/tags/kansas Kansas en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-05/kansas-releases-giant-snapping-turtles-into-waterways-in-effort-to-bring-back-the-endangered-species Kansas is among several states releasing alligator snapping turtles. The prehistoric-looking, river-dwelling creatures’ population has been shrinking for the last several decades. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-05/kansas-releases-giant-snapping-turtles-into-waterways-in-effort-to-bring-back-the-endangered-species Julie Freijat, Flatland/Kansas City PBS /2019-03-27/missouri-river-flooding-didnt-just-damage-farms-it-impacted-the-global-supply-chain Farmers along the Missouri River and its tributaries are still assessing damage from recent flooding. But beyond the farms in parts of Iowa, Nebraska,... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:43:52 GMT /2019-03-27/missouri-river-flooding-didnt-just-damage-farms-it-impacted-the-global-supply-chain Amy Mayer /news/2019-02-04/kansas-geology-department-buys-600-acres-of-colorado-land The University of Kansas geology department bought 600 acres of land in Colorado to ensure geology students continue to take a class there each summer.The… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:20:13 GMT /news/2019-02-04/kansas-geology-department-buys-600-acres-of-colorado-land Associated Press /2017-09-08/with-ag-gag-struck-down-in-utah-animal-rights-groups-set-sights-on-the-midwest Expect challenges in the Midwest to so-called “ag-gag” laws, laws that criminalize certain forms of data collection and recording on farms and ranches,... Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:00:18 GMT /2017-09-08/with-ag-gag-struck-down-in-utah-animal-rights-groups-set-sights-on-the-midwest Luke Runyon /arts-life/2017-03-22/history-of-wwii-pows-in-colorado-unearthed-by-loveland-playwright As the former editor for the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, Rick Padden knows a good story when he reads one. When the newspaper ran a story about Camp 202 --… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:15:22 GMT /arts-life/2017-03-22/history-of-wwii-pows-in-colorado-unearthed-by-loveland-playwright Stacy Nick /environment/2016-09-22/cities-cope-with-polluted-ag-runoff-create-their-own-pollution-too Standing on a platform above the eastern bank of the Missouri River at the Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services’ intake plant is like being on the deck… Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-09-22/cities-cope-with-polluted-ag-runoff-create-their-own-pollution-too Harvest Public Media /business/2016-03-15/once-a-forgotten-niche-farm-tech-investing-explodes The Western Farm Show in Kansas City, Mo., is a long way from Silicon Valley.But here in a huge arena, set in what used to be the Kansas City Stockyards,… Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT /business/2016-03-15/once-a-forgotten-niche-farm-tech-investing-explodes Harvest Public Media /business/2015-11-10/usda-computer-program-tarnished-overdue-over-budget Blake Hurst rides ten feet above his soybean field in northern Missouri, looking more like he’s playing a video game than driving a $350,000 high-tech… Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:00:00 GMT /business/2015-11-10/usda-computer-program-tarnished-overdue-over-budget Harvest Public Media /environment/2015-07-09/bee-hotels-give-native-species-a-place-to-call-home A patchwork of bamboo and paper tubes, with diameters no bigger than a nickel, are stacked artfully inside a 4-by-4 wooden frame near the edge of a public… Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:48:08 GMT /environment/2015-07-09/bee-hotels-give-native-species-a-place-to-call-home Abigail Wilson /science/2015-06-01/what-drives-nighttime-thunderstorms-noaa-and-ncar-hope-to-find-out June is the start of outdoor recreation season for many Coloradans, and it also marks the start of the peak season for powerful storms and lightning.… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:22:54 GMT /science/2015-06-01/what-drives-nighttime-thunderstorms-noaa-and-ncar-hope-to-find-out Erin O'Toole