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Q: In 1949, a man from Hutchinson named H.O. Stockwell visited the Ellis Peck farm, a few miles east of Greensburg, in Kiowa County, Kansas. It was there that Stockwell discovered something big and heavy. He sold it to the people of Greensburg, where it remains on display today. What is it? (And be specific!)

State laws on abortion keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.

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One year ago on Jan. 6, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's electoral vote win.

An effort to shorten the time voters have to return mail ballots has failed in the Kansas Senate after additional measures were added to the bill.... The man accused of a shooting and killing an Independence, Missouri officer and a Jackson County civil process server last week was released from an area hospital and booked into jail…and, Kansas City is preparing to host both the Big 12 men’s and women’s tournaments at T-Mobile Center for the first time starting Thursday night. These stories, and more, are available here.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for northeast, east-central and northern Kansas, while a Blizzard Warning remains in effect for northwest Kansas... the Chamber of Commerce says lowering taxes is the top concern among business leaders... the Chiefs fall to the Raiders... and KU plays UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. This ad-free summary of area headlines has been prepared by KPR news staffers. Generally published weekdays by 10 am, these headlines are updated through 7 pm.

A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.

Journeys — near and far, into the past and even into near space — are the subject of the novels, memoirs and narrative histories that make up critic Maureen Corrigan's summer reading list.

Here's a look at what's happening in our area: news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

Our most popular global health and development stories in 2025 covered the human impact of the upheaval in U.S. foreign aid, surprising news about familiar diseases and the beauty of earth captured by drone cameras.