State and Region

State ag leaders weigh solutions for vet shortages

TOPEKA — Kansas and the nation face a veterinarian shortage, and state agriculture experts are collaborating to draw more vets to practice in rural areas. Kansas State University officials are supporting programs that introduce veterinary students to rural lifestyles and gathering data ...

Girls flag football now an official high school sport

There are a lot of ways flag football differs from tackle football, including field size, first downs and even the number of players in a game. But in Kansas, there’s now one more similarity between the two sports. The Kansas State High School Activities Association voted on Thursday to ...

Supreme Court rejects self-defense claims in slaying of U.S. Army soldier in Manhattan

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously affirmed first-degree murder and attempted murder convictions Friday of a former U.S. Army soldier who admitted shooting a fellow soldier to death outside a Manhattan bar but argued the jury should have been allowed to consider his claim of ...