Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry
Dry, hot conditions have baked crops throughout most of the Midwest and Great Plains, even in places that started out the growing season with excessive rains.
View ArticleCoyotes have been spotted in the Kansas City suburbs. Here’s how you can...
Coyotes have been spotted in multiple suburbs around the KC Metro, including Fairway, Roeland Park and Overland Park. Here are some steps you can take to protect your pets from roaming wildlife.
View ArticleBiden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions
The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.
View ArticleA 2022 election guide to the candidates for Johnson County Commission
The Johnson County Commission governs the county budget, public health and dozens of county departments. More than half of the commissioners are up for election this year.
View ArticleBreaking down the Kansas governor race
In the Kansas governor's race, education, LGBTQ rights, and the economy have become major divides between Republican Derek Schmidt and Democrat Laura Kelly. Plus: The Kansas City Current broke ground...
View ArticleKU Jayhawks will get a newly renovated football stadium, to the tune of $350...
Athletic Director Travis Goff said the project will have a transformative effect on the aging Memorial Stadium, football facilities and the surrounding area.
View ArticleKU football's resurgence is bringing more fans to Lawrence — and headaches to...
After a fast start, the Kansas Jayhawks are playing before a packed stadium. But not every business on Mass Street welcomes the large crowds.
View ArticleA Kansas abortion clinic opened after the Roe decision. It has more patients...
While Planned Parenthood Great Plains is experiencing greater demand for abortions than ever before, most patients will never set foot in their new Kansas City, Kansas, clinic. Right now, they can only...
View ArticleTwo perspectives on Missouri's legal marijuana amendment
Missouri voters are weeks away from casting their ballot on recreational marijuana. Even for those who support legalizing weed, Amendment 3 has drawn complaints about how licenses are distributed and...
View ArticleWarming winters threaten Midwestern waters with increased fertilizer run-off
A new study shows as winter weather warms across the Midwest, fertilizers that once froze are now finding their way into streams and rivers.
View ArticleCan one state regulate hog production in another? The U.S. Supreme Court will...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month over whether California overreached with an animal welfare law which regulates housing requirements for pigs if the pork will be sold in the state....
View ArticleCounselors worry Kansas isn't ready for gambling problems that'll follow...
People who work with problem gamblers say more money needs to be allocated to treat gambling addictions.
View ArticleKansas begins searching Shawnee Indian Mission grounds for unmarked graves of...
The city of Fairway says that four Native American children were reported to have died while attending the boarding school. But the Shawnee Tribe said they have "serious concerns" about an...
View ArticleInside Kansas City's newest abortion clinic
A new Planned Parenthood in Kansas City, Kansas, opened in June, just after the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Just a few months in, the demand for abortion services has become more...
View ArticleThe Mississippi River basin is getting wetter as climate change brings era of...
Much of the Mississippi River basin is getting wetter, according to a new analysis of federal data, while rainfall events are becoming more intense. At the same time, the western half of the U.S. is...
View ArticleThis city in Kansas really conserves its water, but that still might not be...
Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, Hays has become the California of Kansas — a place where thinking about your water use is a way of life. For now, it’s an outlier. But as climate change...
View ArticleFarm states and the feds — but not Kansas — are suing pesticide makers over...
A new lawsuit accuses two global companies of paying distributors to suppress competition, so that U.S. farmers overspend by millions of dollars annually
View ArticleA Kansas lawmaker says this foster care contractor has made too many mistakes...
Kansas lawmakers are holding a special meeting to review foster care issues.
View ArticleExcelsior Springs man pleads not guilty to binding and abusing woman for...
A 39-year-old Excelsior Springs, Missouri, man accused of kidnapping a woman in Kansas City and holding her hostage for weeks made his first court appearance Tuesday after being charged with...
View ArticleSupreme Court hears oral arguments in case over a California animal welfare law
Pork industry groups and the state of California squared off before the U.S. Supreme Court over a state law that the pork industry says could force widespread change in hog production if it’s upheld.
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