Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 3, a bipartisan bill that designates the Silvisaurus Condrayi as the official state land fossil. The Silvisaurus is the only known dinosaur from the Dakota Formation in Kansas. It was a medium-sized, four-legged, armored plant-eater, and its remains were discovered by a rancher in Ottawa County in 1955.
The Kansas Department of Transportation announces a Call for Projects for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure projects in advance of applications being accepted for these projects across the state. An estimated $14 million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula funds are available to award for DC fast charging projects along federally designated EV Charging … Read more
The State Department of Corrections says minimum-custody resident Kyler K. Milbrandt was placed on escape status at approximately 8:50 p.m. last night after it was reported that he walked away from Wichita Work Release Facility on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Milbrandt, a 29-year-old American Indian male, was reported missing when he did not return to … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly participated in a roundtable discussion on the need to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in Kansas. She was joined by healthcare, medical, addiction, and law enforcement professionals, as well as a parent who lost her son to an accidental fentanyl overdose. Kansas is one of only a handful of states that has yet … Read more
The choirs of Southwestern College will present their spring concert, “Dark Night of the Soul,” on Friday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m., in Richardson Performing Arts Center. Admission is free to the public. “The notion of the dark night of the soul has many connotations, but at its core it is a movement from a … Read more
Topeka resident, Bobby Parkhurst, was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. The enormous white crappie caught by Parkhurst on March 5, 2023, was taken with rod and reel and a minnow as bait. It weighed 4.07 pounds. The previous Kansas state record for white … Read more
USD 465 The district is hosting several bond information meetings that are open to the public. The first one will be at Winfield Middle School, Wednesday April 5th, starting at 7:00 pm. We will host another at Lowell on April 12th and a third one at Irving on April 19th.
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that total tax collections for March 2023 were $758.3 million. That is $64.9 million, or 9.4%, more than the monthly estimate. That is also $78.7 million, or 11.6%, more than March 2022. Individual income tax collections were $314.6 million. That is $438,000 less than the estimate but $16.4 million, or … Read more
Southwestern College’s Nine Lives Laughatorium and Good Times Improvisational Comedy Troupe will perform a community show, “9 LIVES Spills the Beans about the Vikings Mythical Extravaganza,” on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission charge.
Governor Laura Kelly issued a proclamation declaring the month of April as “Safe Digging Month” in Kansas. The proclamation, in concurrence with National Safe Digging Month, reminds Kansans to call 811 before starting any outdoor digging projects. Governor Kelly joined the Kansas Corporation Commission, Kansas 811 and other industry professionals in encouraging excavators and homeowners … Read more