Ferret program struggles with weather in Logan County
In Russell Springs Logan County the black footed ferret reintroduction stalls due to drought and habitat shifts. Dan Mulhern of the US Fish and Wildlife Service says more recovery sites are needed despite finding 13 ferrets in an eight night survey and confirming reproduction with at least five young animals.
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Russell Springs
Logan County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dan Mulhern
Mulhern
FWS
Haverfield-Earnhardt
Butte Creek Ranch
Smoky Valley Ranch
Oakley
Natural Conservancy
Butte Creek
Nature Conservancy
Kansas museum to receive $1 million grant for gallery upgrade
The Kansas Historical Foundation will renovate the entrance gallery of the Kansas Museum of History with a $1 million grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, the largest gift in the society’s history. The project will create an interactive teaching space and honor a Pearl Harbor artifact rescued by a Topekan. The Hansen Foundation, created in 1965 to aid northwest Kansas, marks its 50th anniversary with the gift.
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The
Kansas Historical Foundation
Dane G. Hansen
Kansas
Kansas Museum
Testimony urges raising auto insurance coverage in Kansas
A Wichita hearing on House Bill 2067 heard harrowing witness accounts of crash costs and failed coverage. Tommie Burton described severe injuries and a stalled life, with medical bills over 120000 and a divorce after job loss. Testimony urged raising minimums from 25000/50000/10000 to 50000/100000 with insurers and victims backing the move, while prominent groups warned of higher rents and prices.
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Tommie Burton
Wichita
Burton
Ramon Gonzalez
Gonzalez
House Committee On Insurance
Special
Oskaloosa
Carl Meyer
Meyer
Dustin DeVaughn
DeVaughn
Will Larson
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
Enterprise
Christine Peterson
Kansas
Peterson
Melanie French
Overland Park
Kansas Legislative Research Department
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State Historical Foundation
E. Mary Styord
Stephanie Bogner
Aloha
Luau
10Th Street
Kansas Avenue
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