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Kansas Retirees Resist Evergy’s Bid to Hike Electricity Prices and Profits

Evergy executives hope to grow profits by 6% to 8% a year through a combination of cutting costs, increasing prices and selling more electricity.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

News & Issues

Politicians Battle Rural Population Declines in Kansas, But Drop-off Continues

Forces Pushing Rural Decline are Much Bigger than State Incentives and Small-town Organizing

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

Arts & Culture

No Place Like Home? The Wizard of Oz Still Shapes the World’s View of Kansas for Better and Worse

The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be today.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of mostly inaction from Kansas leaders, the state’s approach to water conservation might finally be starting to shift.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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A Hotter, Drier Future Could Change How We Eat, Breathe and Get Our Water

This year’s drought could be a dress rehearsal for a drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store.

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country.

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

This City in Kansas Really Conserves Water, But That Might Not be Enough to Survive

Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, Hays has become a place where thinking about your water use is a way of life. But as climate change brings drier, hotter weather to Kansas, more cities may have to follow a similar path.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

News & Issues

How the Drought Killing Kansas Corn Crops Could Make You Pay More for Gas and Beef

A Crop of Dust

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

News & Issues

Kansas Recounted 556,364 Ballots After the Abortion Amendment Lost. Just 63 Votes Changed

Anti-abortion Amendment Failed By a Nearly 60-40 Margin

by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service

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