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' He doesn't expect to strike it rich but it sure would be nice. Merv Harlan has an unusual hobby in his retirement but one that is starting to grow in popularity.

"They stay out of the way," Presley said. "We talk to them on cell. They did a real good job of helping us." As for the other group of chasers, Presley doesn't embrace them quite as much.

Farmers could be pulling a check out of the mailbox instead of their combine out of the shed for the upcoming wheat harvest.

Storm chaser Dick McGowan of Olathe sent us this video of one of the two wedge tornadoes that just missed Quinter Friday night.

Sherry Mann peered out of her trailer home at a "big ol' black cloud" Friday night.

Nearly 90 tornadoes were reported in Kansas as of Monday, in a rough weather week that also included storms with large hail and record rainfall.

A local disaster declaration has been declared in Gove County. Sharon Watson with the Adjutant General's Office said many structures are damaged.

Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people.The National Weather Service ...

Tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas for the second night in a row Friday, destroying numerous homes and causing widespread damage to farm buildings and power lines.

A 65-year-old woman was killed and two men were injured in a head-on collision Thursday on a Graham County road northeast of Quinter. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“The core business case has to work before you start thinking about the Birkenstock stuff”

The best payoff for wind energy isn't in putting up a bunch of turbines, generating way more power than you'll ever use and selling juice back to the power company. via Salina Journal

Applications are available for two, $1,000 scholarships for graduates of Tescott High School. via Salina Journal

“We didn't know Ft. Riley was going to explode in terms of growth”

It's been observed that if you want to make God laugh, just share your plans for the future. via Salina Journal

This book is dedicated to all the families who sacrifficed to come to America and survived and even thrived in the face of Great difficulties to make a better living for furture generations. via Cousinconnect.com

“This is the roaming gnome gopher”

AT THE BASE OF CASTLE ROCK, Kan. - Dan Casperson was a man on a mission. He knew where he was headed, driving over rough roads through clouds of dust from passing motorists, over rutted trails in a pasture a ... via Dodge City Daily Globe

Kansas has the reputation of being flat, but if you take some time to explore you'll find that's not the case at all. via KWCH

“I went out the other day to a couple yards and took honey from them”

R. Waldo McBurney has slowed down, but at nearly 105 years old, who can blame him? Every day, almost like clockwork, McBurney drives to his downtown office. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

The Decatur Red Devils thwarted the visiting Quinter Bulldogs football team by a count of 34-14 in Friday's league outing. via MaxPreps

The LaCrosse Leopards football defeated the visiting Quinter Bulldogs , 45-22 in Friday's non-league bout. via MaxPreps