KSCB News

Alcohol Related Car Crashes Down In Kansas - April 09, 2012

Fewer people are crashing and dying on Kansas roads because of alcohol. Preliminary data from the Kansas Department of Transportation shows the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths dropped...

Natural Gas Glut Means Drilling Must Slow - April 09, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. natural gas market is bursting at the seams. So much natural gas is being produced that soon there may be nowhere left to put the country's swelling surplus. After years...

Memorial Hospital of Texas County Board of Control To Meet - April 08, 2012

The Memorial Hospital of Texas County Board of Control will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Tuesday to consider a contract for NewLight Healthcare, a hospital management firm based in Austin, Tex...

Driving Instructor Sentenced - April 08, 2012

LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) - A southwest Kansas driving school owner has been sentenced to eight months in prison for accepting money in exchange for passing grades and commercial driver's license certifi...

Brownback’s Chief Of Staff Steps Down - April 06, 2012

Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today that Chief of Staff David Kensinger is stepping down to return to work in the private sector. Brownback has ...

Grants Available For Specialty Crops In Kansas - April 06, 2012

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its 2012 specialty crop grant program. Kansas will receive nearly $260,000 for the program this year from the U.S. Department of Ag...

Gas Compressor Institute Coming To Liberal - April 06, 2012

Seward County Community College/Area Technical School and the Pipeline Institute for Education will hold its 60th annual Gas Compressor Institute April 17-18 at the Seward County Event Center. ...

New Political Party in Oklahoma - April 06, 2012

Americans Elect is now a recognized political party in Oklahoma. The Libertarian Party did not obtain enough valid petition signatures to gain recognition. Voters will need to be aware o...

House/Senate Budget Committees To Convene - April 06, 2012

Committees of the Kansas House and Senate plan to resume work on budget issues before the Legislature formally returns from its annual spring break. The Senate Ways and Means Committee has sch...

Kansas Agency Urging Removal of Dead Pine Trees - April 06, 2012

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Department of Agriculture is urging residents to remove dead pine trees in April to prevent the spread of disease. Trees that are killed by pine wilt can become...