Month: July 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former presidential candidate and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has endorsed Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer in the state’s Republican primary. Colyer’s campaign announced the endorsement from the 95-year-old Kansas political…

According to the Noble Foundation, for most cattle producers, culling cows is not an easy task. However, some culling needs to be done each year to maintain optimal productivity. Records on each cow’s yearly production…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new government report shows the major fall crops in Kansas are developing faster than usual. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that nearly half of the corn in Kansas had…

As a new decade approaches, Kansas lawmakers should consider legislation that would take the politics out of redistricting. The state of Iowa, which has had a nonpartisan redistricting committee in place since 1980, could serve…

Parents are more worried about their children’s safety at school than at anytime in the past 20 years, according to a new national poll released recently. But a majority still oppose putting armed teachers in…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James wore a tailored, slim-fitting, gray designer suit and black-rimmed glasses. He wanted to make a strong impression on the first day of school. After all, it’s his school. Hoping…

SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that. WFXT-TV reports a new employee at the LBC Boutique and Loan in…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have freed a bear that got caught in a storm drain for about an hour. Colorado Springs Utilities workers and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region workers arrived to…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Sometimes, Eric Berry’s mind wanders to the what-ifs. What if he didn’t have two season-ending injuries? What if he never got cancer? What if he didn’t spend nearly half of his…

National Football League: Kansas City Chiefs ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs got an early look at their running back insurance plan Sunday morning. While the team escaped a dreary, rainy Sunday morning practice without…