Kansas

Snake slithers on woman's windshield as she drives on Kansas highway

A woman in Kansas says she got the scare of her life when a snake began slithering on her windshield as she was driving on a highway.

July 11

North Texas man honored for saving 3 children from burning car in Kansas

Sean James, who lives in Fate in Rockwall County, was honored after saving three kids from a fiery crash in Kansas last month.

July 9

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

'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

Whirlwind romance follows after tornado crashes Kansas couple's wedding

The events that unfolded on their wedding day nearly 10 years ago, which locals still bring up in town, are a true testament to a life of dedication.

February 12

Kansas mom returns to find apartment completely cleared out, left with nothing: 'My jaw dropped'

The alleged property management's clerical mistake is being blamed for the mishap.

October 27, 2021

Workers at Frito-Lay's Kansas plant strike over long hours, unfair wages

Hundreds of Frito-Lay workers are on strike at the company's plant in Kansas. They say they're being required to work 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

July 13, 2021

‘Outstanding, beautiful soul’: Teen remembered after she was dragged to death in carjacking

Jose and Cindy Ibarra are struggling to cope with the murder of their 13-year-old daughter Brianna after she was dragged to death while attempting to escape a carjacking Saturday.

February 13, 2021

US carries out its 1st execution of a female inmate since 1953

A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

January 13, 2021

‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks

“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”

December 7, 2020