On Oct. 24, 1956, the Kansas Turnpike opened to the public and, for the first and only time in its history, allowed people to drive its roads without paying tolls. The mood was celebratory at the ...

BUTLER COUNTY —A controlled burn got too close to the Kansas Turnpike late Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol shared a ...

A “Welcome to Kansas” sign at mile marker number 1 on the Kansas Turnpike near the Oklahoma border. Jaime Green File photo The texts look real and sound official. They include a cute ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Strong winds are expected across Kansas on Friday, and with dry conditions there will be a ...

Jessica Sadler has been waiting for the old Kansas Turnpike Bridge over the Kansas River to come down for quite awhile, but she never imagined she’d play a pivotal role in making it happen.

Two people are dead, and several others are hurt in a crash in the southbound lanes of the Kansas Turnpike. The crash happened just after midnight south of Wichita in Sumner County near 140th Avenue.

Headline: Fire Weather Watch from THU 12:00 PM MST until THU 7:00 PM MST Bulletin: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..

Following extensive work on toll plazas up and down the highway, including demolition activities at Emporia, Cassoday and ...