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The 17-year-old student died on the first day of practice at Pawnee Heights High School in western Kansas. He is the fifth football player to die in Kansas since 2018.

Since 2018, four college and one high school linemen have died in Kansas from heat-related illnesses. So far this summer, high school linemen in Arkansas and Louisiana have been severely sickened by exertional heat stroke.

Wet bulb globe temperature uses a combination of weather data that indicates how conditions will affect the human body. But there is no universal standard, leaving just what amount of heat is dangerous up to interpretation.

The extreme heat can take a physical toll if we're not careful. A North Texas therapist explains how the heat can adversely affect mental health.

Kansas averages 25 dangerously hot days per year. That’s 10 more than it would in a world without climate change, according to the report.

Prisoner advocates argue the deaths highlight a need for universal air conditioning within Oklahoma’s correctional system.

For homeless Wichitans, heat waves are a matter of life and death. But for assistance from a handful of volunteers, they’re mostly left to navigate extreme weather events on their own.

Texas sees prisoner deaths spike as congressman calls for investigation of 'cruel and unusual' punishments.

The courts, along with federal and state lawmakers, have created a series of barriers against improving prison conditions with air conditioning.

As extreme heat grips Oklahoma, it’s important to take steps to prevent heat exposure.