Tag: Kansas
WICHITA, Kansas ? About 150,000 people in Kansas get their drinking water from private wells. How clean, and safe, is that water? Short answer: It depends. But new research suggests those wells deliver water tainted…
DIGHTON, Kan. (AP) A western Kansas sheriffs deputy shot and wounded a fleeing motorist after he attempted to carjack another vehicle when two of his tires were flattened A Ness County Sheriffs deputy attempted…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A lawmaker who made national headlines for switching to the Democratic Party has ended her campaign for a state Senate seat and will run for re-election to the House instead. Rep.…
Dear editor, I read with great interest Tracy Keagles opinion piece in last Saturdays Register concerning Iolas policy in handling late utility bills. As I read this, several questions come to mind. The first is…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A small earthquake was reported in southern Kansas on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck about 2 miles southwest of Hutchinson shortly after 1 p.m. The…
Many farmers are wrapping up a frustrating first year of growing hemp, which was legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill. Its kind of a good way to start, in that thats about as bad as…
An independent review of Kansas rising electricity prices shows the current system for setting rates could use some improvements. In a lengthy report requested by state legislators and submitted by London Economics, analysts concluded three…
Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said Thursday that the state is better prepared to respond to layoffs stemming from the grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max than it was during the Great Recession, when…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Court of Appeals judge, a Lawrence attorney and a veteran prosecutor now working for the attorney generals office are finalists for a state Supreme Court seat. A lawyer-led state…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Thursday that Kansas burn through more than half of its cash reserves to pay off some debt early while taking longer to close a long-term funding…
