The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and ...

Originally published in 1936, a book about pioneer life in western Kansas has finally had a film adaptation that is set to premiere this week in the Sunflower State. "Sod and Stubble," a movie by Ken ...

Less than four percent of America's 140 million acres of prairies remain. STRONG CITY, Kan., July 11, 2010— -- In the days when pioneers drove their wagons west, tallgrass prairies covered over ...

The new book, "Sea of Grass," traces the history and future of the American prairie, laying out the stunning loss of grassland in North America and meeting the people fighting to bring it back.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Bluegrass music is alive and well when the Kansas Prairie Pickers Association gets together for its 31st annual ‘Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party’. Ron Meier stopped by Eye on ...

Many towns in western Kansas lack gyms and fitness centers. Some small communities are building outdoor walking trails to encourage better health and attract new residents. Western Kansas towns are ...

Numata and wife Ako of Joplin; son Michael Heron Lee of Oskaloosa and his daughter October, the light of Stu’s life; sister ...