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Delegate from NW Kansas attends Republican National Convention
Kansas made its presence felt at the Republican National Convention, with Hays local and delegate Travis Couture-Lovelady representing the Sunflower State. This marks Couture's fourth convention since 2012, held this week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Republican Party delegates to select their presidential nominees. Couture attended the RNC from July 15...
Severe thunderstorms in forecast for NW Kansas for tonight
A thunderstorm complex is expected to bring widespread rainfall, locally heavy, along with areas of damaging winds Friday night and early Saturday. The threat for damaging winds is greatest along and north of K-96. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10: 00 PM CDT. FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. BARTON.
All Driver's License Offices closed today
TOPEKA, Kan. — According to a social media post from the Kansas Department of Revenue, due to ongoing global IT issues, all Kansas driver's license offices will be closed for the remainder of the day. Appointments will be notified. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The CDL/DL...
How will the reintroduction of this extinct species in Kansas impact the environment?
TOPEKA (KSNT) – An aquatics expert with Kansas State University is weighing in on the imminent reintroduction of a species that hasn’t called the state home for more than 30 years. 27 News first learned the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) was planning to bring the alligator snapping turtle back to the state’s […]
Barton, Central Kansas included in high-risk area for West Nile Virus
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) updates its West Nile Virus dashboard each Friday during surveillance season, which is July through September. Though West Nile cases in Kansas remain limited this year, and there have been no reported cases in Barton County, all of Central Kansas is still listed by KDHE in the highest-risk category. Barton County Health Department Nurse Sarah Schridde said there are ways to mitigate those risks.
Corn harvest nears in northeast Kansas
PERRY (KSNT) – Harvest season for corn farmers in northeast Kansas is right around the corner. Emma Jenks is an agronomist and a fifth-generation farmer. She grows corn, winter squash and soybeans all on her 225 acres of land. Right now, her main focus is preparing all her crops for this season’s harvest. “Harvest takes […]
Kansas governor and conservative senator form 'unusual pairing' to GOP's chagrin
After a failed run for governor as a conservative independent and ongoing feuds with his own party's leadership, Republican Sen. Dennis Pyle has an ally in Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Pyle is heading into a three-way Republican primary for the Senate seat representing rural northeast Kansas he has held since...
Kansas Courts impacted by global cyber outage
KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Courts are currently being impacted by a global cyber outage. On Friday, Lea D. Welch, Court Administrator for the Third Judicial District issued a press release regarding a global cyber outage. According to Welch, some electronic systems and devices may be impacted this morning. “The issue appears to have been […]
Outage hits Kansas system; no tags right now
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The State of Kansas motor vehicle's computer system is presently down. The Tag Department is unable to process any transactions at this time. The state does not have an ETA for a fix at this time.Thank you for your understanding.
Middle School Students In Kansas Compete In First-Ever Civics Competition
Politically, our country is seemingly at the edge of a precipice – where intense division on social issues causes deep crevices along partisan lines and lasting resentment toward our fellow man. A pandemic, economic turmoil and revisions to fundamental statutes are consistently and combatively debated with no middle ground met.
Missouri uses money, laws to push evidence-based reading instruction
A Missouri law adopted in 2022 requires that all public school elementary students get reading instruction that has proved “highly likely to be effective" (Getty Images). If you drop into an elementary reading lesson, you might see kids learning about the long U sound, building their vocabulary or practicing how to read aloud without sounding like robots.
New $2.5 million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Medicaid secured $2.5 million for school-based services, including funding for in-school mental health services, increased outreach and enrolling more families in Medicaid. The goal of the grant, announced by KDHE on June 25, is to increase Medicaid health care services for children and their […] The post New $2.5 million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
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