KDWP Cautions Light Goose Hunters to Be Vigilant as Avian Influenza Cases Rise
“Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is carried by ducks, geese and shorebirds and presents itself differently in different species,” said Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) wildlife disease coordinator Shane Hesting.”
Cattle Chat: Researchers Test Industrial Hemp as a Potential Feed Source for Cattle
“K-State beef cattle scientists study hemp’s palatability, digestibility”
New Survey Shows Kansans Strongly Support Legislation Granting Patients Choice and Access to Nurse Practitioners
“Kansas voters shows broad bipartisan support to make it easier for patients to see Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) for their health care services.”
Traveling Vape Exhibit Makes Appearance in Topeka
“Take Down Tobacco Day is an annual event held by the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition (TFKC) and American Cancer Society (ACS) that brings middle school and high school students, representing 13 Resist Chapters across Kansas, together to learn about tobacco prevention and their role in local and state advocacy. Resist is a youth-led, statewide movement created to fight against the tobacco industry’s influence on teens.”
Governor Laura Kelly Announces $20 Million in Business Investment and 150 New Jobs in Wichita
“Fagron Sterile Services, a Health Care Supply Manufacturing Facility Expanding in Sedgwick County”
Kansas wants more Black foster parents to better match families with kids in crisis
“Black children are overrepresented in the foster care system, and that has created a demand for more Black foster parents to give kids a more familiar environment after being taken from their biological families.”