Monday, January 12, 2026

Outdoors

Wildlife Commission to Welcome Rick Holder as Newest Member

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission will welcome southwestern Oklahoma bank executive Rick Holder, 60, of Creta in July. Gov. J. Kevin Stitt appointed Holder to an...

Pumping Iron Instead Of Gas, A Small Kansas Town Gets Healthy In An Old Filling Station

t’s what you’d expect in a small gym. Treadmills. Squat rack. Elliptical machine. But 54 Fitness, located in the 500-person town of Moran, still holds...

Southwest Kansas Loses One Of Its Last Community Centers For Refugees

GARDEN CITY — Fartun Gelle is a Somalian refugee who lives near the Neighborhood Learning Center in Garden City, where she’s gone for help...

KDWPT Employee Killed in ATV Accident

TOPEKA – Mark A. Jackson, 48, Milford, died June 25, 2019 at the Milford Wildlife Area when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned...

Kansas Saves More Than Anyone From Mitigating Disasters

By STEPHEN KORANDA Build higher, build stronger — it pays off big in Kansas. Disaster mitigation investments in Kansas yielded more savings than efforts in any other...

By Closing Its Video Channel, NRA Signals A Return To Core Mission

By CHRIS HAXEL   Two of the National Rifle Association’s most potent public tools appear to have been lost. NRATV, a bombastic online video network that sometimes strayed...

Point of no return? Kansas seeing CWD surge in western part of state

TOPEKA, Kan. — Chronic wasting disease is becoming more prevalent in deer in western Kansas, according to a state wildlife official. The Kansas Department of...

Wildlife Commission OKs Rule Changes for Alligator Gar, Black Bear

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved changes affecting harvest reporting of alligator gar and black bear hunting during its regular June meeting Monday at the Oklahoma Department...