State Child Death Review Board: Child Drug, Fentanyl Deaths Increase in 2020
Topeka, KS – The State Child Death Review Board this week reported that Kansas recorded an increase in the number of drug-related deaths in children age 0-17, including a rapid rise related to fentanyl. The board’s just-released annual report analyzes the deaths of Kansas children (birth through 17 years old) that occurred in calendar year 2020, […]
CCCHS Health Students Focus on Mental Health
“The freshmen health students at CCCHS have spent their first unit normalizing discussion about mental health.”
Share Interior Department Completes Removal of “Sq___” from Federal Use
“Decisions of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names are effective immediately”
Kansas Wetlands Education Center to Host Star-Gazing Event
By FHSU University Communications Hays, KS – Telescopes aimed at the Andromeda Galaxy Friday, Oct. 7 will give observers a chance to see Jupiter, Saturn, and several deep-sky Messier Objects. FHSU’s Astronomy Club, led by Dr. Jack Maseberg, associate professor of physics, and Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of Education will provide the […]
Grab All the Fish You Want While They’re Still Alive — this Kansas Lake is Drying Up
“There’s a temporary free-for-all at Ellis City Lake, where the same hideous drought that’s killing western Kansas crops is poised to kill the fish. So many of the usual limits on fishing have been lifted to harvest fish before they die.”
WATCH: Sen. Marshall Asks Senate to End COVID National Emergency Declaration After Biden Says the Pandemic is Over
Washington, D.C.– Today U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. requested that the U.S. Senate immediately approve his resolution to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency declaration. Senator Marshall’s resolution followed President Joe Biden’s comments that the coronavirus pandemic is over, yet the national emergency for COVID-19 has yet to be terminated by the White House. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats blocked […]
Kansas Gets Ready to Send Tax Dollars to Small Businesses Hurt by Pandemic Orders
“Federal money will pay for property tax refunds for some small businesses that lost money in the wake of various efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.”
K-State Strategic Enrollment Efforts Making Progress
“New freshman enrollment for fall 2022 increased by 2.1% across all campuses, including an increase of 2.9% on the Manhattan campus.”
To Mow or Not to Mow: K-State’s Upham Outlines Recommended Heights For Fall
“Some grass species benefit from mowing at higher end heading into winter”
Biologists Detect Undesirable Species at Scott State Fishing Lake
“Based on the gizzard shad sampled, staff are confident the majority were hatched just this year.”