3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1161+ words) IOLA — The typical Kansas landscape doesn't include clear waters, sheer limestone cliffs and rock islands, but the state's newest state park is anything but typical. Lehigh Portland State Park officially cut the ribbon at the new visitors center Aug. 12 after…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (474+ words) Kansas’ newest state park opens this week, offering views quite unlike the rest of the Sunflower State. That’s in part thanks to Lehigh Portland State Park’s past as an active limestone quarry. The quarry provided stone for Lehigh Portland Cement…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) Blues, a zoo and barbecue are among key attractions offered by Kansas City, Missouri. Soccer fans from around the world will flock this year to that city, where six World Cup games will be played between June 16 and July 11. So…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (944+ words) Historic Northeast Kansas City has undergone significant renovation featuring new shops and restaurants. But some small business owners don't think the city's promoting them — and World Cup visitors won't know they exist....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (227+ words) Less than 40 days before the FIFA World Cup 2026, some Kansas City hotels say bookings have not met the expectations they set a year ago. The American Hotel and Lodging Association says some hotels in the city are not seeing the…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (39+ words) Having grown up in a town full of frog iconography, I expected Lindsborg to feel kitschy. With its herd of Dala horses standing watch all over town, I wasn’t sure what to make of Little Sweden. But I......