MITCHELL COUNTY—A sheriff in north central Kansas is asking for help to find a stolen tractor.

On August 6, the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office took a report on the theft of a 1976 John Deere 4430 tractor, according to statement on the sheriff’s office social media page. The tractor was stolen from a farm located north of Asherville.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of this tractor, or information that may help lead to its recovery, is asked to contact the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office.  Any information, no matter how small, could be helpful in locating the stolen tractor.

Kansas has continued building on a previously announced 12-show headlining tour that will take them through the fall.

The shows still begin and end in Pennsylvania, with visits on Sept. 29 in York and Nov. 14 in Lansdowne, but eight more concerts now dot the 2026 calendar. Kansas has also confirmed their March 2027 appearance on Cruise to the Edge, sailing out of Miami.

See a complete list of dates, cities and venues below. New shows are in bold. Head over to the official Kansas website for more information and tickets.

Where Is Kansas Playing in 2026?

In the meantime, there are some 20 dates left on Kansas’ shared tour with Deep Purple. These shows continue through Sept. 12. Kansas earlier played a series of concerts this year with 38 Special, as well.

It’s also been a busy period for Kansas outside of concert halls. Classic-era drummer Phil Ehart examined his life and long career with the memoir I Am Phil, released in April. “This is not primarily the story of the band Kansas,” Ehart argues in the book. “Rather, it’s the story of one man’s contribution to that band.”

They’ve endured several recent lineup changes. Stalwart guitarist Rich Williams stepped away – but he insisted he wasn’t retiring, just “slowing down.” He was replaced by Scott Bernard, who had already been filling in when needed over the previous summer.

Frontman Ronnie Platt battled through a cancer diagnosis in 2025. He’s been with Kansas for more than a decade and appeared on both 2016’s The Prelude Implicit and 2020’s The Absence of Presence. Fellow recent substitute Dan McGowan officially replaced bassist Billy Greer, after some 40 years with Kansas.

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Ehart suffered a “major heart attack” in 2024, and has also left the road. But Ehart and Williams, both of whom had been with the group since 1973, are still officially listed as members of Kansas.

In fact, Ehart and Williams staged a surprise 2025 reunion with fellow classic-era members Kerry Livgren and Dave Hope in Kansas, where the band formed back in the ’70s. They joined the current lineup in Bonner Springs for encore renditions of “Hold On” and “Carry on Wayward Son.”

Kansas With Deep Purple 2026 Tour

8/8 – Clearwater, FL @ The Daycare Sound
8/9 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Casino
8/12 – Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Theater
8/13 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *
8/15 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre *
8/17 – Laval, QC @ Bell Place *
8/18 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre *
8/19 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre *
8/21 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob
8/22 – Salamanca, NY @ Seneca Allegany Casino
8/24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheatre
8/25 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia
8/27 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino
8/29 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre *
8/31 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome *
9/2 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abbotsford Centre *
9/4 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley *
9/5 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *
9/6 – Highland, CA @ Yaamava Theatre
9/8 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amp *
9/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Planet Hollywood
9/11 – Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Amphitheater
9/12 – Sparks, NV @ Nugget Event Center
* with Jefferson Starship

Listen to Ronnie Platt on the ‘UCR Podcast’

Kansas’s 2026 Headline Dates

9/29 – York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts
9/30 – Bloomsburg, PA @ Bloomsburg Fair
10/2 – Bristol, VA @ Hard Rock Live Bristol
10/4 – Dallas, TX @ State Fair of Texas 2026
10/7 – Fresno, CA @ Big Fresno Fair *
10/9 – El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre
10/10 – Santa Fe, NM @ Buffalo Thunder Casino
10/13 – Deadwood, SD @ Deadwood Mountain Grand
10/15 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center
Oct. 16 – Greeley, CO @ Union Colony Civic Center
Oct. 21 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
10/23 – Davenport, IA @ Rhythm City Casino
10/24 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall
10/30 – Marietta, OH @ People’s Bank Theatre
10/31 – Cincinnati, OH @ Hard Rock Cincinnati Ballroom
11/1 – New Philadelphia, OH @ Performing Arts Center at Kent State
11/12 – Waterbury, CT @ Palace Theater
11/13 – Collingswood, NJ @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
11/14 – Lansdowne, PA @ Lansdowne Theater
4/2/2027 – Miami, FL @ Cruise to the Edge 2027
* = With Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County prosecutors charged a man with second-degree murder and other charges in an Aug. 1 shooting death of a woman in Kansas City, Missouri.

Antwon Shirley, 43, also faces charges of armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Officers were called to a residence around 6:50 a.m. Aug. 1 on a reported shooting in the 5600 block of Agnes Avenue.

They found a juvenile outside the house and the front door wide open, according to a court document.

The victim, Nevada Mosley, 38, was found in a back bedroom with a gunshot wound. Moseley died later at the hospital.

Three juveniles were also found inside the residence.

A witness told police that Shirley had taken the victim’s cellphone on July 30 and returned it and her house keys that night. The witness said Shirley returned around 2 or 3 a.m. asking to be let in. The witness was later awoken by someone telling him the victim had been shot, per a court document.

Shirley avoided police capture the day of the shooting.

He surrendered to officers Aug. 2 at the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department’s East Patrol Division.

He is being held in the Jackson County Jail on a bond of $500,000, cash-only.

Shirley has a court appearance on Sept. 2.

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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.