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Live updates: Wildfires impact portions of southwest Kansas amid high fire danger
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (1377+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Kansas Senate overturns governor’s veto of anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (598+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Live updates: 4 Kansas towns evacuated due to wildfires
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1618+ words) Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM MST until WED 5:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 10:00 AM MST until WED 7:00 PM MST Headline: Red Flag Warning from WED 11:00 AM CST until WED 8:00 PM CST Headline: Red Flag Warning…...
Kansas officials issue warning after heat lamp sparks shed fire with dogs inside
1+ week, 6+ day ago (178+ words) INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KAKE) " Officials are sending a warning about heat lamps after a fire broke out in a southeast Kansas shed on Thursday morning while dogs were sleeping inside. The Independence Fire Department says firefighters were called to the 100 block…...
Another Kansas school district closes due to illness
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (180+ words) LOST SPRINGS, Kan. (KAKE) - Another Kansas school district has announced a closure this week due to illness." Centre USD 397 Superintendent"Dan Ackland said schools will not be open Thursday or Friday, adding that 20% of students are out with illnesses that…...
Kansas insurance commissioner supports law that would eliminate breast cancer screening costs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (202+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) " Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Monday testified in support of SB 409, a bill introduced by her department that would eliminate the out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental and diagnostic breast cancer detection services, including MRIs, ultrasounds, and diagnostic…...
'Relentless pursuit': Kansas sheriff offers reward after 2 horses fatally shot
2+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) ESKRIDGE, Kan. (KAKE) - An eastern Kansas sheriff is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of the person or people who fatally shot two therapy horses last week." Wabaunsee County Sheriff Eric Kirsch said the horses were killed…...
Kansas remains one of the best states for drivers: Study
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (238+ words) Headline: Winter Storm Watch from FRI 12:00 PM CST until SUN 6:00 AM CST Personal finance website WalletHub has released its report on the Best & Worst States to Drive in for 2026, and Kansas is among best. To determine the ranking, WalletHub compared…...
Projected electricity usage expected to strain Kansas grid unless transmission, generation added
4+ week, 1+ day ago (856+ words) TOPEKA " Projected increases in electricity load growth are as high as 99% by 2035, a data point that pushed regional energy regulators to create a plan to stabilize and expand grid capacity and transmission, a legislative committee learned Thursday. Part of that…...
Northern lights possible over Kansas. How to use your smartphone to photograph them
4+ week, 2+ day ago (715+ words) People in parts of the U.S., including Kansas, may be able to'see Northern lights'Monday night " or at least use a smartphone's camera to reveal hints of the aurora not visible to the naked eye. Space weather forecasters issued a severe'solar storm…...