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
May 2, 2023
News & Issues
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
April 7, 2023
News & Issues
‘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
January 10, 2023
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
October 11, 2022
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
September 21, 2022
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
August 22, 2022
News & Issues
Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Say ‘No’ to Stripping Abortion Rights from the State Constitution
Kansas was the first state to vote on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The vote preserves the right to an abortion in the Kansas Constitution.
by Multiple Reporters
August 3, 2022