Rice County News

KDA Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity

Wednesday, January 25

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.The grant funds are in turn granted to... Read More.

UPDATE: Condition of Deputy Shot in Officer-involved Shooting

Wednesday, January 25

FORD COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), and the Ford County Sheriff’s Office updated on the deputy who remained hospitalized in Wichita after an officer-involved shooting occurred Monday in Dodge City, Kansas.The deputy from the Ford County Sheriff’s Office was released... Read More.

KBI: Man arrested for murder in McPherson County

Tuesday, January 24

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Canton Police Department are conducting a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead outside her home in Canton, Kansas. The Canton Police Department requested KBI assistance just before 4 p.m. on... Read More.

UPDATE: Multiple Sheriff’s Deputies Shot in Officer-involved Shooting

Tuesday, January 24

FORD COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) updated on the conditions of the law enforcement officers involved in the Monday morning shooting in Dodge City,... Read More.

Route Set for 2023 Biking Across Kansas

Monday, January 23

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Biking Across Kansas, the annual eight-day bicycle tour across the state recently announced its route for 2023. This year’s tour, held June 10-17, will again travel through Central Kansas, with overnight stops in Stafford and Newton.The very first Biking Across Kansas... Read More.

Insight: Rural Minds MatterB

Monday, January 23

By Laura Haffner, Ellis County farmer (Kansas Farm Bureau) - Farmers and ranchers are some of the most resilient people I know. They weather incredible odds, pun intended, from droughts, to floods, fire, hail, blizzards and more. This doesn’t even touch the volatile input costs,... Read More.

Statewide Tax Cuts on the Table in Topeka

Monday, January 23

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR/KNS) - Tax cuts are squarely on the agenda for Kansas lawmakers this session. But they’ll have to choose from several competing proposals. Which taxes to cut... and by how much? Those are the questions facing the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled... Read More.

Kansas Sets New High for Graduation Rate in 2022

Monday, January 23

(KASB) - According to new data released by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas graduation rate for public high schools in 2022 increased to 89.1 percent, the highest graduation rate since the state adopted the current calculation rate in 2010. The graduation rate... Read More.

Kansas Man Arrested after House Fire Killed Woman, 2 Girls

Monday, January 23

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The only survivor of a Kansas house fire that killed a woman and two young girls has been arrested on suspicion of setting the blaze. Topeka police arrested Kyle J. Tyler, 32, of Holton, on Saturday, not long after he was... Read More.

KBOR Approves Criminal Justice Program for Kansas State

Sunday, January 22

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - The Kansas Board of Regents has approved a new criminology degree program at Kansas State University, despite concerns about similar degrees being offered elsewhere in the state. Officials from Emporia State University opposed the move, saying Kansas doesn’t need another... Read More.

KBI Investigating Officer-involved Shooting in Sumner County

Sunday, January 22

SUMNER COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Sumner County. The Wellington Police Department requested KBI investigative assistance on Saturday, January 21, at 11:07 p.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team... Read More.

K-42 Bridge Project to Begin in Kingman County Soon; Traffic to be Detoured

Friday, January 20

KINGMAN COUNTY, Kan. - Work on a K-42 bridge replacement in Kingman County is expected to start around Monday, Jan. 30.The Kansas Department of Transportation project is over Chikaskia River drainage on K-42 almost 8 miles west of K-14, between Zenda and Spivey.During the... Read More.