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Kansas leads several states for West Nile virus alerts after detecting cases in residents

Friday, September 15

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in several states are raising concerns about West Nile virus after detecting cases among residents, including some deaths.Counties in Georgia, Maryland and Texas have detected their first infections this year. Kansas is putting nearly the entire state on high... Read More.

Kelly announces advisory panel appointments for proposed psychiatric hospital in Sedgwick County

Tuesday, September 12

Gov. Laura Kelly has announced appointments for an advisory panel tasked with gathering public input and making recommendations on the operation, location, and workforce development needs of the proposed 50-bed psychiatric hospital in south central Kansas.According to a news release from her office Monday,... Read More.

KDOT: Detour for 77 south of El Dorado city limits set through Sept. 5

Tuesday, August 29

U.S. 54/77 on the south side of El Dorado will be closed until around Tuesday, Sept. 5.According to a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation, work starts today or Wednesday.The closure will allow a railroad crew to work on an overhead railroad... Read More.

State of Kansas submits 5-year, $451M action plan to expand high-speed internet

Thursday, August 24

The Kansas Office of Broadband Development has submitted the state’s comprehensive Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Five-Year Action Plan to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.The required action plan details how universal connection will happen in Kansas, and the planned use of the $451... Read More.

Kansas ag exports exceeded $5B for 2022; Gov. office says highest ‘in decades’

Friday, August 18

Kansas agricultural exports are the highest they've been in decades, according to the governor's office earlier this week.Ag exports for 2022 reached $5.46 billion -- a figure the governor's office says is the highest export total in decades. In 2019, Kansas had $3.8 billion... Read More.

Marion County to return evidence seized in raid on newspaper

Wednesday, August 16

(MARION, Kan.) -- Marion County has said it will return evidence seized in a controversial police raid of a local newspaper after an attorney review.A search warrant for the newspaper's offices had been acquired based on a probable cause affidavit alleging that computer crimes... Read More.

Stitt offers one-year extension for Cherokee Car Tag Compact

Tuesday, August 15

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt sent a letter to the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation with an offer of a one-year extension on their current car tag compact set to expire on tomorrow, according to an announcement from Stitt's office last... Read More.

Police raid on small Kansas newspaper sets off constitutional alarms

Tuesday, August 15

(MARION, Kan.) -- A police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper is prompting a First Amendment fight.Surveillance video of the raid on the family-owned Marion County Record newsroom obtained by ABC News shows a police officer reading Miranda Rights to a reporter and other... Read More.

KDOC announces inmate death at Hutchinson Correctional Facility

Friday, August 11

An inmate at Hutchinson Correctional Facility died there Thursday.According to a news release Friday morning from the Kansas Department of Corrections, Matthew Rutter, 36, was found in his cell Thursday experiencing medical distress, causing staff to initiate life-saving measures. He was shortly after pronounced... Read More.

Kansas to develop strategy to expand apprenticeships for youths

Monday, July 31

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday the Sunflower State has been selected to participate in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Policy Academy to Advance Youth Apprenticeship.According to a news release from the governor's office, Kansas will develop a strategy through the... Read More.

KBI announces new fentanyl taskforce, enforcement efforts

Tuesday, July 25

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations announced a new collaborative initiative to combat fentanyl in Kansas called the Joint Fentanyl Impact Team.According to a press release from the KBI Monday, the objective... Read More.

Four dead in Oklahoma triple murder-suicide, including 10-month-old

Saturday, July 22

(VERDIGRIS, Okla.) -- An Oklahoma mother killed her three children, including a 10-month-old, and then shot herself in an apparent triple murder-suicide, authorities said.The Verdigris Police Department went to investigate a home on Thursday after they noticed fireworks erupting outside, the Oklahoma State Bureau of... Read More.

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Kansas leads several states for West Nile virus alerts after detecting cases in residents

Kelly announces advisory panel appointments for proposed psychiatric hospital in Sedgwick County

KDOT: Detour for 77 south of El Dorado city limits set through Sept. 5

State of Kansas submits 5-year, $451M action plan to expand high-speed internet

Kansas ag exports exceeded $5B for 2022; Gov. office says highest ‘in decades’

Marion County to return evidence seized in raid on newspaper

Stitt offers one-year extension for Cherokee Car Tag Compact

Police raid on small Kansas newspaper sets off constitutional alarms

KDOC announces inmate death at Hutchinson Correctional Facility

Kansas to develop strategy to expand apprenticeships for youths

KBI announces new fentanyl taskforce, enforcement efforts

Four dead in Oklahoma triple murder-suicide, including 10-month-old

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