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Associated Press
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January 12, 2015
- Think of trout fishing and you aren’t likely to consider Kansas as a destination. But the state offers trout fishing during the winter at several of its waterways.
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Associated Press
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January 12, 2015
- Bus tours and educational programs are among the activities that are planned in Kansas to celebrate National Bald Eagle Month.
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January 12, 2015
- For the first time since 1966, Kansas will have no females in statewide offices, at least until the next election.
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By Chad Lawhorn
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January 11, 2015
- Native Kansan David Dillon, the retired CEO and chairman of grocery giant The Kroger Co., has become the leader of the Uncork Kansas coalition, which is seeking legislation to end the longtime Kansas law that limits liquor sales only to licensed liquor stores. By Chad Lawhorn
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Associated Press
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January 11, 2015
- Kansas legislators open a critical annual session Monday that will require them to wade through massive budget shortfalls and deal with a court mandate to boost spending on public schools.
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Associated Press
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January 8, 2015
- Kansas State University is hosting 15 educational meetings across the state as farmers face major decisions by the end of March under the new farm bill.
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Associated Press
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January 8, 2015
- A Wichita Democrat is sponsoring a bill that would raise Kansas’ minimum wage by $3 over the next three years, and although it’s unlikely to pass in the Republican-dominated Legislature, it could help focus attention on the issue.
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Associated Press
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January 8, 2015
- Eleven Kansas hospitals are among more than 700 nationwide that have been penalized for having high rates of infections or patient injuries, leading to a 1 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements since the current fiscal year began in October.
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Associated Press
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January 7, 2015
- A meeting that aims to increase crop production in northwest Kansas and the central High Plains is planned for later this month in Kansas.
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Associated Press
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January 7, 2015
- A state panel has recommended that school districts submit to annual financial audits, but it stopped short of endorsing a proposal to limit required teacher negotiation rights.
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Associated Press
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January 7, 2015
- New Kansas privacy laws have reduced the number of students participating in an annual survey that measures substance abuse.
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Associated Press
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January 6, 2015
- Arctic air pushing into the Midwest is expected to cause winterkill damage to wheat in some areas but will mostly spare Kansas.
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Associated Press
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January 6, 2015
- The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City has saved more severely sick or abused animals since it became the official veterinarian of the Kansas City, Kansas, police department’s animal control division, but the effort is hurting the organization’s financial health.
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By Elvyn Jones
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January 6, 2015
- Despite last week’s court ruling finding the state’s K-12 education funding constitutionally inadequate, Baldwin USD 348 Superintendent Paul Dorathy doesn’t expect to see additional money coming the district’s way soon.
