Hidden Kansas

Land-locked Kansas is not where you might expect to see a squadron of pelicans or a fling of sandpipers.

But a couple of times a year, we become home to thousands of migratory birds making the long journey north or south. And when that happens, there’s no better place for bird watching than the salt marshes at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.

Cowley County is the stone arch bridge capital of Kansas. Seriously, look it up.

This week on The Range, we take a road trip through the county to search for some of its beautiful — and historic — bridges.

Wichita turned 150 years old last year, which means there’s a fair amount of history in our city. But sometimes you have to search for it a bit.

This week on The Range, we visit the Kansas Firefighters Museum — a small building in south Wichita that contains a large piece of the city's past.

This week on The Range, we visit a small Kansas town that rebuilt its biggest tourist attraction, and itself, following a devastating tornado.

Plus, we talk with the mayor of Wichita about how the city is helping businesses survive the pandemic.

This week on The Range, we take a trip to western Kansas to visit the breathtaking "Cathedral of the Plains" that towers over the tiny town of Victoria.

Plus, we catch up with Lynn Hutchinson, a COVID-19 ICU nurse at St. Francis Hospital we first spoke to in July, to hear what the situation is like now, ten months into the pandemic.

Kansas' newest state park defies the stubborn misconception that the state isn't much to look at.