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Crop Insurance in Focus During Second Ag Committee Hearing on 2023 Farm Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned witnesses Thursday during the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry’s second hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill, a five-year legislative package that is critical for providing support to Kansas’ agriculture industry. Today’s hearing focused on... Read More.

Tony Mattivi Named 13th Director of the KBI

TOPEKA, Kan. – Tony Mattivi was named the 13th director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), when the Kansas Senate confirmed his appointment, today. Attorney General Kris Kobach nominated Mattivi to be KBI director on January 9, 2023, citing his decades of experience working... Read More.

KDOT Announces Campaign to Prevent Drunk Driving for Super Bowl

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Transportation urges everyone to observe the Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk safety campaign for this year’s Super Bowl, which is Sunday, Feb. 12. Make sure anyone planning to drink alcohol has a designated driver to help... Read More.

Kansas Student Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting at High School

OLATHE, Kan. (AP/KPR) - A 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty to shooting a school resource officer at Olathe East High School last year.  Jaylon Elmore appeared for a preliminary hearing this week and was bound over for trial. He was a senior at Olathe East... Read More.

Safer Access Everyone (SAFE) Sidewalk Program

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The City of Hutchinson is soliciting applications for a Sidewalk Program for installing, removing, and replacing non-existing and defective concrete sidewalks through a cost-sharing plan paid by the City of Hutchinson and paid by the property owner. The Safer Access for... Read More.

$69M Boost: Program Aims to Support Kansas Entrepreneurs

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension News Service   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials with NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Department of Commerce said that a program funded for $69 million over the next nine years will help to strengthen the economic landscape for communities across... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Swears In New Members

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio   HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson City Council is once again at five members following Tuesday's swearing-in of Stuart Conklin and Stacy Goss Conklin, associated for many years with his family's auto dealerships, will fill the Northeast District position Jade... Read More.