Chairman Steve Cadue says it's all because of severe drought conditions also hitting the Kickapoo Reservation.

Four Kansas counties declared federal disaster areas in the massive 2012 drought.

Senator Pat Roberts and Governor Sam Brownback say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pledged it will cease releasing waters from three Kansas River reservoirs.

With the drought intensifying and temperatures well above 100, the Kansas State High School Activities Association is reminding schools about heat guidelines and hydration as fall sports season approaches.

Kansas finally received some much needed rain Wednesday but one isolated area had to deal with much more than that. People on North Topeka Boulevard near the Shawnee / Jackson County line saw gusts up to 70 miles per hour when the storm blew through around 5 PM.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory (AQHA) for the major metropolitan areas of the state-Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita.

The governor's office said Friday he's asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare 37 more counties disasters, making farmers there eligible for USDA disaster assistance programs.

The Louisville victims are an elderly man and his granddaughter. The lightning entered the house through a phone wire. Storms in the area brought winds that topped more than 60 mph tonight. (House photo from WAVE-TV)

The Capital City's voluntary water conservation measures are being requested by city administrators.

Soaring temperatures are prompting scheduling changes for many activities, and should be considered a signal for pet owners to make adjustments in their pet care.

The heat is taking its toll on crops all over the midwest, forcing farmers to yield unexpectedly low quality crops this time of year. Even the most experienced farmers are feeling the effects of this summers drought.

The USDA is updating crop insurance information for drought-damaged crops in Kansas. Here's how.

An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off this week from a Greenland glacier, a University of Delaware researcher reports.

Senator Pat Roberts also says the state's delegation of launching efforts to make sure Kansas farmers and ranchers have the right amount of disaster resources.

State Emergency Board chairman Adrian Polansky says he's recommending Gov. Sam Brownback request 37 more counties be put under federal disaster declaration due to drought conditions.

Temperatures are forecast to hit 100 degrees or higher for the next several days with little or no precipitation likely.

The Governor will join Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman and Water Office Director Tracy Streeter on a tour Tuesday with stops in Saline County along the Smoky Hill River.

This year, 80 percent of the U.S. is abnormally dry, and the drought expanded last month with the 14th warmest and 10th driest June on record going back to 1895.

The USDA has announced additional Kansas counties can be included in emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program land due to severe drought.

Police say three of the dead are British, three German, two Spanish and one Swiss. 28 climbers were caught by falling snow high in the Mont Blanc range, according to police.

The warning has been lifted for one lake in Kansas.

A recent report from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides hard data that the first six months of 2012 were the hottest since records began being kept in 1895.

The USDA has declared 82 Kansas counties federal disaster areas. The designation makes producers eligible for disaster assistance programs.

At long last, a cold front will snap a stubborn heat wave that has roasted much of the country for more than a week.

The sad deaths of three Kansas children due to drowning this holiday week, demonstrate the need for greater supervision during summer swimming season.