TOPEKA — State Rep. Stephanie Byers believes the Kansas Board of Education’s retention of the state’s education commissioner after cracking a childish joke about alleged violent tendencies of First Nations people illustrated how deeply racism was buried in mainstream culture.
“Moving heaven and earth.” That’s a saying to describe doing everything possible to make something happen. Today we’ll meet a Kansas company which literally follows that philosophy.
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education rejected the resignation Friday of the state education commissioner following evidence he said during a video conference that during his youth he tried to persuade children to fear for their safety among American Indians.
Everyone has suffered at the hands of the pandemic freezing the world on its axis in 2020. Statewide, athletes at all levels experienced uncertainty of the future as all competition was called to an end.
Taylor Clark is grateful for all the scholarship money she has won while participating in the Miss Kansas Organization (MKO) since she was 5 years old. Clark, who now bears the title of Miss Kansas, wants other young women to experience the same kind of opportunities.
Students from Russell High School, Ruppenthal Middle School, Simpson and Bickerdyke Elementaries will be featured in an art exhibition at Deines Cultural Center beginning Sunday afternoon from 2-4. The gallery will remain open until April 3, with the Deines open Tuesday through Friday from 12- 5, Saturday and Sunday from 1-5.
Kansas is currently on pace to surpass it’s 2021 numbers for fatality fires following four located in Northeast Kansas. In December of 2021, Ellis county faced a massive windstorm accompanied by wildfires that demolished at least eight homes and acres of land.
Time to protect water in Kansas is running short. Parts of the aquifer in far western Kansas may only have 10 years of water left.
The first Science Café of 2022 will take place next Monday with Dr. James Balthazor presenting “Saving Bees by Killing Them”. The monthly event will take place at The Venue, located in Thirsty’s Brew Pub and Grill beginning at 7.
WASHINGTON (AP) ‚Äî Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Monday that she was open to lifting interest rates by more than the traditional quarter-point at the central bank’s next meeting in March.