Allegations of market manipulation in Winter Storm Uri stir support for deep-dive inquiry

TOPEKA — Kansas Electric Cooperatives representative Leslie Kaufman is likely to view any weather anomaly tagged with the name Uri as a pseudonym for financial menace. Kaufman joined a chorus of energy and political interests Tuesday by endorsing a Kansas House resolution urging full investigation of the winter ice storm Uri in February 2021 that resulted in blackouts for 10 million people in the United States and Mexico and placement of 170 million Americans under weather alerts by the National Weather Service.

Urban ag meeting free online

The first meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production will be available for all to attend via Zoom March 23-24. The two-day meeting will begin at 11 a.m.

K-State researchers uncover new clues for improving wheat

Kansas State University researchers continue to unlock the complexity of the wheat genome, recently publishing findings of a study that characterized numerous genes duplicated thousands of years ago to understand how they control wheat yield and other desirable traits.

Dodge City Wrestling Academy sending 27 to state finals

Dodge City Wrestling Academy took part in the USAWKS 2022 District 4 Championships this past week and the wrestlers did a great job. The DCWA had 34 wrestlers take part in the meet and 27 of them are heading to compete for state. As a team, DCWA was able to finish 5th out of 41 teams. Listed below are the wrestlers qualifying for the 2022 State Wrestling Championship!

Spearville basketball: Lady Lancers making trip to state

The Spearville girls basketball team have played themselves into a trip to the Class 1A state tournament by defeating South Central 49-36. In a season with several ups and downs, Spearville never gave up on themselves and will now be playing in Dodge City for a chance for a state title.

DCHS bowlers finishes out season

The Dodge City High School bowling team sent two bowlers to state this year. Camryn Lenz who finished 5th with a 602 series today at the State Bowling Tournament. Taylor Lenz also finished 30th with a 486 series.