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Environment March 4, 2025 - 12:18 pm

Midwest light pollution kills migrating birds, but scientists know how you can help

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Cities in the middle of the continent, such as Kansas City, take a heavy toll on migrating birds. For birds, these population centers pose endless hazards right along one of the most important migration corridors on the planet.

Environment June 8, 2024 - 3:35 pm

Insects don’t get love like other animals. But Kansas can’t survive without them

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people.

Environment May 10, 2024 - 4:15 pm

Hundreds of millions of birds will make the Midwest the migration capital of the U.S. this weekend

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

As many as 100 million or 200 million birds will fly northward along the Central Flyway on Saturday night. Kansas, Missouri and neighboring states lie in the hottest of hotspots.

Environment May 10, 2024 - 10:37 am

Trees are spreading across the Great Plains. They’re actually making climate change worse

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

Environment April 27, 2024 - 11:33 am

A ‘Green Glacier’ of trees and shrubs is burying prairies, threatening ranchers and wildlife

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

Environment April 22, 2024 - 1:46 pm

Kansans are clearing invasive species from woods and prairies so native wildlife can thrive again

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Humans transport some non-native species on purpose. Others arrive by accident. The vast majority don’t hijack landscapes. But those that do come with high stakes.

Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3
Business July 12, 2021 - 3:21 pm

Here are some of the Kansas hospitals refusing to publish their prices

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Hospitals sued unsuccessfully to block the price transparency rule in court. The rule took effect […]

U.S. Department of Justice
State News July 6, 2021 - 9:50 am

Right-wing extremism has been taking root in rural Kansas for decades

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service

The fringe beliefs of right-wing extremists in Kansas, dating back at least to groups like Posse Comitatus, who trained for war against their government 40 years ago have now migrated to the mainstream of American politics.

Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service
Health March 7, 2021 - 12:00 pm

Some COVID-19 tests come with ‘criminal’ prices, experts say, so get tested for free instead

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Originally published by the Kansas News Service on March 1, 2021 A year into the […]

Local History March 7, 2021 - 12:00 pm

What the history of ‘Noose Road’ tells us about Kansas, race and the lynchings of Black men

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

Originally published by the Kansas News Service on March 2, 2021 HAYS, Kansas — On the […]

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