Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in March. This is unchanged from 2.9% in February and an increase from 2.4% in March 2022. Dickinson County stands at 3.4 percent. Salina County 2.8, Geary County 4.3 percent, Clay County 2.9 and R...
President-Elect Eisenhower standing with soldiers of the 15th Regiment, 3rd U.S. Infantry Division, in South Korea on December 4, 1952. (L to R) Sgt. Jack Hutcherson, Eisenhower, PFC Casper Skudlarek, and Cpl. James Murray, who would be KIA several days after meeting Eisenhower. U.S. Army Photo, Courtesy of the Eisenhower Presidential Library The public is invited to attend the A...
More than 1,000 acres burned and a residential structure was lost in a grass fire in Geary County on Wednesday. The fire occurred south of Junction City near Highway 77 and Lyons Creek Road. Crews from Junction City, Dickinson County, Riley County Morris County, Fort Riley, Grandview and the Kansas Forest Service fought the blaze. Area farmers also brought water to fill tanks. EMS said one firefig...
One of the longest-anticipated openings in animal health care research has been set for May 24. Senator Jerry Moran helped secure $1.25 billion in federal funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility through his role on the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The facility is the nation’s only large animal facility built to handle pathogens that do not currently have treatments or count...
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad is ready to start chugging down the tracks. According to the organization, the schedule for the soon-to-begin 2023 season includes over 200 rail trips between Abilene and Enterprise, some of which will include new special excursion and dinner trains and events. The timetable represents the railroad’s most ambitious schedule yet as the A&SV obser...
The Army has provided an update on an incident in which one person was shot during an incident at an entrance gate to Fort Riley. The military says following the March 20th incident at Trooper gate the civilian Department of the Army Security Guard, a 62-year-old male, remains assigned to administrative duties. The 22-year-old male civilian suspect who was driving the vehicle that struck the activ...
In an effort to both prevent and solve crime, the Abilene Police Department has partnered with Flock Safety to install two automated license plate readers in Abilene. These license plate readers have the ability to send real-time alerts to law enforcement when a stolen car or known wanted suspect from a national crime database passes by a camera. They can also send alerts if a vehicle associated...
In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri created energy shortages across much of the central United States. As a result, Evergy Kansas Central experienced extraordinary costs related to generating, purchasing, and delivering power to its customers during the storm. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved an agreement allowing Evergy to recover those costs. For Evergy Kansas Central customer...
The Riley County Police Department said more than 16 homes were threatened Monday but none were lost in the southern part of the county. The fire started in the median of Hwy 177 near Deep Creek Road on Monday. It spread quickly to surrounding areas and burned about 300-400 acres. The Kansas Forest Service contracted aircraft are making water drops coordinated by personnel on scene. The Riley Coun...
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