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Stream Advisory Issued for Deer Creek located in Topeka, Kansas

Stream Advisory Issued for Deer Creek located in Topeka, Kansas

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for Deer Creek, near 10th Street and Southeast Deer Creek Parkway in Topeka, Kansas The stream advisory is a result of a food-grade material (non-hazardous) spill. The...

Owner:  American Government
Kansas Newborn Screening Program Launches Sixth Annual Facility Recognition Awards

Kansas Newborn Screening Program Launches Sixth Annual Facility Recognition Awards

TOPEKA – Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) in partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Midwives Alliance is pleased to present the sixth annual recognition program for those that provide newborn screening...

Owner:  American Government
KDHE Provides Financing for Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements for Pittsburg, Kansas

KDHE Provides Financing for Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements for Pittsburg, Kansas

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will provide a portion of the funding necessary for improvements to the City of Pittsburg’s wastewater treatment facility. The funding will be used to construct a new 4.33 million gallons per...

Owner:  American Government
Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant project to temporarily change effluent flow

Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant project to temporarily change effluent flow

Beginning Monday, October 13, City contractors working on the Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project will temporarily divert the plant’s normal daily flow, approximately 8 million gallons per day (MGD), of treated wastewater...

Owner:  American Government
Kansas Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celebrates 30 Years of Free Cancer Screening Program

Kansas Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celebrates 30 Years of Free Cancer Screening Program

TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Kansas, recognizing the importance of early detection and access to life-saving screenings. Each year, approximately 2,400 women in Kansas are diagnosed...

Owner:  American Government
Public Invited to Bison Auction at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge on November 5

Public Invited to Bison Auction at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge on November 5

For Immediate Release October 8, 2025 Contact: Laura Rose Clawson, Chief of Public Affairs laura.roseclawson@ks.gov Public Invited to Bison Auction at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge on November 5 PRATT – On Nov. 5, 2025, the Kansas Department of Wildlife...

Owner:  American Government
Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Council Grove, Morris Co RWD 1, and Morris Co RWD 2 in Mo

Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Council Grove, Morris Co RWD 1, and Morris Co RWD 2 in Mo

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Council Grove, Morris Co RWD 1, and Morris Co RWD 2 public water supply systems located in Morris County. This does not affect customers of the...

Owner:  American Government
Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Council Grove and Morris Co RWD 1, Morris County

Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Council Grove and Morris Co RWD 1, Morris County

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Council Grove and Morris Co RWD 1 public water supply systems located in Morris County. Customers should observe the following precautions...

Owner:  American Government
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Winners of Ranchland Trust of Kansas photography contest announced

Winners of Ranchland Trust of Kansas photography contest announced

Bruce Hogle of Leawood shot this year's grand-prize winning photo.Winners have been announced for the 14th annual Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) photography contest. Photographers of all ages submitted photos that showcase the mission of RTK, “To...

Owner:  Eagle Communications Employees
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

As efforts continue to hold some of the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations liable for destructive and deadly climate impacts, backlash from the politically powerful oil and gas industry and its allies in government is on the rise, bolstered...

Owner:  David Sassoon
Kansas Profile: Levant business builds energy-efficient window, door systems

Kansas Profile: Levant business builds energy-efficient window, door systems

A 4-H project. An exceptional teacher. A commitment to quality. A priority on energy conservation. A transformational product.All those are elements of this story about a remarkable business in rural Kansas. Bob Holloway is founder and owner of...

Owner:  Seaton Family
Washburn Rural Middle School hosts Unified Basketball Tournament for Special Olympics Kansas

Washburn Rural Middle School hosts Unified Basketball Tournament for Special Olympics Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The North Central Unified Basketball Tournament took place Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Washburn Rural Middle School gym. Athletes with and without disabilities took the court and competed side by side as teammates. “Typically,...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
K-State Volleyball Upends #14 Kansas In Five Sets Friday

K-State Volleyball Upends #14 Kansas In Five Sets Friday

Via K-State Athletics LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State overcame a 2-1 deficit to pull off a five-set victory over No. 14 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, 14-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-23, 15-18, marking its first win over the Jayhawks since 2020. In front of a crowd...

Owner:  Bruce Dierking
The Good News About Vocations in Wichita: Why This Small Kansas Diocese Leads the Country

The Good News About Vocations in Wichita: Why This Small Kansas Diocese Leads the Country

WICHITA, Kan. — It’s been well-documented that the Diocese of Wichita has one of the highest rates of priestly vocations in the country, routinely attracting more men to the seminary than archdioceses several times its size. While dioceses...

Owner:  Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
Climate and inflation pressures drive record losses, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Climate and inflation pressures drive record losses, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a provider of data and analytics for the insurance and financial industries, has released its 10th annual US Home Trends Report. The study offers a detailed look at how claims trends across different perils are shaping...

Owner:  Steve Evans
Kansas wins first-set battle, sweeps No. 10 TCU

Kansas wins first-set battle, sweeps No. 10 TCU

After a back-and-forth first set claimed by Kansas, 28 to 26, freshman hitter Jovana Zelenovic led the No. 14 Jayhawks to a 3-0 victory over the No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs with 14 kills. Kansas won the second set 25-16, and then finished off the...

Owner:  University of Kansas
Richard Luthy, environmental engineer and water quality expert, has died

Richard Luthy, environmental engineer and water quality expert, has died

Richard G. Luthy, the Silas H. Palmer Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, died Monday, Oct. 6, at Stanford Hospital after suffering a...

Owner:  Stanford University
Kansas economic conference awash in ideas for transforming state’s water policy

Kansas economic conference awash in ideas for transforming state’s water policy

Share this post or save for later Politics, farm incentives and legal precedent complicate water resource reform In shadows of the massive Holcomb coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas, researchers with the Kansas Geological Survey installed...

Owner:  Mackenzie Clark
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