For decades, the stately looking, white-flowered Bradford pear tree had a good reputation. One Topeka-area service organization celebrated Arbor Day in 2011 by planting a Bradford pear. But things ...

Yet many cities, especially in poor urban neighborhoods, don’t have enough trees. And often the ones they do have are endangered or dying, and not being replaced. In 2018, Kansas City estimated ...

You know when the winter country has arrived in Kansas because the sky at midday is a shade of blue that throbs with light ...

Most waste management companies consider natural Christmas trees to be yard waste, which is illegal to put in landfills in Missouri and heavily discouraged in Kansas. Trees can still be useful ...

Thirty-three months after breaking ground, this week has brought a sight that hadn't been seen in Midtown Kansas City since 1957. An 18-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday for threatening to ...

Voters in Kansas City, Missouri will be deciding if they want to renew a sales tax to build a new city jail. Christmas Eve travelers booked on American Airlines were in a holding pattern as the ...

The Ellis County Conservation District has selected Daniel and Gwen Hodges for the 2024 Conservation Windbreak award. Daniel grew up in Horton, Kansas, and went to college in Manhattan. Daniel met ...