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Kansas Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction for 2019 Correctional Officer Battery Case

Friday, July 4

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court Thursday reversed a Kansas Court of Appeals ruling vacating the conviction of Jason Gleason for battery of a state correctional officer in 2019 at Hutchinson Correctional Facility. A panel of the Court of Appeals had reversed the... Read More.

Positive Case of Measles Confirmed in Pawnee County

Sunday, May 25

PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Pawnee County Health Department are reporting a positive case of measles in a Pawnee County resident. It is unknown if this case is associated with the ongoing outbreak of measles... Read More.

Plea Entered in Pawnee County Burglary Case

Monday, May 12

LARNED, Kan. — A former Great Bend man pled no contest Monday in Pawnee County District Court to charges stemming from a September 2023 burglary south of Larned in which several items including a .45 caliber handgun was taken.As part of a plea agreement... Read More.

Positive Measles Case Confirmed in Reno County Saturday

Sunday, May 11

TOPEKA, Kan. (May 10, 2025) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Reno County Health Department are confirming a positive case of measles in a Reno County resident. Public Health officials are monitoring the case during their recovery. No additional... Read More.

New HPAI case confirmed in Wisconsin

Friday, April 4

Wisconsin has its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza for 2025. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says a commercial poultry farm in Sheboygan County has been affected by the virus. Forty-thousand egg laying chickens with the H5N1 virus will be... Read More.

Bayer loses Georgia Roundup case

Tuesday, March 25

A Georgia jury has awarded more than $2 billion in compensation and damages to the plaintiff in a Bayer Roundup case. The plaintiff, John Barnes, originally filed suit in 2021 against Monsanto claiming the glyphosate-based herbicide caused his cancer. Reports indicate the order from... Read More.

KDHE and Stevens County Health Department Report a Positive Case of Measles

Thursday, March 13

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Stevens County Health Department have reported a positive case of measles in a resident of Stevens County. It is currently unknown whether this case is linked to any ongoing measles outbreaks... Read More.

Approval sought for $83.5 million settlement with JBS in cattle antitrust case

Monday, March 10

Beef producers are closer to a settlement in an antitrust class action case with one of the four major meat packers. In 2019 National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF, and four fed cattle producers filed a class action lawsuit against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National... Read More.

Third case of HPAI reported in Jay County, Indiana in 2025

Sunday, January 19

A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Jay County (east central), Indiana commercial turkey operation. Denise Derrer Spears with Indiana’s Board of Animal Health says more than 18,000 birds will be depopulated. “What’s really important in these situations... Read More.

Second Indiana HPAI case confirmed

Thursday, January 16

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial egg laying facility in Jay (east central) Indiana. The Indiana Board of Animal Health say this is the second case confirmed in the county this year. An active control and surveillance have been established... Read More.

Charges Filed in Inman Shots Fired Case

Friday, December 20

By Lucky Kidd INMAN, Kan. — Charges have been filed in connection with Wednesday morning's shots fired incident in Inman that led to cancellation of classes in USD 448.In a complaint filed in McPherson County District Court Friday, Benjamin Schwindt of Inman is charged with... Read More.

Plea Entered in Pawnee County Burglary and Weapons Case Before Trial

Tuesday, December 10

By Lucky Kidd PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — A scheduled jury trial Tuesday in Pawnee County District Court involving two cases against a Great Bend man didn't happen, as before jury selection began a plea agreement was presented.Under that agreement Roy Gene Robertson pled guilty to... Read More.