3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (150+ words) Bear spotted in Chanute, Kansas, on May 19, 2026. ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) -- A driver was not injured after striking a bear near Iola on Friday morning, the Allen County Sheriff's Office says. At around 4:15 a.m. Friday, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office responded…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (133+ words) NEOSHO COUNTY — Authorities are advising residents in and around the southeast Kansas community of Chanute to use caution following a reported bear sighting within the city of Chanute, according to a media release from police. If anyone sees a bear…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (474+ words) Although we usually have one or two hummingbirds at our feeders both in the spring and fall, our area of Kansas is not is not known to be a hummingbird Mecca. My brother in Tennessee has them in swarms both…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (534+ words) The lull between the free agency frenzy and the 2026 NFL Draft has arrived. You could fill the void with shouting faces arguing over some vapid, meaningless take, or discuss baby animal names. We'll offer the latter. The Rolling Hills Zoo…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (671+ words) Well, its spring turkey season in Kansas again, and a young friend just sent me a picture of a nice gobbler he called-in for his sister to harvest. Even though calling-in a Kansas wild turkey is easily in my top…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (929+ words) A Kansas man who’s hunted all over the West says he wants his final “retirement" elk hunt to be in Wyoming. “It’s still one of the great Western states that's untouched and unspoiled,” he said. How old is too old…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (104+ words) The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium threw a special party to celebrate the 10th birthday of one of its resident chimpanzees. Footage shows Ruw, who was born at the zoo in 2016, digging through gifts in her yard, decorated in a “Fisher…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A routine traffic stop in southeast Kansas led to the discovery of some alleged deer poachers, law enforcement says. The Kansas Highway Patrol told KSN it happened shortly after 11 p.m. Friday in Wilson County. A trooper stopped…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (702+ words) Ten years ago this January, I began to worry about my upcoming birthday. It was one of those ages that sits neatly on a ten, and as a computer scientist who pays attention to numbers, that symmetry carried weight. At…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (399+ words) REPUBLIC COUNTY (KSNT) – Moose aren’t typically associated with the Great Plains of Kansas but one still managed to find its way to the Sunflower State recently. Residents and travelers in Kansas can typically expect to see mule and/or whitetail…...