Kansas

Excessive heat blamed for thousands of Kansas cattle deaths

The state is aware of at least 2,000 cattle deaths in the southwest region, but that number could be higher.

June 16

Watch: Man leaps into pool to rescue drowning 4-year-old with autism

Authorities said Xavier Rigney, 4, briefly got out of his mother's sight and somehow made his way through a locked fence before jumping into the pool.

May 31

Kansas man charged in wife’s death allegedly told police ‘God told him to kill her’

Police say a former University of Kansas soccer goalie has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

May 19

Country Crock makes 'buttery smooth' whiskey to highlight sustainable farming practice

Country Crock is going boozy. Cover Crop Whiskey was developed to raise awareness for sustainable farming and to help ensure healthy soil in the future.

May 13

Kansas may phase out sales taxes on groceries. Which states still pay them?

Of the 45 states that levy sales taxes, only 13 states charge any sales tax on groceries. That includes Kansas, where the current 6.5% rate is second only to Mississippi’s 7%.

May 2

3 Univ. of Oklahoma meteorology students killed in crash after storm chasing in Kansas

First responders said the students were pinned in the car for more than five hours before rescues were able to remove them from the mangled mess.

May 1

'It's devastating': Significant damage reported after tornadoes move through Kansas

Only minor injuries have been reported at this time

April 30

Kansas lawmaker said she didn't want to share restroom with transgender colleague

LGBTQ-rights advocates are calling for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she said she didn't want to share the women’s restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.

April 26

Another day of high winds fueling critical fire weather conditions

Extremely dry conditions and strong winds are the perfect combination for wildfires to grow and spread rapidly if any were to ignite.

April 7

Kansas tops North Carolina 72-69 to win national title

Kansas pulled off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a tying 3-pointer by North Carolina’s Caleb Love that missed everything at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory in the Superdome.

April 5

Applebee’s franchisee worker fired over email speculating longer hours, low pay

Applebee’s has confirmed that an employee of a Missouri-based franchisee has been fired after sending an email speculating that high gas prices and the end of pandemic stimulus money would force employees to work longer hours for lower pay.

April 2

Rare upward lightning strike spotted over Kansas during severe thunderstorm

Tuesday was indeed an electrifying night in Kansas as a photographer captured an incredible upward strike of lightning amid a raging thunderstorm.

April 1

Wrongfully imprisoned man sues Kansas county for $93M

Lamonte McIntyre, 45, and his mother allege in a lawsuit filed in 2018 that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the actions of former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski and other officers involved in his prosecution.

March 20