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Kansas is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "Heartland". It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, from the French "Cansez", by explorer Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont, and after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, and leading the nation in wheat and sunflower production.
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News from Kansas.com
Project will map counties' aquifer water
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
GARDEN CITY — A geologic mapping project to begin this summer in Haskell County will provide a better and more accurate look at the availability of aquifer water in the region, university r...
KANSAS STATE FAIR LINEUP TO INCLUDE VENTRILOQUIST, FOREIGNER
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
HUTCHINSON — It won't just be recording artists taking to the grandstand stage — this year's Kansas State Fair will include a comic ventriloquist. Terry Fator, who won "Americ...
Missing Winfield man's van found
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
Winfield's "harmonica man" is most likely dead — and he may be the victim of a homicide, authorities said Tuesday.Richard D. May, 77, was last seen Dec. 10 in Pawhuska, Okla. Winfi...
Senate weighs taxes on pop, cigarettes
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
TOPEKA — Increasing the tax on cigarettes and pop would improve health and make money for the state, supporters of the taxes said Tuesday.The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee is co...
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
Stephan "Center Ice Steve" Wright is a devoted Thunder hockey fan. So much so that he goes to games about two hours early, he says, to get an on-site parking spot at Intrust Bank Arena. ...
REPORT: ERRORS MADE IN OLD TOWN CINEMA DISTRICT TAX APPEAL
Mar 10, 2010 6:07 am
Recent property tax appeals in the Old Town Cinema district reveal "a number of procedural errors and policy issues" that the city of Wichita must address as it provides public support to pr...
Signs point to active tornado season this year
Mar 9, 2010 6:42 pm
Local meteorologists are anticipating a potentially active tornado season in Kansas this spring."I'm quite concerned this could be a very busy tornado season," said Mike Smith, president of ...
Volunteers to assemble meals for earthquake victims
Mar 9, 2010 3:34 pm
A 30-cent packet of dried food that tastes like a bland rice casserole may not sound like a dream meal. But the rations can fuel survival for hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after th...
Phelps-protests case to go before Supreme Court
Mar 9, 2010 11:51 am
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether the First Amendment covers a Kansas church's anti-gay protests outside military funerals.Shirley Phelps-Roper said the case of her fami...
Wichita may deploy copper ions in mussel fight
Mar 9, 2010 11:49 am
How do you fend off a bunch of mollusks that are rapidly reproducing and threatening water intake pipes? Copper ions. The city explains it like this: "This simple process is comprised of two copp...
News from Kansan.com
Proposed cuts would limit Kansan's budget
Mar 10, 2010 7:00 am
Student body leader wants $1.70 cut from media fee.
City discusses new goals for 'student ghetto'
Mar 10, 2010 6:59 am
The proposed plan would diversify types of housing in the area.
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
Graph showing the change in the Student Media Fee during the past six years.
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
A student shares her experiment via a blog about teaching her boyfriend to be environmentally-conscious.
Libraries, students take advantage of book collecting contest
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
The Snyder Book Collecting Contest has been a KU tradition for 54 years.
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
A group of foreign drummers to give performance at Lied Center.
New KC company offers in-home tanning
Mar 9, 2010 6:00 am
Spray tan offered by Red Carpet Tanning advertised as safer alternative to normal tanning.
Risk of catching H1N1 increases during spring break
Mar 9, 2010 6:00 am
Student Health Services encourages students to get the H1N1 vaccine before spring break.
Pants become eco-friendly alternative
Mar 9, 2010 6:00 am
The Use Your Pants campaign encourages people to avoid paper towels and dry their hands with their pants.
Lawrence looks to add Fiber to Internet providers
Mar 9, 2010 6:00 am
The city encourages residents to help in its bid to participate in Google's cyber experiment.
News for Kansas from LJWorld.com
State unemployment rate climbs upward in January
Mar 10, 2010 6:01 am
The Kansas unemployment rate jumped to 7.1 percent in January, up from 6.2 percent in December, officials reported Wednesday.
Freshman forces: FSHS ninth graders making major impact
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
The first thing you should know about the five newest members of the Free State girls basketball team is that they are world-class gigglers.
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
One-and-done is the probable scenario for Haskell Indian Nations Universitys womens basketball team today.
For the love of bacon: The former breakfast food is sizzling in many delicious mediums
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
Hungry? How does a handful of bacon gumballs sound? Or maybe you'd prefer to finish your meal with a bacon mint? Or nosh on a bacon and maple syrup lollipop?
Chicken-rice bowl a hit at WIC nutrition program
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
My daughter told me that she sampled a rice bowl at the Simply Cooking WIC nutrition program that you presented last month. Could I have a copy of the recipe?
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
I appreciated the article about Independence Inc. in Sundays paper. I dont believe the community is fully aware of the important services they help provide. As a former employee of Independence Inc., ...
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
There have been many things I have told myself to write a letter about (such as why does a town this size need three sister cities), but this issue has been the deciding one: taxing us on our utilitie...
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
Mondays announcement that Northrop Grumman had decided not to bid on a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract virtually guarantees that contract will go to Boeing Co.
Robinsons talents benefit Kansas
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
The announcement last month that Reggie Robinson, who has served most recently as president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, will join the faculty of the Washburn law school and direct a new pu...
Tornado season under way after slow start
Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream ripping over the part of the country known as Tornado Alley could lead to an active spring perhaps starting with the strong twister that ni...
Local News from 49 ABC News Topeka via Yahoo! News
Six plans involvement in Supreme Court's Phelps case
Mar 10, 2010 5:46 am
The highest court in the land will look at a Topeka group for picketing military funerals and the Kansas' Attorney General wants in on the action.
For saving lives from colon cancer, no test trumps colonoscopies
Mar 10, 2010 4:46 am
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and today several area health organizations teamed up to raise awareness about the disease.
Mar 10, 2010 4:46 am
Police Chief says Topeka needs gun law against "Open carry" law.
Plass Street closed Wednesday for gas line work
Mar 9, 2010 11:46 pm
Plass will be closed between 10th and 11th Wednesday for gas line work.
Mar 9, 2010 9:46 pm
State transportation officials are preparing to release a feasibility study that looks at the potential for expanding Amtrak rail service through Kansas.
Parkinson set to sign into law indoor smoking ban
Mar 9, 2010 6:31 pm
Gov. Mark Parkinson will sign into law the statewide ban on indoor smoking in public places later this week.
Topeka man sentenced after trying to rob federal agent
Mar 9, 2010 5:46 pm
A Topeka man has been sentenced to 17 years on drug and firearm charges in connection with an incident in which he was shot wile trying to rob a federal agent.
Property tax legislation gets major alteration in committee
Mar 9, 2010 5:46 pm
A legislative committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would give voters an opportunity to decide whether a local governing body could increase property taxes by more than the rate of inflation.
Kansas Senate panel hears support for higher taxes
Mar 9, 2010 5:31 pm
Legislators in Kansas are hearing from educators and social service advocates who want them to raise taxes to close a budget shortfall.
Advocates for disabled urging Legislature to restore cuts
Mar 9, 2010 4:31 pm
The advocates had set up white crosses to represent the 58 Kansans who they said have died while on a waiting list for state services.
Local News from Salina Journal via Yahoo! News
County asked to stop motocross track
Mar 10, 2010 4:54 am
3/9/2010 DAVID CLOUSTON The majority of speakers addressing Saline County commissioners Tuesday night did not want to see a motocross track approved for the Prairie Harbor Golf Course west of Salina, ...
Mar 10, 2010 12:39 am
3/9/2010 DAVID CLOUSTON Let it be clear, Saline Countys planning and zoning department is available and is involved in helping county landowners in their appeals to the Federal Emergency Management Ag...
Wheelchair returned to CityGo bus rider
Mar 10, 2010 12:09 am
A wheelchair stolen from a CityGo bus stop was returned to its owner Tuesday after an Assaria man who read about the theft in the Salina Journal spotted it in a ditch.
Salina could move to smaller air carrier with lower fares
Mar 9, 2010 10:54 pm
3/9/2010 TIM UNRUH Salinas choice for a scheduled air carrier beginning as soon as next month is Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines, which has smaller airplanes, more frequent flights and lower far...
Deputy chief has encounter with AWOL soldier
Mar 9, 2010 8:39 pm
3/9/2010 ERIN MATHEWS An soldier who was absent without leave from Fort Riley was arrested Monday after he allegedly reached for his gun during an encounter with Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mans...
Manhattan's St. Pat's party keeps police busy
Mar 9, 2010 4:09 pm
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Riley County police say they responded to 462 calls for service duirng last weekend's "Fake Paddy's Day" in Manhattan. Police spokesman Tim Hegarty says the event was...
9 former employees sue Topeka juvenile facility
Mar 9, 2010 4:09 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A closed juvenile center in Topeka has been sued for discrimination by nine former employees.
Mapping to study aquifer in Haskell County
Mar 9, 2010 4:09 pm
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A geologic mapping project to begin this summer in Haskell County will provide a better and more accurate look at the availability of aquifer water in the region, university ...
SES board considers gardening, pay-to-play
Mar 9, 2010 11:27 am
GYPSUM -- Southeast of Saline School Board members gave preliminary approval Monday night to a plan to start a school vegetable garden, but they balked at a proposed "pay-to-play" plan desig...
Mar 9, 2010 11:27 am
BURGLARY -- Craftsman tools and tool boxes and a large Craftsman air compressor belonging to James Weisgerber were taken from 1993 W. Smolan between Jan. 1 and 11 a.m. Saturday and a window frame was ...
