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Four Sentenced, One Pleads Guilty In Dodge City Gang Racketeering Case - January 07, 2014
Four members of a Dodge City street gang were sentenced and another pleaded guilty Monday in a federal racketeering case, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Sentenced were: Gonzalo...
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Kansas Ranchers Brave Cold to Care for Cattle - January 07, 2014
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas farmers are coping with frigid conditions as they look after cattle herds. Most Kansas ranchers have not begun calving yet. But the lack of snow on the ground means cat...
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Rep. Petty Appointed to Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee - January 06, 2014
State Representative Reid Petty was appointed on Monday to the Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee by House Speaker Ray Merrick (R-Stilwell). Merrick said Petty has done an excellen...
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4th Employee Pleads in Western State Bank Embezzlement Case - January 06, 2014
A fourth former bank employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling from a bank in Grant County, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Hattie Wiginton, 33, Ulysses, Kan., pleaded g...
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Norovirus Confirmed In Garden City Illnesses - January 06, 2014
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed that the Norovirus is to blame for sickening hundreds in Garden City. The illnesses were linked back to the Jimmy Johns restaurant in Ga...
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Aquifer Depletion Affects Entire State - January 06, 2014
A former Kansas secretary of agriculture says water supply issues and the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer aren't just a western Kansas problem. Former secretary Josh Svaty told environmentalists w...
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AG Schmidt: Record Number of Concealed Carry Applications Received In 2013 - January 06, 2014
The number of Kansans who applied for concealed carry handgun permits last year exceeded the previous one-year record by 50 percent, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today. Mor...
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The Seward County Republican Party To Meet - January 06, 2014
The Seward County Republican Party will meet this Thursday, January 9, at 6 p.m. at the Seward County Administration Building in the County Commission Chambers. The meeting will include the appointm...
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Rep. Huelskamp Announces Military Academy Nominations - January 06, 2014
WASHINGTON – Each year, Members of Congress have the opportunity to nominate outstanding young men and women to attend the nation's military service academies. Following in-person inte...
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What You Need To Know About Common Core State Standards - January 05, 2014
What do you know about Common Core State Standards? The problem is that these national standards create expectations for our teachers without equipping them to fulfill those expectations. You know tha...