Month: February 2023

K-State physicist named fellow of American Astronomical Society
MANHATTAN — Bharat Ratra, university distinguished professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State University, has been named a 2023

Traffic stop on I-70 in Kansas nets more than $500,000 worth of pot, shrooms
On February 7, 2023, at approximately 10:07 AM, a Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop with a 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup

Keystone Pipeline Operator Says Faulty Welding and Other Problems Led to the Kansas Oil Spill
Washington County, KS- Canadian oil company TC Energy said Thursday that faulty welding contributed to an “instantaneous rupture” in its Keystone pipeline that gushed hundreds

Memorial Health System Says Goodbye to Delphine Holston After 27 Years
By Haley Jones As I sat with Delphine Holston, interviewing her to get the last story from the longest volunteer Memorial Health System (MHS) has

Governor Kelly Announces Retirements of Adjutant General and KHP Superintendent
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the retirements of Adjutant General Major General David Weishaar and Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Herman Jones. “General

The Big Red One passes the torch to the Ivy Division
BOLESŁAWIEC, Poland – The 1st Infantry Division conducted a transfer of authority with the 4th Infantry Division during a ceremony held here, Feb. 7. During

Obituary-Kenneth Wayne Kruse
Kenneth Wayne Kruse, 85, of Marysville died February 7, 2023 at Cambridge Place in Marysville. Ken was born September 8, 1937 on the family farm near

Notorious Kansas Characters
For just a few weeks, the Smoky Hill Museum will be showcasing its new traveling exhibit, Notorious, in the Museum’s lobby. This revamped exhibit is

KDWP to Renovate, Improve Kingman State Fishing Lake
SHAWNEE, Kan. – Anglers who frequent Kingman State Fishing Lake, located just seven miles west of Kingman, KS, will have much to look forward to

Obituary-Wesley Jedlicka
Wesley Arthur Jedlicka, 81, Ashland, NE, formerly of Hollenberg, died December 26, 2023 at Ashland, NE. A graveside funeral service will be 11 a.m., Monday,