State and Region

Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled

There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said that the various shredded cheeses were recalled by Great Lakes Cheese ...

AP: Kansas State football coach set to announce retirement today

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman is retiring after seven seasons with the Wildcats, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday, ending a tenure that included a Big 12 championship and a bowl trip every year but one. The person spoke on condition of ...

Wichita reports another delay for water treatment plant

More than six years after work began on Wichita’s new water treatment plant, work has “ceased” — and it’s not because the plant is finished. Wichita city officials announced Wednesday that “ongoing issues” with the plant’s clarifiers has caused work to stop at the ...

Rural areas work together to address housing shortage

BARTON COUNTY — The problem sounds easy: Kansas has too few houses for sale, especially in small, rural communities struggling to attract young people and new businesses. The simple answer is to build more houses. But those in real estate say this shortage has been years in the making, ...