Category: Lifestyle
Salt Makes Icy Roads Less Dicey, but it Poisons the Land. Here’s What Kansas is Doing About it
Rock salt saves lives by helping tires grip icy roads. It avoids broken bones when homeowners use it on slick sidewalks, driveways and parking lots.
Kids Regularly Run Away from Kansas Foster Homes. Some Have died. The State Hopes to Improve
Topeka, KS — Two Kansas foster runaways died in 2022. The body of one turned up in an empty lot in Kansas City, Kansas. The
Decreasing Food Waste at Home
By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS- Food waste is common in households after the holidays, but also happens year
Kansas Lawmakers Can’t Ban Abortions, So Some Want to Give That Power to Local Governments
Wichita, KS — Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed this week seeks to give local
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Dixie Pachta, Rose Creek Suds
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “Mommy, it doesn’t sting!” That statement
Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $45 Million to Connect Kansans to High-Speed Internet
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $44.5 million will be awarded to nine service providers to extend high-speed internet to 18,468 locations in 15
Drummond Announces New Leadership Team for Office of Attorney General
Oklahoma City, OK- Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the addition of key leaders to the Oklahoma Office of Attorney General (OAG) and outlined various structural
Emporia State’s King Lake Stocked with Rainbow Trout
Emporia, KS– King Lake on the Emporia State University campus received its first stocking of rainbow trout Jan. 12, thanks to an ongoing partnership between
How Kansas Lawmakers Could Try to Restrict Abortion This Year
Wichita, KS — A resounding statewide vote in Kansas to protect abortion rights last summer won’t stop the Republican-controlled Legislature from attempting to make it harder
Kansas Farm Bureau, Members Receive National Honors at AFBF Convention
Manhattan, KS – Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) received on Sunday the Pinnacle Award, the highest honor a state Farm Bureau can be awarded for program