The construction has closed a portion of McLean south of Douglas, adjacent to Equity Bank Park, home of the Wichita Wind ...

Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.

Utah family of six rescued from their van after it rolled into Idaho’s Snake River; rescuers used ropes and dive gear to pull them to safety, officials said.

The first half of the 1940s were marked by World War II, from watching updates with worry in Times Square to walking through ...

Dennis Quaid's daughter Zoe was working as a camp counselor in Texas during devastating floods that killed at least 120 people ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — This morning, more than 500 paddlers in canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards embarked on the MR 340 race along the Missouri River, starting at Kaw Point in Kansas City.

The MR340, the world’s longest river race, kicks off in Kansas City, KS, with nearly 600 participants racing 340 miles to St. Charles, MO.

The MR340, the world's longest river race, kicks off in Kansas City, KS, with nearly 600 participants racing 340 miles to St. Charles, MO.

Just a few stone walls remain of what was once a stately, three-story stone mansion on the bluffs of the Kansas River near Lecompton, Kansas.

A 21-year-old congressional intern for Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas was killed in a shooting where he was not the intended target by "multiple suspects" police are still searching for.

Over the past decade, these are the kind of people — with a strong connection to the Kansas River — who have set about cleaning up sites that have long needed attention.

The Kansas River is cleaner today than half a century ago, but pollution and trash remain problems. Kayakers and others who love this river are helping the river's sandbars by hauling away tons of ...