On the Great Plains, prairies are turning into woods and shrubs. Ranchers have been fighting back for year, trying to save the rangeland that feeds their cattle – with mixed results. Now some say it’s time to talk about what to do next… in places where wide open vistas likely aren’t coming back.
Plus, more on these stories:
- Volunteers in the Wichita school district have organized a committee to persuade voters to support the $615 million-dollar bond referendum in November.
- Dozens of union nurses at Ascension St. Francis and St. Joseph were on strike Monday for better hospital safety measures.
- The Wichita school district has reached a stalemate in its contract talks with the local teacher's union.
- Dozens of states may be on the hook next year to pay roughly $9 billion dollars toward SNAP benefits for low-income families including Kansas.
- Some Kansas renters with an eviction on their record can now apply to have it removed.
- The Friends of the Wichita Public Library is holding a book sale and ice cream social this weekend.
- A new Kansas law lets people return stray cats to the outdoors after they have been spayed or neutered.
- Travelers on the Kansas Turnpike will soon see upgraded or expanded travel stops.
Producers: Haley Crowson and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Haley Crowson and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Daniel Caudill, Rachel Cramer, Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Suzanne Perez, Anavi Prakash and Zach Ruth
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Haley Crowson
