Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry.

Jan. 29—This story, the first in an occasional series about water challenges facing the American heartland, is a partnership between Stateline and the Kansas Reflector. MOSCOW, Kan. — Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer's field. He hops out of his white Silverado pickup, mud covering nearly all of it except the Kansas Geological Survey logo …