Kansas articles

  • Severe weather develops in Kansas

    Severe thunderstorms are back in the forecast for much of Kansas over the next few days. Storms developed over northern Kansas early Thursday with severe thunderstorm warnings for Smith, Osborne, Jewell and Mitchell counties. More storms developed

  • Counties with the worst droughts in Kansas

    STACKER - About 17% of the continental United States is currently experiencing moderate to exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Winter storms brought heavy (in some areas, record-setting) rainfall and flooding to California, offering the state an expected two-year reprieve from widespread droughts, that covered nearly 100% of the state from 2020 to []

  • BNSF line closed by washout in Kansas

    PRESCOTT, Kan. — It’s been a rough few days for BNSF Railway. In the latest incident, the railroad is advising customers today (Monday, April 29) of a washout that occurred Sunday afternoon near Prescott, Kan., on its Fort Scott Subdivision. BNSF says personnel are responding to assess the site and does not have an estimate []Read More