Rex Buchanan

The age of an ancient rock formation in southwest Kansas has been a mystery for more than a century. But, not any longer. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us how the Kansas Geological Survey solved the age old question that had been puzzling geologists.

Kansas has a water problem. The supply of water out west has been declining for decades. As the state struggles to address the problem, we hear from one of those keeping track of the data. Commentator Rex Buchanan has more on measuring water wells out west.

Custer's Last Stand. We all know that story. But did you know Custer once accidentally shot his own horse? That he faced court martial for shirking his patrol duty? Commentator Rex Buchanan reviews a new book about George Armstrong Custer's time in Kansas. It's called Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America.

Ever been to the Western Interior Seaway? Well, maybe you have and you just don't know it. Commentator Rex Buchanan takes us out west to visit the ancient inland sea that once covered much of western Kansas.

Fall is a great time to visit the Flint Hills. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us two places to check out when planning your own trip.

As winter approaches, we look up to the sky and see birds flying south for warmer weather. It's not just geese up there, though. A large number of gulls migrate through the Midwest this time of year. Commentator Rex Buchanan has a few things to say about them.

A few years ago, two brothers bought a covered wagon in Kansas and then headed out, down the dusty pioneer path known as the Oregon Trail. Now, a best-selling book chronicles their modern-day journey. Commentator Rex Buchanan has our review of The Oregon Trail, by Rinker Buck.

Just who was Boston Corbett? The man credited with killing John Wilkes Booth has remained both mysterious and elusive to historians. Now, a new book sheds more light on the soldier who killed the actor who shot President Abraham Lincoln. Commentator Rex Buchanan has this review.

We'll soon have a much better idea of what Pluto really looks like. This month, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will finally fly past the icy planet on the edge of our solar system. After a nine-year mission in space, New Horizons will come closer to Pluto than any other NASA spacecraft and it will be taking lots of pictures.

Almost 150 years ago this month, a group of Union Army soldiers were attacked and killed by Indians on the High Plains of northwest Kansas in what's come to be called the "Kidder Massacre" by some historians. Like many Native Americans, Commentator Rex Buchanan doesn't refer to the attack as a "massacre," but he did recently visit the site of the battle, near Beaver Creek in Sherman County.