Kansas Foster Children are Still Sleeping in Offices Years after Promises that Would End
Foster children still regularly sleep in offices instead of homes despite the Kansas Department for Children and Families settling a lawsuit by agreeing to end the practice.
Rains Bring Tough Mushrooms to Lawns
Manhattan, Kan. — As summer rains fall across Kansas, many people may see mushrooms pop up in their lawns a day or two afterwards. Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Uphams said that while most of these mushrooms are harmless or even beneficial, those that form an arc-like or circular pattern called fairy rings can […]
Governor Laura Kelly Signs Bill Providing $50 Million of Financial Relief to Kansas Small Businesses
Surrounded by small business leaders in downtown Topeka, Governor Laura Kelly today signed bipartisan House Bill 2136, which will invest $50 million to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report Notes the COVID-19 Impact on Child Care in Kansas
The 2021 Child Care Supply Demand Report is available.
In Parts of Kansas, Black Drivers Get Pulled Over More. But Police Don’t Track Numbers Everywhere
Black drivers are given a disproportionately higher number of traffic tickets than white motorists in some Kansas cities.
Governor Laura Kelly Administration Formally Kicks Off Unemployment Insurance System Modernization
Today, the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) formally kicked off a $48 million, 26-month-long effort to modernize the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) system.
Scientists Need Your Help Spotting Cute, Fuzzy Bumblebees in Kansas
Scientists want Kansans in every corner of the state to help count bumblebees — those fuzzy, good-natured harbingers of summer.
Can a Tick Bite Really Cause an Allergy to Meat?
When warmer temperatures come, so do many species of biting ticks. Many people take precautions to prevent bites to them and their animals, but of particular concern is a species of tick that Kansas harbors: the Lonestar tick.