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UPDATE: Condition of Deputy Shot in Officer-involved Shooting

FORD COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), and the Ford County Sheriff’s Office updated on the deputy who remained hospitalized in Wichita after an officer-involved shooting occurred Monday in Dodge City, Kansas. The deputy from the Ford County Sheriff’s Office was released... Read More.

McPherson Farm Forum Ticket Deadline is this Friday

MCPHERSON, Kan. - The McPherson Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee hosts the Farm Forum and schedules presenters to provide relevant and updated information about the business of agriculture. The event brings rural community leaders, business representatives, and educators together. Plan to attend the 2023 Farm... Read More.

KBI: Man arrested for murder in McPherson County

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Canton Police Department are conducting a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead outside her home in Canton, Kansas. The Canton Police Department requested KBI assistance just before 4 p.m. on... Read More.

Top Auto Industry Researcher Partners with McPherson College

MCPHERSON, KAN. – McPherson College will partner with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) — considered the most respected research source in the automotive industry — on a study exploring the future of transportation and mobility to create a new engineering, design, and mobility program... Read More.

Input Sought on Wall Park Playground Upgrade

MCPHERSON, Kan. - Thanks to a pair of generous donations, the City of McPherson Public Lands & Facilities Department is moving forward with plans to replace playground equipment in Wall Park. Larry and Pat Bruce of McPherson along with an anonymous donor combined to... Read More.

Route Set for 2023 Biking Across Kansas

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Biking Across Kansas, the annual eight-day bicycle tour across the state recently announced its route for 2023. This year’s tour, held June 10-17, will again travel through Central Kansas, with overnight stops in Stafford and Newton. The very first Biking Across Kansas... Read More.

Insight: Rural Minds MatterB

By Laura Haffner, Ellis County farmer   (Kansas Farm Bureau) - Farmers and ranchers are some of the most resilient people I know. They weather incredible odds, pun intended, from droughts, to floods, fire, hail, blizzards and more. This doesn’t even touch the volatile input costs,... Read More.

Statewide Tax Cuts on the Table in Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR/KNS) - Tax cuts are squarely on the agenda for Kansas lawmakers this session. But they’ll have to choose from several competing proposals. Which taxes to cut... and by how much? Those are the questions facing the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled... Read More.

Kansas Sets New High for Graduation Rate in 2022

(KASB) - According to new data released by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas graduation rate for public high schools in 2022 increased to 89.1 percent, the highest graduation rate since the state adopted the current calculation rate in 2010. The graduation rate... Read More.