When photographer Jim Richardson first pitched National Geographic Magazine on a story about his home state of Kansas, his ...

When photographer Jim Richardson first pitched National Geographic Magazine on a story about his home state of Kansas, his ...

Just under 100,000 acres have been burned areawide so far this burn season, a sharp increase from the nearly 17,500 acres burned as of March 20. Across the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma, the ...

The Flint Hills National Scenic Byway stretches 47 miles of pure, unadulterated American heartland that’ll make you question why you ever thought Kansas was just a flat expanse you drive through to ...

What We’re Tracking Warm night ahead Pleasant temperatures Staying mostly dry into the weekend Prescribed burns in the Flint ...

The Flint Hills National Scenic Byway isn’t just another pretty drive – it’s 47 miles of rolling tallgrass prairie that will make you want to toss your phone out the window and reconnect with the ...

The Kansas Forest Service recommends these five steps for a safe burn: Develop a plan. Obtain all necessary permits and ...

The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold two public meetings next week to further discuss its Electric ...

Farmers and ranchers use controlled or prescribed burns to enhance native grasslands as well as reduce fuel loads that ultimately reduces wildfire risk.

Toasty temperatures are expected this afternoon with highs in the 70s and a few 80s. Strong southerly flow will help temperatures warm.

Prescribed fires are an annual practice in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The prairie fires, usually in March and April, are used ...