heat wave

While a prolonged drought and hot days have delayed the prime fall colors, leaves are finally beginning to change. Tree experts and amateur leaf admirers share their favorite places to view the splendor.

The cast and crew at Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park are used to changing things due to the summer heat. By drinking lots of water and taking other precautions, the show goes on seamlessly.

A heat advisory is in effect in Kansas City until Thursday night, with heat values up to 108 degrees. Temperatures are staying high at night, which means it's harder to cool off when the sun goes down.

Quinton Lucas was at a watch party in the Power & Light District when FIFA announced that Kansas City would host the 2026 World Cup. Lucas says the atmosphere was "as euphoric an experience I've been in as ever in my life."

Temperatures topped 104 degrees in the state's top cattle county. In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a field.

Prisons run by the Kansas Department of Corrections aren't always air-conditioned, and inmates and staff who work inside say the heat can be unbearable.