KSCB News

Proposed Bill Could Extend Funding for Greensburg To Rebuild - April 01, 2009

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today announced the Senate unanimously approved a bill he introduced with Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) to extend the time period for the City of Greensburg, Kansas, to continu...

Compromise On State’s Minimum Wage - April 01, 2009

(AP) - Legislative negotiators have agreed on a bill raising Kansas' lowest-in-the-nation minimum wage. The compromise drafted Wednesday raises the wage to $7.25 an hour in January 2010 from its prese...

Soybean Planting Expected To Be Up 6% - March 31, 2009

Kansas farmers expect to plant a record soybean crop this spring. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that the 3.5 million acres the state's farmers anticipate seeding with soybean...

Hugoton Residents Pull Together To Help A Friend - March 31, 2009

Some Hugoton residents are coming together this weekend to help a friend battling Crohnź??s disease. Bill DeCamp looks at a picture of his friend Jeff Whitham whoź??s been affectionately given the n...

Governor Gets Courtesy Hearing - March 31, 2009

(AP) - Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appears today beforethe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in what's being billed as a courtesy hearing. Her big test comes Thursday when she wil...

Farmers Get Boost from Snow And Rain - March 31, 2009

(AP) - All that rain and snow in Kansas over thepast week has bolstered the soil moisture badly needed by farmers across the state. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported yesterday that ...

Edukan Online Community College Consortium Selects Leader - March 31, 2009

Dr. Mark E. Sarver, an experienced leader in Kansas, Virginia and West Virginia higher education, has been selected as the new director of EduKan, the stateź??s first online community college consort...

Senate Tries Again To Ban Smoking - March 31, 2009

Senators have sent the House a second bill that contains a ban on smoking in most public places across Kansas. The 25-15 vote Tuesday sends the language, inserted in a bill regulating the sale of toba...

The Tale of the Tape - March 30, 2009

The Liberal Municpal Airport received about 22 inches of snow from this weekend's blizzard. According to the National Weather Service, Guymon received 14 inches of snow. Hooker got 24 inches while T...

Balko Remains Closed Monday - March 30, 2009

Classes at Balko remain closed Monday after this weekend's blizzard. USD 480 Liberal, USD 209 Moscow, USD 483 Plains-Kismet, and USD 507 Satanta will all run mud routes today. Moscow has announced t...