KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thousands of undeveloped acres near Kansas City International Airpor could one day house one of the nation’s largest airport solar farms, capable of powering as much as one-third of Kansas City’ homes.
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill hailed by Republicans and Democrats to provide funding and regulation for a statewide 24-hour, seven-day-aweek suicide prevention hotline scheduled to be operational in mid-July.
LEAVENWORTH (AP) — A second jury has found a former Kansas police officer not guilty in the 2017 shooting death of a man inside his vehicle while responding to a report of a domestic dispute at a home.
When Newton was founded 150 years ago the rail road as a big part of what helped the town grow to a small city. And, the railroad has provided for the growth of the O’Brien Family as well.
The Newton Kansan incorrectly reported the number of local races which will be subject to Republican primaries - there will be three. The Harvey County Treasurer, Harvey County Commission District 1 and the county attorney’s seat. The county attorney’s race is unopposed, with one candidate. There are thre candidates in the other two Republican primaries.
MANHATTAN — Just as babies are first introduced to solid foods in their diets while still relying on milk as their primary nutrient source, young calves in some beef operations are offered feed prior to being weaned from the cow, said the beef cattle experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute.
SMITH COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Smith County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman connected to a bank robbery in Kensington. According to the KBI, at about 10:15 a.m.
TOPEKA — Operators of eight ethanol plants in Kansas disrupted by economics of the COVID-19 pandemic will receive more than $32.4 million in federal disaster aid, officials said Monday. The largest Kansas recipients of assistance from the U.S.
TOPEKA — Judge Anthony Powell is preparing to retire from the Kansas Court of Appeals after nine years in the role. Powell, appointed to the state appeals court in January 2013 by then-Gov.
The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by videoconference at noon June 9, to discuss the schedule to fill a new district judge post. The district judge post in the 9th Judicial District was among several certified by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2022-JA-020 after the Kansas Legislature passed and the governor signed 2022 House Substitute for Substitute for Senate Bill No.