Walt Disney Pictures has unveiled the first official poster for its prequel to "The Wizard of Oz."

Officials with the Manhattan Fire Department say fireworks are to blame for a number of fires throughout the city during the July 4th holiday, including a blaze that destroyed a family's home and damaged an apartment building.

The legal bills facing Kansas from a federal lawsuit over political redistricting may not be as big as state officials initially feared.

Authorities say the subject of an Amber Alert issued Thursday, Jenna Marie Hord, was located in Hiawatha along with suspect Logan Burris.

Cattle producers in parts of drought-stricken Kansas are running short of ways to feed and water their herds. And that has some producers thinking about taking their herds to market.

Three inmates of a southwest Kansas jail are back in custody after beating a guard, stealing his keys and making a brief escape.

Authorities investigating a string of burglaries at pharmacies in southwestern Kansas and northwest Oklahoma say they may have a break in the case.

A Kansas legal fight over the Wyandotte Nation's efforts to build a Park City casino could be swayed by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month in a different case.

KCTV reports a 44-year-old Lansing man who was a volunteer at Wednesday night's Fourth of July fireworks display at Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park in Lansing died while assisting with cleanup.

A grass fire in west Lawrence caused some homes to be evacuated Thursday morning.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded the health advisory for Eight Mile Creek in Butler and Cowley counties.

A house fire in Topeka caused a section of Gage Boulevard to close Thursday morning.

Three inmates of a southwest Kansas jail are back in custody after beating a guard, stealing his keys and making a brief escape.

Neighborhoods around Topeka went all out to celebrate America's 236th year of independence from Britain.

There were plenty of amazing events all over Kansas on Wednesday to celebrate Independence Day. One in particular was the 17th annual Spirit of Kansas at Lake Shawnee. The activities actually began at eight in the morning.

Manhattan Fire officials say a car struck a gas meter around 6 pm Wednesday, forcing a nearby Starbucks to evacuate.

One child was killed in Tennessee and two children killed in Missouri in separate electrocution incidents.

Sundown Salute festivities are in full swing in Junction City, attracting some 35,000 people over the next several days to celebrate the July 4th holiday and our nation's independence.

Two Missouri children have died after coming into contact with electricity while swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks on the Fourth of July.

Each year, the town of Wamego swells to more than triple its normal size during its multi-day Independence Day celebration, which includes a parade, concerts, carnival and an antique tractor and car show.

A photo from a 13 News viewer showed a large fireball and thick, black smoke soaring into sky from a home at 2304 East 6th St. in Emporia. A Wednesday fire destroyed the structure.

Aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft is narrowing down a list of potential buyers as part of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy reorganization.

Dry conditions across Kansas are prompting state officials to curb use of fireworks at state parks and lake for the July 4 holiday.

Independence Day in Kansas promises to be scorching hot, dry and windy, prompting officials to post burn bans across about half the state.

Kansas leaders will decide whether to expand the state's Medicaid program after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision that would have made such growth mandatory.