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Crews have been hard at work cleaning the area of contaminants resulting from a New Years Day fire at Mid-West Fertilizer. Chemical run-off from the fire-fighting efforts into the nearby Neosho River forced Humboldt and…
BALMORAL, Australia (AP) Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again within days when scorching temperatures are…
Karen Pollitz, the study?s co-author. That complicates research. And patients wonder whether they?ll make it out the hospital door without bumping into an out-of-network assistant surgeon or radiologist. ?It just feels like a minefield, you…
HUMBOLDT Humboldt Board of Education members have some big decisions to make when it comes to making improvements in their school district. Board members have targeted $10-$15 million in needed updates. To fund the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas universities are reducing general education requirements to ensure more students can graduate on time and create more room for classes in their majors. Wichita State University became the latest…
When Dan Hoyt started graduate school at the University of Kansas in 2016, he knew he had anxiety and depression. He worried about being able to find a job after graduation. And, sometimes, he couldnt…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Pacific Gas & Electric is reporting substantial losses for the third quarter, driven by catastrophic wildfires that have been blamed on the utilitys outdated transmission lines. The company anticipates those costs…
(Note: This is the second in a series of stories investigating the decline in rural Kansas and efforts to reverse it. Read part one here.) DIGHTON, Kansas ? A billboard along Interstate 70 boasting about…
Allen County commissioners determined three roads deserved immediate repairs at their meeting Tuesday morning. The roads incurred increased traffic during the rebuild of US 169. Though Bettis Asphalt bid on seven projects last month, county…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State utility regulators have rejected a request by Westar Energy to pass along the cost of buying 8% of the Jeffrey Energy Center. The Wichita Eagle reports the request would have…
