Kan. rancher drops lawsuit over beef checkoff

A northwest Kansas rancher has dropped a lawsuit claiming the National Cattlemen's Beef Association is illegally using "beef checkoff" funds for lobbying.
St. Francis feed yard operator Michael Calli…

Scabies outbreak prompts closing of Kan. college

A northwest Kansas technical college is closed until next week after an outbreak of a contagious skin disease caused by tiny mites.
KWCH-TV (http://bit.ly/10RZWT3 ) reports the first report of scabie…

Brownback vetoes bill on home inspections

Gov. Sam Brownback has issued his first veto of a bill from this year's legislative session.
Brownback on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have made a board that regulates home inspectors a permanen…

Pratt police investigating rash of burglaries

Pratt police are asking for help to solve a string of burglaries the south-central Kansas town.
Detective Jeff Ward says many of the recent thefts in the last three weeks have been at storage units.

Edna E. Martin

Edna E. Martin, 99, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at Hill Top House Nursing Home, Bucklin, Kan.

David W. Craft

David W. Craft, 87, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City.

Weber viewed as ‘common-sense conservative’

When he was tapped to lead the Social Services Budget Committee this year, Rep. Brian Weber became perhaps the youngest budget committee chair in state history, according to an expert at the State Li…

Bea Alexander

Bea Alexander, 87, died Saturday, February 23, 2013.