Kevin Slifer fights a bass from his fishing kayak at McPherson State Fishing Lake on Friday morning. He’s sponsoring a kayak fishing tournament Saturday at Tuttle Creek State Park. The Wichita Eagle ...

A bald eagle swoops over the Kansas River. Its fledglings have already hatched, but its large nest is hard to miss, nestled in a tree along the water. Until recently, few visitors were able to paddle ...

First came the sit-on-top kayak. Then the pedal-powered kayak. Now, anglers are clamoring for motorized kayaks to take them farther and faster. Adding a motor does more than save human-powered energy, ...