Governor Kelly Announces First Virtual Job Fair of 2023
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly invites jobseekers to participate in the first Virtual Job Fair of 2023, hosted by KANSASWORKS. This virtual fair will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, and will highlight employment opportunities within many of the state’s 98 government agencies. There are close to 900 job openings in […]
How Bad was the 2022 Drought? For these 7 Kansas Communities, it was the Driest on Record
It might not rain much in Healy. But if it does, it’s Steve Fenster’s job to know about it. Every morning for more than 40 years as a volunteer with the National Weather Service, he’s peered out the window of his west-central Kansas home scouring his patio for any signs of moisture. If it’s the […]
Kansas Lawmakers Can’t Ban Abortions, So Some Want to Give That Power to Local Governments
Wichita, KS — Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed this week seeks to give local governments the authority to ban abortion. That marked the second bill concerning abortion introduced by Kansas abortion opponents so far this legislative session after a landslide statewide referendum in favor of abortion rights last […]
AG Kris Kobach Seeks Answers from Attorney General Garland about Biden’s Mishandled Records
Topeka, KS- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has issued an open letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice conduct a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into President Biden’s mishandling and storage of confidential records. “It has become clear, since the discovery of President Biden’s illegally stored records, that […]
Video: Implications of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing as Endangered Species
K-State Research and Extension news service In this video, K-State Research and Extension wildlife specialist Drew Ricketts sits with Agriculture Today producer Samantha Bennett to explain what the November, 2022 designation of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as an endangered species means to western Kansas agriculture producers and landowners. In Kansas, he notes, the […]
All of Governor Kelly’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ Plan Introduced in Kansas House and Senate
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that each part of her three-part ‘Axing Your Taxes’ package has been introduced in the Kansas House and Senate. The Governor’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ package saves Kansans more than $500 million over the next three years. “Kansans need relief from rising grocery prices, the cost of school supplies, and […]
Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond Comments on Ruling in Federal Lawsuit over Illinois River
Oklahoma City, OK– Attorney General Gentner Drummond lauded today’s decision by Oklahoma Northern District Federal Judge Gregory Frizzell favoring the State of Oklahoma in a long-running federal lawsuit over environmental damage to Oklahoma waters, particularly the Illinois River watershed and Lake Tenkiller. In 2005, then-Attorney General Drew Edmondson filed the suit against 13 poultry companies and […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Dixie Pachta, Rose Creek Suds
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “Mommy, it doesn’t sting!” That statement from a young woman’s three-year old daughter helped launch a business of producing handmade soaps and other skin care products in rural Kansas. Dixie Pachta is founder and owner […]
Salina Man Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine
Saline County, KS – On Thursday afternoon, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a man for suspected distribution of methamphetamine. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the KBI and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, KBI agents arrested Gregory “Bo” Westfall, 55, of […]
K-State Releases Updated Guide on Chemical Weed Control
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– Kansas State University has released a publication that helps farmers and other landowners sort through many factors related to controlling weeds on pastures and other land. Weed scientist Sarah Lancaster said the 2023 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland and […]