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Kansas recorded a 0.4 percent decrease in establishment employment in June, the biggest month-to-month payroll job loss among all the states.Yet, at the same time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said today ...

President George W. Bush today approved Governor Kathleen Sebelius' request for a federal disaster declaration in Kansas for public assistance for 46 counties in Kansas.

A relatively new method of recovering methane from underground coal beds helped elevate production in southeastern Kansas and boosted Wilson County into the state's top 10 list of gas-producing counties.

"Feed my people" describes how the price of pizza in New York has risen by one dollar per slice in recent months, in part because of the rising cost of wheat.

Kenneth Sewing just finished cleanup on his property near St. John, where his house was destroyed by the same twister that flattened Greensburg last year.

Two people were killed in Pratt County when tornadoes ripped through the state Friday evening and early Saturday morning.

More than 40 University of Kansas faculty and staff will explore central and south-central Kansas on Thursday, May 22, stopping along the way to learn more about wind power, military history, old-time flour ... via The University of Kansas

“It looks like we'll have some severe storms near Dodge City and along the dry line”

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for 24 counties in southwest Kansas until 9 p.m. today. via The Wichita Eagle

“Upon advice of counsel, I assert my Fifth Amendment right.”

Stephen Schneider knew the high volume of drug overdoses among his clinic patients was attracting the wrong kind of attention. via Topeka Capital-Journal

The blazing hot summer of 1936. Massive flooding in 1951. The June 8, 1966, tornado that tore trough Topeka. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“It's been rewarding to see the building take shape over the last few weeks and see our work from the beginning of the semester come to life”

WHAT : Seven "oversize load" trucks with pilot vehicles will haul a prefabricated, environmentally sustainable arts center about 325 miles across Kansas -- from Lawrence to Greensburg. via The University of Kansas

The Highway Patrol says an 11-year-old Kansas girl is recovering from injuries suffered when the pickup truck she was driving went out of control and crashed. via Newton Kansan

The highway patrol says an 11-year-old girl was driving a pickup truck that slid on gravel and crashed in Stafford County in south-central Kansas. via KAKE-TV Wichita

“A Civil War in Kansas, More bloodshed to be expected today.”

This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: 'To the stars through difficulties.'

As pioneer settlement in Kansas spread west, there were skirmishes, sometimes bloody and devious, over the establishment of county seats.

Kansas, already notorious as 'Bleeding Kansas,' nicknamed because of the violent territorial disputes over whether the state would be admitted to the union pro-slavery or anti-slavery, continued its reputation long after the Civil War. Read more

Thelma Bleger, a resident of Shanoan Springs Residence is celebrating her 1 00th birthday on Jan. via Chickasha Daily Express

“While a four percentage point drop in the number of workers with health benefits may be significant, it does not imply that these benefits are vanishing”

U.S. employers will continue to offer health insurance to employees but will ask workers to contribute more to cover the cost, according to a study released on Thursday by the Employee Benefit Research ... via EMaxHealth

A three-car accident on U.S. 50 late Friday left one person dead and two others injured. via The Wichita Eagle

A three-vehicle crash in Reno County kills a man from Stafford. It happened about ten o'clock Friday night on US-50 at Andre Road near Plevna. via KBSL 10

“For Lisa to do something like that ... that was Bobbie Jo's first baby, Lisa just had no right to do that”

This is a file photo of the booking photo released Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, by the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department of Lisa Montgomery. via Bellingham Herald

“The evidence to me shows that she regained consciousness while the incision was being made, a struggle ensued and she was strangled again”

FORUMS MULTIMEDIA Doctor: Victim awake during Caesarean 10/6/2007, 12:51 a.m. PDT By MARGARET STAFFORD KANSAS CITY, Mo. via The Oregonian