Category: Featured

Kansas Gets Ready to Send Tax Dollars to Small Businesses Hurt by Pandemic Orders
Lawrence, KS– Tish Cobb figures she lost about $15,000 in the spring of 2020 when state and local health orders aimed at slowing the spread

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: J.D. Schlieman, Randy Cimorelli, Amber Wave
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber

Big Pandemic Spending at Kansas Hospitals Could Make Your Insurance Even More Expensive
Wichita, KS— Spending shot up at hospitals in the first year of the pandemic amid struggles to find workers and critical supplies. Kansas saw a

Kansas Inmates Say Medical Care is so Bad ‘They Will Let Someone Die in Here Before They Try to Help’
Lansing, KS- Inmate Terry Bowen barely copes with the pain from a variety of medical problems. Now he’s on the verge of losing access to

Outdoor Warning Sirens Protect Safety During Severe Weather
Clay Center, KS- Severe thunderstorms hit the KCLY listening area on Saturday, and in response to the severe thunderstorm warning, parts of Manhattan had outdoor

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Kaden & Emily Roush, LaDow’s Market
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University Manhattan, KS- Today let’s go to the

The Office Investigating Kansas Foster Care Complaints Says its Workload is ‘Not Sustainable’
Topeka, KS- In one of the just seven cases that the Division of the Child Advocate has closed, it concluded that state officials met with

Pardon Our Noise, it’s the Sound of Freedom: Jaded Thunder Returns to Salina
Salina, KS- More than 1,000 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate

K-State Child Development Expert Encourages Youth to Visit Older Adults
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– It may seem that encouraging younger children to visit older folks is primarily

Governor Laura Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of the 21st Anniversary of 9/11
Topeka, KS– In accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on all