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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — For nine months Matt Bain has wandered a seeming endless labyrinth of blonde-colored stone. He's walked narrow rock ridges with vertical sides, and stared up at free-standing spires that rise more than 100 feet with tops only a...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Curran Salter has fought a war to a draw. He's satisfied with it. "Last year we removed 609 feral pigs and this year we've already removed 440," said Salter, U.S. Department of Agriculture feral swine biologist for Kansas. "I t...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Birds are common around farmsteads, where assorted sparrows and cardinals can find food and shelter. But the 2-foot-long bird that's a regular at Mike Thompson's farm often stops visitors in their tracks. "Most people have n...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — So, eat a bit too much turkey at Christmas dinner? Or is this just the year you take your annual New Year's resolution to lose 20 pounds seriously? Linda Lanterman and Kansas State Parks want to help you, through the First Day H...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sitting in a tree stand in southeast Kansas a few weeks ago, Ray Huff was feeling sorry for himself because his prospects for getting a big buck with his bow seemed slim. He looked at Facebook on his phone. Suddenly, he saw thing...

EISENHOWER STATE PARK, Kan. (AP, posted Sept. 16, 2016) — Steady or improving attendance at Kansas state parks proves people still like camping in the great outdoors. They're just not quite ready to totally leave easy living — and technology — behin...