KDHE Releases Healthy Kansans 2030 State Health Assessment and Improvement Plan

Topeka, KS– Today, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) published the Healthy Kansans 2030 State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), marking the conclusion of an 18-month-long initiative to move the health of Kansans in a positive direction. A nearly yearlong State Health Assessment included the analysis of 130 health […]

Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Detective and Three Others Indicted for Conspiracy to Hold Young Women in Involuntary Servitude and Forcing Them to Provide Sexual Services

Topeka, KS- A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed today, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men – Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson and Richard Robinson – with conspiring, decades ago, to hold young women in a condition of involuntary sexual servitude. Brooks, Roberson and […]

Change in Seasons? There’s Still Work in the Garden

K-State Research and Extension news service   Manhattan, KS— With a change of seasons, Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham said there are some important factors to consider when taking care of your home garden   Knotweed Control   “Knotweed is an annual that germinates in late February or early March,” Upham said. “So a […]

Red Cross Recognizes Service After Service

Kansas— This Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, the American Red Cross is recognizing veterans who continue their service in local communities across the country. As disasters roil communities across the country, veterans are donning the Red Cross vest and lending a hand to those in need in their local communities. At military bases and in […]

Hearing Loss Common in Farming, Can be Prevented

By Maddy Rohr, K-state Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. — Natural hearing loss comes with age, but exposure to a loud environment — common in agriculture — can cause noise-induced hearing loss, said a pair of Kansas State University safety experts. Loud machinery, equipment and even animals can play a role in hearing […]

FHSU Honors Veterans Through Gift Match Fundraising Effort

By: FHSU Foundation Hays, KS. – Each November, Americans pay tribute to veterans across the country who have served honorably for the freedom and safety of our citizens. To further efforts to help veterans, Fort Hays State University has joined the Heart of America Patriot Foundation to raise awareness and funding for the dependents of […]