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K-State Sets Dates for Junior Swine, Meat Goat Events

K-State Research and Extension News Service   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University has announced that it will be hosting two in-person junior producer days in the Spring, 2023. University officials said K-State Junior Swine Producer Day will be Saturday, March 11, and K-State Junior Meat Goat Producer Day... Read More.

Field survey at U.S. 56/McKinley St. in Great Bend will Begin

GREAT BEND, Kan. – A field survey for proposed traffic signal, pedestrian ramp and crosswalk improvements on U.S. 56 in Great Bend is expected to start around Wednesday, Jan. 25. The improvements would be at U.S. 56 and McKinley Street. The field survey, to gather information... Read More.

Kansas Issues Fish Consumption Advisories for 2023

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2023. The advisories identify types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten in limited quantities... Read More.

KDA Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funds are in turn granted to... Read More.

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.

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.