WICHITA — A new government snapshot show mostly adequate topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies for Kansas crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that about 87 percent of the winter wheat planted in the state this fall has now emerged. The agency rated winter wheat condition as 9 percent excellent, 37 percent good and 38 percent fair. Just 16 percent was rated as poor or very poor. Meanwhile, the harvest for other Kansas farm crops is rapidly drawing to a close. About 94 percent of the corn has been harvested in the state, along with 92 percent of the…
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KANSAS CITY — Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in a Kansas City, Kansas, home. KMBC-TV reports that police responded to a 911 call Monday morning. The victim had been shot multiple times and died of his injuries. Police say a woman who was inside the home at the time of the shooting is working with investigators to put together a description of the suspect. Police say he fled from the seen on foot.
LAWRENCE — Authorities say 65 faculty members at the University of Kansas are expected to take an early retirement incentive. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the school announced the program in August as a way to help deal with a mandated $20 million budget-cutting initiative for the Lawrence campus. Tenured and tenure-track faculty had until last week to decide whether to participate. By the time of retirement, participants had to be 62 years old. The provost office said in a news release that their median salary is $100,000. The most retirements are coming from the College of Liberal Arts and…
MANHATTAN — Primary care for pets has a bright future at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine thanks to a record sponsorship by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. With Hill’s sponsorship — the largest corporate gift in the college’s history — three strategic areas in the college’s Mosier Hall will be renovated to provide approximately 16,000 square feet of new space dedicated to clinical training, classroom teaching and research. The Pet Health & Nutrition Center will be named in honor of Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The amount of the gift has not been publicly disclosed. By renovating the space and expanding resources,…
Kansas State University’s Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy in collaboration with the Communication Studies department will be holding a pair of community discussions on immigration this Tuesday and Wednesday. The talks will be non-partisan group discussions on multiple topics under the umbrella of immigration based on a format created by the National Issues Forums Institute. Tuesday’s talks will take place in the Manhattan Public Library Auditorium starting at 5 p.m., Wednesday’s will be in the Leadership Studies Building at K-State starting at 7 p.m. The KSU Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy’s assistant director, Dr. Timothy Shaffer, said on…
Manhattan’s Blue Earth Plaza was a festive scene Friday night. That was the sound of the crowd demanding the Grinch restore the lights at the Blue Earth Plaza for the Festival of Lights. The lights were restored and the Christmas tree was lit. KMAN spoke with Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson after the lighting to give his comments on the event. Dodson thanked all those who volunteered their time to make the event happen and wanted everyone to keep those less fortunate in their minds this holiday season. Dodson said since returning to Manhattan four years ago, the event has…
LAWRENCE — More than a year after the University of Kansas adopted a policy allowing concealed guns on campus, only one gun-relation violation has been reported. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the sole violation was minor enough that it was corrected without disciplinary action. The violation was for carrying a gun inappropriately. The policy was enacted in July 2017. In response to a Journal-World request, the university cited just the single violation that occurred Oct. 2 when a student was carrying a gun in the visible mesh part of a backpack, in violation of the provision that it be concealed…
TOPEKA — The incoming Kansas governor will face a large task dealing with a struggling child welfare system recently hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging conditions were so poor that children suffered mentally or ran away from foster homes. The lawsuit filed in federal court this month alleges that children have been trafficked for sex, sexually abused inside adoptive homes or raped inside a child welfare office, The Wichita Eagle reported . Lawmakers, experts and advocates say Democratic governor-elect Laura Kelly must significantly invest in the state’s Department for Children and Families to improve the system. Kelly will become governor…
OLATHE — Authorities say a train has struck and killed a man as he was trying to cross a set of railroad tracks in suburban Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that the man died at the scene Saturday in Olathe. His death remains under investigation and his name wasn’t immediately released. A preliminary investigation indicated the man was trying to cross the tracks when he was hit.
KANSAS CITY — Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids says she plans to cast one of her first votes for Nancy Pelosi as House speaker. In an announcement posted on her campaign website, the newly elected congresswoman also said she planned to vote for “several younger and newer members” for other leadership roles in the Democratic Caucus. Davids says no one else has stood up to challenge Pelosi. She adds Kansans didn’t elect her to go to Washington to play political games and take symbolic protest votes. Her announcement says the best way to move forward is to unite behind the speaker…