Kan. biofuels plant harbinger of renewable fuel future
Moniz ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says a commercial biofuels plant opening in southwest Kansas represents the future of ethanol production....
View ArticleKansas man gets 55 years in home shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has been sentenced to 55 years and one month in prison for a shooting that left a man paralyzed. Tyler Ruhl was sentenced on Thursday, which was his 21st birthday. He...
View ArticleHome foreclosures down sharply in Kansas, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A California-based real estate research company says new foreclosure cases in Kansas and Missouri declined sharply in the third quarter from year-ago levels while rising...
View ArticleOfficials concerned about health plans with no hospital benefits
By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News WASHINGTON, D.C. — Insurance consultants recently were shocked to learn that Obama administration rules allow large companies to offer 2015 worker health plans that...
View ArticleMcPherson warehouse to expand, add 100 jobs
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A manufacturer of pipe fixtures says it will expand its warehouse in McPherson and add 100 jobs to the operation. The Wichita Eagle reports Viega plans to break ground in...
View ArticleSen. Moran Visits KU Hospital to Discuss Ebola
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Health Subcommittee, visited The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., and...
View ArticleKan. commission removes snake from threatened list
Robin Jennison SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Despite scientific recommendations against it, a Kansas commission voted to remove a snake species from the state’s threatened species list. The Kansas Wildlife,...
View ArticleObituaries
Nancy “Jill” Foster Sept. 30, 1947 – Oct. 13, 2014 English Teacher & Homemaker Age: 67
View ArticleKDHE: Good news at Milford Lake
GEARY COUNTY- Milford Lake is considered clear with no restrictions for blue green algae in place. The Corps of Engineers issued that information Thursday following tests this week by the Kansas...
View ArticleSept. 11 compensation fund pays out $551 million
Sheila Birnbaum NEW YORK (AP) — An official at the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund say it has paid out $551 million over the last year. The fund’s special master, Sheila Birnbaum, released a...
View ArticleFDA gives OK to test drug for Ebola
WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina drugmaker plans to test its experimental antiviral drug in patients who have Ebola, after getting authorization from regulators at the Food and Drug Administration....
View ArticleLIVE WEB TV: Hutch Blue Dragons vs Highland Scotties at 6:30 pm Tonight!
BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO: KHUT-FM (102.9), KWBW-AM (1450), KWBW-FM (98.5), 6:30 p.m. airtime VIDEOSTREAM: Blue Dragon Sports Network (BlueDragonSports.com), 6:50 p.m. INTERNET AUDIO: Blue Dragon...
View ArticleFriday’s Prep Football Scores by The Associated Press
Reno County Hutchinson 62, Garden City 14 Hutchinson Trinity 33, Garden Plain 22 Flint Hills Christian 100, Hutchinson Central Christian 76 Buhler 55, Hays 21 Smoky Valley 14, Nickerson 2 Haven 41,...
View Article7-day forecast
This weekend will be wonderful for participating in outdoor activities or completing those projects in the yard as high temperatures will be in the 60s today and 70 to 75 degrees on Sunday. Winds will...
View ArticleReport: Ferguson police officer says he feared for life
WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times is reporting that the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in a St. Louis suburb last summer has told investigators that he was pinned in his...
View ArticleKansas Speaks Survey: Wide dissatisfaction with Kan. politics
FHSU University Relations Along with findings that the Kansas governor’s race is extremely tight, the sixth annual Kansas Speaks Survey, prepared by Fort Hays State University’s Docking Institute of...
View ArticleRoyals fans, city have evolved a lot since 1985
BILL DRAPER, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A popular refrain for Kansas City baseball fans as their team blazes through the playoffs is that they’re ready to party like it’s 1985, when the...
View ArticleFire destroys Salina motel
Friday night fire at the former Flamingo motel in Salina SALINA- Firefighters in Salina worked through the early hours of Saturday on the scene of a fire at a vacant motel. Officials say the fire at...
View ArticleKan. man arrested on suspicion of multiple rape incidents »
Arthur L. Gonzales Jr. By KARI BLURTON Hays Post A 28-year-old Hays man has been arrested on suspicion of four sexual offense allegations authorities said occurred between 2010 and 2014. According to...
View ArticleCharges amended against supremacist suspect
Cross, Jr.- courtesy photo OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Criminal charges have been amended against a supremacist accused of fatally shooting three people at suburban Kansas City Jewish sites. The Kansas...
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