Come the first Monday of September, many children and their parents start to face the reality that school, if it hasn’t yet started, is about to begin again. That’s because Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. But there is much more to this holiday than barbecues and the notion that fall is right around the corner.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Activists and community members are attempting to shield a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood from further industrialization as a recycling company, touting a new age of environmentalism, tries to wedge its way into a local warehouse.
TOPEKA — Kansas’ foster care agency had mediation sessions earlier this year to address deficiencies after a 2024 report revealed the state had backslid.
El Dorado, Kansas – The Board of Directors of the Kansas One Shot Turkey Hunt is excited to announce the hiring of Brandy Mitchell as the new Hunt Coordinator. Brandy joins the organization with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, coupled with a strong professional background in financial institutions and mortgage companies.
Butler County 4-H’s Senior Livestock Judging Team traveled to Manhattan, KS, recently to participate in the Livestock Sweepstakes contest. These 4-H’ers participated in the livestock judging portion of the event. The contest consisted of placing 9 classes and giving oral reasons. Oral reasons are justifications for why they placed the class the way they did. 193 Individuals and 38 Teams from across Kansas competed.
A tremendous flood in South Central Texas in early July resulted in hundreds of fatalities. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says it was not one factor but a combination of several behind the sudden rain deluge and flash flooding.
WASHINGTON — The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told congressional leaders in a letter this week.
LAWRENCE — The new memorial on the north side of the University of Kansas’ football stadium honors 2nd Lt. Charles Seward, a track and field star who left the university as a junior to enlist in the U.S. Army and train with Canada’s Royal Army Flying Corps to become a combat pilot.
Trees and shrubs are invading prairies, hurting the wildlife and making it harder to ranch. Yet it’s hard to know the full extent of the problem, so Kansas State University found a way to map it out on the cheap.
TOPEKA — Kansas officials brought clarity to a new law that bans financial contributions from foreign nationals to campaigns for or against state constitutional amendments, a law at the center of an ongoing lawsuit.