For James McConchie, the story finally has been told. "Medicine Under Canvas," a film documenting the World War II service of the 77th Evacuation Hospital, formed at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has been completed.
Sen. Susan Wagle has made it official: She's making a run to replace Senate President Steve Morris. Wagle, a conservative Republican from Wichita, announced Monday that she had mailed letters the night before to all Senate Republicans announcing her candidacy.
The election isn't over yet in Crawford County. County commissioners ordered a full recount of the election after a meeting Monday on equipment problems and a count of provisional ballots, the Joplin Globe reported on its Web site. The recount begins at 8 a.m. today and will be open to the public.
Standing under a persimmon tree outside Strong Hall at the University of Kansas, you can get not only a late fall snack, but also a glimpse of what winter will bring.
His mornings in the kitchen at Carolyn's Essenhaus begin at 4 a.m. Two-and-a-half hours later, after a whirlwind of activity moves him from the baking area to the grill, Eldon Bontrager, 76, sits down to his own home-cooked breakfast of fresh-baked biscuits and sausage gravy.
Margo Lysell of Lindsborg said she "desperately" wants to attend the 2009 Presidential Inauguration with her 4-year-old son, Haven, who considers President-elect Barack Obama a superhero.
Electric companies produce almost a third of the greenhouse gas emissions in Kansas, according to a state audit for a group created to find ways to combat climate change. If the state moves forward with regulations on greenhouse gases, electric utilities would likely feel the brunt. But agriculture and anyone who owns trucks and cars would also likely feel the effects. Each sector produces 17 percent of the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
The state board that regulates doctors is undergoing what its new leader calls a "huge institutional and cultural change" that includes quicker responses to complaints and more communication with the public.
Weekday job, weekend cowboy Jeff Miller was living his dream. He did rodeo in high school and won. Went to college on a rodeo scholarship and won. Went pro and kept winning, living in a trailer with a couple other guys, traveling across the country and breaking even, doing what he loved.
Problems with a vote-reading machine and a significant number of provisional ballots have made the race for Crawford County attorney too close to call.
Surprises keep popping up eight years into a massive renovation of the Statehouse, including a hidden fireplace and newly discovered marble.
Senate President Steve Morris said Friday that legislators might revisit the gambling law enacted last year with an eye toward lowering the state's take from slot machines at race tracks.
With the 2008 election season over, Rep. Jerry Moran filed paperwork Friday that allows him to accept contributions for a U.S. Senate campaign.
Kansans can go online to participate in a discussion about health care reform in the state. The discussion is part of "Voices for Health Care," sponsored in part by the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition.
Provisional ballots could reverse the outcome in four legislative races: The 22nd Senate District: Incumbent Sen. Roger Reitz, R-Manhattan, led in his re-election bid by 152 votes out of more than 24,000 cast.
Sterling will get a new grade school after voters in the Rice County School District narrowly approved a $20.4 million bond issue Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says remains found in South Vietnam have been identified as those of a suburban Kansas City Marine and three others whose helicopter was shot down in 1968.
New lottery games that will benefit Kansas veterans are heading to retailers this week. The new tickets, a $2 Betty Boop and a $1 Military Mascots, were unveiled Thursday and will be on sale as soon as retailers have them. Money from sales of those lottery tickets will benefit Kansas veterans programs and help with construction of additional space at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard.
Turnout in this year's election just barely set a state record, sparking a debate about whether excitement over President-elect Barack Obama was as intense in Kansas as some Democrats thought.
Kansas Democrats were elated at winning the White House, but they didn't have much to celebrate after looking at state election results.
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