3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (107+ words) Hays Post NWS: NE Kansas tornado had winds of 105mph LEAVENWORTH COUNTY'The preliminary survey of damage from the storm that struck northeast Kansas April 27, indicates the tornado was an EF-1 in strength, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (100+ words) A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Ellis County and most of western Kansas from noon today until 9 p. m. The National Weather Service in Dodge City is calling for wind and low relative humidity, .. . By BECKY KISERHays Post A Red…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (805+ words) An Apollo 13 astronaut shared his firsthand account of a near-disaster and remarkable survival with a Hays audience. Ahead of the second annual Downtown Hays Science Festival, STEM Harvest is hosting an exclusive "Adventure in Space" event featuring a live virtual…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (753+ words) It is headed right for us," she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity. Huddled inside the dark 8-by-8 foot (2. 44-by-2. 44 meters) concrete shelter with her husband, brother-in-law and a neighbor, she heard roaring, metal slapping…...

1+ week, 12+ min ago  (291+ words) MORRIS COUNTY'Spring storms brought rain, large hail, gusty winds and tornadoes to portions of Kansas on Thursday. National Weather survey teams found EF-1 tornado damage that occurred" in southern Morris county near Lake Kahola. Three additional EF-0 tornadoes were observed…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (743+ words) By TISA MASONFHSU president Imagine trying to win a professional car race while riding a bicycle. For many college students studying computers, that is exactly what it feels like. They have big ideas for the future, but their old laptops…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (277+ words) By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN'AP Science Writer Meteor showers happen when the Earth plows through debris trails left behind by space rocks. Those stray bits get hot as they enter the atmosphere, producing fiery streaks that are also known as shooting stars....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (537+ words) LAWRENCE " Preliminary measurements by the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) show an overall increase in 2025 groundwater levels across Kansas High Plains aquifer regions, due in part to periods of above-average rainfall. In south-central Kansas, water levels increased an average of nearly…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (198+ words) FRANKLIN COUNTY "On Monday evening, scattered severe storms developed across portions of east central Kansas. Very large hail up to baseball size, 2. 75 inches, were reported from Lyon, Osage, and Franklin counties. Additionally, two tornadoes were confirmed, one of which produced…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (334+ words) More than 100 birdwatchers from 29 states were in Hays this weekend for the fifth-annual Lek Treks Prairie Chicken Festival sponsored by Audubon of Kansas. Prairie Chickens once numbered in the millions from Texas to Canada and at least as far east…...