Month: March 2022
K-State Crop Entomologist: Be on the Lookout for Alfalfa Weevil
By Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS – Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth said now is the time
Teachers named Region 4 finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year
Topeka, KS— Mallory Keefe, a preschool teacher at Cheney Elementary School, Cheney Unified School District 268, and Brian Skinner, an interrelated special education and English
Teachers named Region 3 finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year
Topeka, KS— Kendal Norberg, a fourth-grade teacher at Broadmoor Elementary School, Louisburg Unified School District 416, and Jessica Gazzano, an arts and publications teacher at
Teachers named Region 2 finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year
Topeka, KS— Pamela Munoz, a kindergarten teacher at McCarter Elementary School, Topeka Unified School District 501, and Jaimie Swindler, a special education teacher at Ottawa
Teachers named Region 1 Finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year
Topeka, KS— Carly Torres, a fifth-grade teacher at Wiley Elementary School, Hutchinson Unified School District 308, and Erica Huggard, a biology, anatomy and physiology teacher
K-State Animal Science Students Place Second in Academic Quadrathlon
Manhattan, Kan. — The Kansas State University animal sciences academic quadrathlon team placed second at the Midwest section of the American Society of Animal Science meeting,
KDOL Releases Labor Report
Topeka, Kan. — Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of
Federal Officials say Russian Spies Tried to Hack into a Kansas Nuclear Power Plant
Kansas — A federal indictment made public Thursday accuses four men with ties to Russian spy outfits of trying to gain control of U.S. nuclear
Kansas Missing Kids
This week’s Missing Kansas kids are: 18 year old Noah Blanchard from Junction City, Kansas. He has been missing since March 3, 2022. 16 year
KCC Approves Settlement Agreement with Atmos Energy Over Winter Storm Costs
Topeka, Kan. — The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved a settlement agreement outlining how Atmos Energy will recover $102 million in extraordinary costs incurred