shutdown — even though they were hotspots for infection.

Even missing 1,000 people from the count can add up to millions in missed federal funding for the state and its communities each year.

Southwest Kansas' four meatpacking plants all have coronavirus cases. While the companies have taken several measures to keep workers safe, employees still want to see more social distancing and ample time to clean and disinfect.

Segment 1: He came to Kansas City as the youngest concertmaster in the country in the 1950s; he died this year, leaving a poweful legacy behind.Before…

Go here to subscribe to the My Fellow Kansans podcast. This season, we look at the prospects of rural places.DODGE CITY, Kansas — The history of this…

GARDEN CITY — In the 1940s and ’50s, people of color couldn’t use the public swimming pool here. If they went to the movie theater in Garden City,...

Long-running frustration about Amtrak’s willingness to keep a rail passenger line running through remote parts of the country has politicians...

Wind scrapes across the plains of southwest Kansas like few places in the country. It drives a booming new industry of turbines that feeds electricity...

DODGE CITY — Check out Dodge City.A new $12 million waterpark. A shiny new craft brewery — not far from the new whiskey distillery. And, yes, that trendy…

Segment 1: What happens to a community without access to a four-year college?The majority of college freshmen enroll at schools within 50 miles from home.…

A few days before the November midterm election, Alejandro Rangel-Lopez turned 18. But before he cast that first ballot, local election officials moved...

Kansas Citians that don't have a way to get to the polls on Election Day can look to public transportation and ride-sharing companies for free or…