More good news! The little Kanopolis Drive-In has found a replacement for its old dead projector and will reopen April 3. #kansas #drivein #driveins

https://carload.com/2026/02/kanopolis-gets-new-laser-projector/

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

Drought cost the agriculture industry across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas an estimated US$23.6 billion in lost crops, higher feed costs and selling off cattle from 2020 through 2024 alone. As rangeland dried out, it also fueled devastating wildfires.

#drought #Texas #Oklahoma #Kansas

https://theconversation.com/sixth-year-of-drought-in-texas-and-oklahoma-leaves-ranchers-bracing-for-another-harsh-summer-275219

Jon Risner obituary #kansas #independencecc #cartoon #kearney #gregkearney #obituary #jonrisner

This is a request cartoon he was locally known as a booster of the community college in Independence, Kansas

Oh *hey* so the #Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund notes that 9 states are currently suing to roll back section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Basically, 504 states that any entity, state or local government that gets HHS dollars must serve people with disabilities in the most integrated (as opposed to institutional) setting appropriate. In other words, #Texas, #Alaska, #Florida, #Indiana, #Kansas, #Louisiana,

1/3

Shit. 23-0 #Arizona is down 2 points to #Kansas with 1:54 left.

Somebody hold my hand.

I probably shouldn't mention this to the people in the eastern half of the country, but we (in the middle) are having abnormally warm weather today.

It's 63°F right now and supposed to reach the upper 70's for the high. One forecast says 76 and NWS says 79-80! Either way we'll be setting a new record by several degrees.

#weather #kansas

The University Daily Kansan: More than a century of KU student newspapers now available online. “The University of Kansas Libraries has published a new online collection of historical campus newspapers dating back to 1878…. The digital collection includes the University Daily Kansan, which has been publishing since 1912, but it also includes seven other previous campus papers.”

https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-02-02/lenexa-police-investigated-column-writer-critical-failure-warn-ice-raid-councilwoman-investigation