Kansas News

Two of the architects behind Ford's remarkable turnaround are retiring, and their departures have intensified the guessing game over who will become the next CEO.

Rogers County deputies searching for two runaways they believe are in danger. Tyler Ferguson,13, and Jacob Forbes, 14, both from Oologah, ran away this afternoon.

The company classifies its business into two segments: Production and Pipeline. Its upstream operations are principally focused on the development of coal bed methane .

A Delaware County man entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in his wife's drug overdose death.

A government report shows the nation's growers planted more of their land into winter wheat for harvest this year amid high prices and easing drought conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

As a storm rolls southeastward along the Rockies, severe thunderstorms are forecast to erupt over portions of Texas and the southern Plains mid- to late-week. Over the next few days, a storm taking shape over the southern Plains will dump up to a foot of snow over the central Plains , gusty winds over much of the region and rain and thunderstorms ... (more)

In an economy where businesses are pulling back, cutting employees and reducing operations, Bill Warren believes in spending money and working harder as he approaches traditional retirement age.

Southwestern Electric Power Co. has signed long-term agreements to purchase power from wind projects as a way to meet a renewable energy commitment it made in a recent legal settlement over a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas.

Drought may have ravaged key wheat-growing areas across the U.S. last year, but farmers still planted a surprisingly large crop this past fall, despite the dry soil.

Gov. Sam Brownback has set a bold agenda for the current legislative session including a major overhaul of the state's income tax system.

Forecast Discussion: Active weather will continue through the late afternoon and into the early evening.

A chilly evening is forecast across Kansas as south winds prevail. Those south winds will eventually usher in rising temperatures after the midnight hour.

A southeast Kansas House member who drew criticism for his comments in 2011 about immigration faces a primary challenger over education issues.

Wheat prices tumbled Thursday as a government report showed the nation's farmers had planted winter wheat on much more of their land this season amid last year's higher prices and easing drought conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

An increase in oil and gas exploration in southwestern Kansas has led to such a surge in people seeking information on oil and gas leases and land titles that Ford County has had to institute crowd control measures at the building where the searches are conducted.

The company classifies its business into two segments: Production and Pipeline. Its upstream operations are principally focused on the development of coal bed methane .

Wheat prices tumbled Thursday as a government report showed the nation's farmers had planted winter wheat on much more of their land this season amid last year's higher prices and easing drought conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.