Rainfall brings relief to southwest Kansas farmers
Farmers and agriculture officials hailed a steady rain across southwest Kansas this week. The National Weather Service reported 1 to 2 inches in most areas through Wednesday with some spots reaching 3 inches, and an additional half to inch expected before sunset. The moisture eases drought and helps wheat and fuel wildfire risk reduction, offering long term benefits as ground soaks up the rain.
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Katelyn Barthol
Finney County Extension Office
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Kansas
Bill Turner
NWS
Turner
Ward
Barthel
Kansas Senate bucks budget path amid tax and revenue strife
Kansas Senate clashes over a two year budget plan as GOP and Democratic factions spar over balancing the state books. With a possible court ruling on K 12 funding and tax policy, leaders warn the skeleton plan falls short and a revenue package will be needed. The session resumes after April tax reports, with Gov. Brownback's veto of reform legislation still in play and talks of expanding Medicaid and boosting spending for mental health education and children programs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Sam Brownback
Carolyn McGinn
Sedgwick
McGinn
Laura Kelly
Jim Denning
Overland Park
House
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Ty Masterson
Andover
Masterson
Brownback
Ways and Means Committee
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Local PA banned from practicing medicine in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that Joel Erskin a Garden City physician assistant and part owner of Renovo Medical LLC and University Medical LLC is permanently barred from practicing medicine in Kansas following a consent judgment. The order requires repayment of funds and compliance with consumer protection terms and may include civil penalties up to 150000. The case followed undercover investigation and federal cooperation after misbranded Botox was seized and 175 patients received injections from 2013 to 2015.
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Garden City
Canada
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Joel Erskin
Renovo Medical LLC
University Medical LLC
Michael Quint
Finney County
Erskin
Schmidt
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
Renovo
FDA
Allergan
Weekend Weather Snapshot
A brief forecast notes a partly cloudy day with a high of 61 and low 34. Friday continues partly cloudy with a high of 55 and low 33, signaling mild, dry conditions ahead.
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