Kansas has by far the shortest segment of Route 66 of all eight states. Along the 13.2-mile stretch, we found one town that ...

About 92% of oil companies in Kansas are independent. They started in the Sunflower State decades ago, and that’s where ...

In a post to Facebook Sunday evening, Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor said that he was notified by the Kansas Department of ...

Discover the eerie remains of 8 ghost towns in Linn County, Kansas—each with a story of rise, fall, and quiet decay. From ...

Hidden in the heart of Kansas are 7 towns where life once thrived—but now silence reigns. Crumbling buildings, empty streets, and forgotten railways tell stories you won’t believe. From tragic floods ...

TAR CREEK SUPERFUND SITE, Okla. — Decades of lead and zinc mining in the area where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri meet brought prosperity and created boom towns like Picher in Ottawa County in ...

Founded in 1889, Ardmore was one of these such towns that owed its existence to the railroad, only springing up when the Burlington Railroad decided to connect Omaha and Kansas City with Billings ...

Today, we consider them ghost towns. They died for many reasons. Some had bad soil. ... For instance, Chicago and Kansas City boomed after the introduction of railroads nearby.

OTTAWA COUNTY – The Tulsa Medical Examiner’s office is in the abandoned community of Picher on Saturday after human bones were found Friday evening. Angela Berg, a forensic anthropologi… ...

Mass deportations could endanger Kansas’ meat economy: ‘It would be a ghost town’ State and Region. Jan 17, 2025 - 7:38pm ...

“If every immigrant … over the last 20 years disappeared immediately, it would be a ghost town,” Feltman said. “I don't know how the businesses would survive.” The beef industry runs on ...

A car makes its way down a Chase County road between Elmdale and Cottonwood Falls at sunset. Based on her vehicle’s odometer, travel writer Roxie Yonkey likely logged upwards of around 40,000 ...