State and Region

State lifts health advisory for blue-green algae at Clinton Lake

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has lifted its blue-green algae health advisory for Clinton Lake. Advisories are lifted when cell densities and toxin concentrations dissipate to levels below the "Watch" thresholds. Clinton Lake was added to the Watch list in June and was ...

Kansas cases of cyclospora more than double this week

TOPEKA — Kansas cases of a foodborne illness that causes explosive diarrhea doubled this week to 55, and a national health agency said cases exceeded 7,000 nationwide. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control for the University of Kansas Health System, said ...

At the Kansas truck rodeo, pro drivers show off their skills

A few miles outside of Mulvane, truck drivers gather once every summer for a unique kind of rodeo. It’s the state truck rodeo, known more formally as the Kansas Motor Carriers Association’s Truck Driving Championship. Truckers from different companies compete to show off their knowledge ...

Kansas reports 9% reduction in classroom teacher vacancies

TOPEKA — The vacancy rate among Kansas teachers employed by accredited K-12 schools declined 9.1% this spring as more special education, science, math, elementary and other hard-to-fill classroom instructional slots were filled, state officials said. The Kansas State Department of ...

Health agency says fire at Galena landfill is finally out

TOPEKA — Remediation steps to put out a smoldering fire at the Galena Landfill were successful, and the landfill operator will continue work to meet other state requirements, a health agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. The fire that has been alight at the landfill for weeks to months was ...