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- Richard Ferguson, UNL professor of agronomy and horticulture Charles Wortmann, University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture professor and Nebraska Extension soil and nutrient management specialist, will retire May 31 after a 20-year career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. A virtual retirement reception will be held May 13 from 2 to 3 p.m., CDT, via Zoom. Friends and colleagues can leave a note or photo memory in the online guestbook. A native of Hartington, Nebrask...

A bill now signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly aims to modernize the state's legacy unemployment IT system, as well as address other issues dealing with unemployment.

After a dramatic series of twists and turns, a major school choice expansion in Kansas was shot down Friday in the Kansas Senate, with legislators now forced to find a path forward on funding the states public schools. The legislation narrowly passed the Kansas House on Friday but hit a snag in the Kansas Senate. Ultimately, supporters were unable to overcome skepticism from moderate Republicans over a sweeping new school choice program allowing families to use public per-pupil funding for...

After dramatic debate, Kansas lawmakers shoot down school choice expansion Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal © Rafael Garcia/The Capital-Journal Sitting at separated tables, the student winners of each Manhattan Catholic Schools classrooms spelling bee wait their turn at the schoolwide spelling bee Jan. 27, 2021. After a dramatic series of twists and turns, a major school choice expansion in Kansas was shot down Friday in the Kansas Senate, with legislators now forced to ...

Prince George Community Foundation makes largest donation ever SHARE ON: PGCF 25th Logo (Photo by PGCF Facebook) The Prince George Community Foundation is donating $155,000 to the Prince George Cancer Centre for the North. This donation is the largest donation ever made by the PGCF and is being made to celebrate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary. All funding will be allocated to bringing a Precision Radiation Program to the centre. “The creation of this robust research program will test th...

A financing program aimed at spurring economic development is causing a rift among Kansas Republican legislators. While Republicans tend to stick together and overwhelm the other party with their two-thirds majority, this particular issue has not recognized any party lines. STAR Bonds, short for Sales Tax and Revenue Bonds, allows municipalities to issue bonds to finance development of major commercial, entertainment and tourism projects. Bonds are paid off through sales tax revenue generated b...

Houston Methodist finds multiple cases of significant coronavirus mutations, including Brazil strain Infectious disease pathologists have sequenced more than 20,000 genomes of SARS-CoV-2 virus Newswise — HOUSTON-(March 2, 2021) – Houston Methodist discovered 28 cases of coronavirus variants in its latest batches of virus genomes sequenced from patients with positive COVID-19 tests, including what might be the state’s first confirmation of four cases of the Brazil variant known as P.1. Hou...

A former Milwaukee Fire Department lieutenant has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

Posted: Feb 08, 2021 2:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 10 Dr. Tyler Black is a psychiatrist who specializes in the study of suicide at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He says recently released data out of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan suggest suicide rates declined in 2020. .(Screenshot/Zoom) Widespread assumptions that suicide rates would increase during the pandemic are not supported by the growing amount of evidence coming out of Canadian provinces and other j...

Kansas Senate bill would limit local governments ability to retire fossil fuels Sarah Spicer, The Wichita Eagle Feb. 1—Cities would not be able to ban natural gas as an energy source under a bill being considered in the Kansas Senate. Environmental organizations say the bill could slow a transition to renewable energy, while supporters say measure would help keep Kansas electric rates low. "I understand that cities that might want to go all-electric, but I think they should ha...