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The survey, by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University, found one-third of Kansans think the state and local government are not doing enough to conserve water.

People in the agriculture industry are still looking for local solutions to save what is left of the Ogallala aquifer that supports western Kansas. But systemic challenges are making it a slow effort.

The federal class-action lawsuit claims Union Pacific concealed a chemical spill near 29th and Grove, which led to declining property values since the spill came to light last year.

Dry cleaning can leave a really big mess behind.One of the largest plumes of toxic dry cleaning waste ever discovered in Kansas is just south of Wichita,…