August 2025
Scammers using fake KDOT traffic texts to demand payments
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is warning about a new scam circulating via text message. The texts falsely claim to be from KDOT and the Kansas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) giving a final notice of unpaid traffic tickets, and that enforcement will begin soon.
The recipe for healthy dogs begins with food
Nutrition is a cornerstone of good health. The right foods provide vitamins and minerals that affect everything from energy levels to susceptibility to disease to body weight. Companion animals also derive similar benefits from nutritious foods, but pet parents may not recognize all of their options. Store shelves are lined with countless dog foods, and some pack a more nutritious punch than others.
Will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ help farmers in the Midwest and Great Plains? It depends
BY RACHEL CRAMERKCUR/Kansas News Service The massive legislation extends tax cuts and increases safety nets for farmers who grow commodities, like corn, wheat and rice.… Login to continue reading Login…
State officials again refuse to release Kansans’ personal data to USDA
BY MORGAN CHILSONKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal… Login to continue reading Login…
Trump’s big proposed cuts to health and education spending rebuffed by US Senate panel
BY ARIANA FIGUEROA and SHAUNEEN MIRANDAStates Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Thursday largely rejected Trump administration proposals to slash funding for… Login to continue reading Login…
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding
BY SHAUNEEN MIRANDAStates Newsroom WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down. The announcement came just one day… Login to continue reading Login…
MURPHY’S LAW: Athletes on television are people too
Sometimes, I think we forget the people we watch on television are people, too.
HEART OF A TIGER: Kiley Whipple plants seeds of passion and purpose
HAYS - I love it when young alumni remind us why we do what we do— why we teach, mentor, and build programs that stretch beyond the classroom. Kiley Whipple is one of those students.
Kansas AG, protecting American fossil fuels, asks for investigation of Chinese organization
BY ANNA KAMINSKIKansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general wants U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate a Chinese energy organization he accuses of… Login to continue reading Login…