Midwest

On this edition of Conversations, Taylor Kay Phillips talks with host Dan Skinner about “A Guide to Midwestern Conversation.”

On this edition of Conversations, J. Ryan Stradal talks with host Dan Skinner about “Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club.”

How well do you know Midwest culture? On this edition of Conversations, Charlie Berens talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Midwest Survival Guide: How…

Check out the latest Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team!

Regional headlines from the Associated Press

The population decline within the Southern High Plains has been well documented. However, there are some communities within the region that are holding their own. University of Kansas Journalism Professor David Guth has been researching the area’s declining population. And in his final report, Guth says that family ties and aggressive community planning may be the reason some cities and towns are faring better than others.

Most of western Kansas remains in drought or near-drought conditions, raising fears that the region could once again return to the days of the Dust Bowl. University of Kansas Journalism Professor David Guth traveled the region while conduting research for an upcoming book about issues confronting the rural Midwest. In this report, he looks back at the Dust Bowl that was... and the one that may come again.