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Kan. rep. not running for 3rd term won't endorse anyone as successor
Eastern Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner says several factors weighed in his decision not to run for re-election. Though LaTurner, a Republican, says one factor weighed more in the decision than others. “I have four young kids at home. They are 13, 12, nine, and seven. This is a job that...
Commerce Announces First Regional Water Project for Rural Kansas
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award for the first regional water project in over a decade. This project will provide improved water access to residents in Coffeyville and Caney. The total cost of the project is $7,894,325, with a...
Kansas work crews push through heat wave to complete road work projects
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Workers are braving the heat to get their jobs done in northeast Kansas as temperatures skyrocket. Despite intense heat across much of Kansas, work must continue on various projects outside in the waning days of summer. Precautions are being taken though to ensure these work crews are safe amid the current heat […]
K-State Agriculture Today: 1735 – Oxygen Needs in Ponds…Alpha-gal Syndrome
Fins, Fur and Feathers: Oxygen in Ponds in the Summer. 00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Oxygen in Ponds in the Summer: Getting today’s show started is K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with another episode of Fins, Fur and Feathers. This episode they talk about how the warm weather can impact oxygen level in ponds and what people can do about it.
Kansas Food Bank ‘Filling the Gap’ meals begin this week
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Food Bank began “filling the gap” this week, providing meals to students between the end of summer food programs and the beginning of school. There’s about a two-week lull during that period, and some Kansas kids who rely on those meals would...
Phillips County Health Systems lab director receives Kansas Hospital Association award
The Kansas Hospital Association's Heart of Health Care Worker Award highlights hospital employees who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of their hospital. These individuals are nominated for this award because they routinely go above and beyond the call of duty. Becky Levin, laboratory director at Phillips County...
Miss Kansas publicly calls out her domestic violence abuser after winning title
WICHITA, Kan. - Miss Kansas is using her crown and platform to raise awareness about domestic violence after publicly calling out her abuser from the stage the night she won the title. Alexis Smith, who works overnight shifts as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse in Wichita, was crowned Miss Kansas...
News from the Oil Patch: Baker Hughes lowers forecasts for North American oil & gas
Crude oil prices dropped nearly three dollars in just the last two trading sessions in New York. The Friday, July 27, settlement for September crude on the NYMEX was down more than a dollar to $77.16 per barrel. Kansas Common crude at CHS in McPherson starts the week at $67.50 per barrel after dropping a dollar on Friday. That price is down more than six dollars since the first of the month, but it's more than five dollars higher than at the first of this year.
How K-State's precision agriculture research put a Clay Center farm on the global stage
CLAY CENTER — To get to be a farmer, Brian Martin first has to be a decider.What to grow. How much of it to grow. What seed to use. Where to grow it. When to plant it — both in time of day, and in time of season. How far apart (and deep) to plant it. When to treat it. How to treat it. When to harvest it. For the third-generation Kansas farmer and his wife Lori, some of these decisions — like the one they made to convert to no-till operations in the 1990s — are easier if only in that they're made once and at a bigger scale. Others are made every day and for every acre of land.
One killed after vehicle crashes into house over the weekend in Manhattan, officials say
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was killed after a vehicle crashed into a house over the weekend in Manhattan, authorities said. The crash was reported early Saturday at a location on Yuma Street, officials said. A vehicle drove through two houses, coming to rest inside the second residence, Riley...
Daily Delivery: Fitz can't wait to see three aspects of this Kansas State team
Kansas State's players have reported to camp, and practice will be partially open to the media on Thursday morning. Fitz is thrilled to check out three areas of this football team that will be different from last season. Will this translate into a better team?. Sign up for GoPowercat VIP...
Police: 1 died after vehicle ran over man asleep in his bed at Kansas home
RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement continue their investigation of a vehicle crash into two homes in Riley County. According to an updated statement from the Riley County Police Department, just before 1a.m. Saturday, a vehicle traveled through two houses 1100 Block of Yuma and came to rest inside the second home and ran over a 23-year-old occupant of the residence who sleeping in his bed. The man was trapped and eventually extracted from under the vehicle.
BREAKING: Kansas State flips safety Logan Bartley
Any hopes Wake Forest held of regaining recent de-commitment Logan Bartley have been closed now that the Demon Deacons' former first overall pledge in 2025 has completed his flip to Kansas State effective Wednesday morning. Considered by 247Sports to be a Top 90 safety in the country and on the...
Six Home Games Highlight K-State Non-Conference Schedule in 2024-25
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Six home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a marquee matchup with LSU, highlight the non-conference schedule for third-year head coach Jerome Tang and his Kansas State men’s basketball program announced on Friday morning (July 26). In addition to its six home games, K-State will host...
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