Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas City, Mo. – Take a step back in time, unfold that road map, get your kicks on Route 66 and explore the state's 12 byways in ...

Zone 5b (pale blue) has all but disappeared from northern Kansas after the USDA updated its hardiness map. In the south, zone 7a (pale green) now extends as far north as Wichita and Fort Scott. The ...