Extended Outlook with Thursday Thunderstorms Possible
Thursday brings partial sun and a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms with highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night turns partly cloudy with a 40 percent thunderstorm risk and lows in the upper 50s.
Wind task force report seen as statewide guide for Kansas
The Wind and Prairie Task Force released a report with statewide relevance, suggesting models for wind energy development beyond the Flint Hills. It proposes either maintaining local zoning or a temporary moratorium with state regulation, while urging energy policy review and transmission expansion to support wind power across western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Wind Energy Task Force
Flint Hills
Wind and Prairie Task Force
Sebelius
Cochairman
Jerry Lonergan
Kansas
Lonergan
Kansas Inc
Energy Policy Council
Smoky Hills
Cheyenne Bottoms
Great Bend
Red Hills
Gyp Hills
Energy Council
Sdn
Janis Lee
D-Kensington
The
Senate Utilities
Missouri
Steve Stengel
FPL Energy
Gray County
FPL
Stengel
Chris Grenz
Grenz
Dailynews.net
Record-setting oil prices boost Kansas severance tax intake
Kansas sees a surprising rise in severance tax receipts as oil prices top $40 per barrel, with $16.7 million collected so far in the budget year, about $1.6 million above last year. Experts warn gains may be offset by weaker motor fuel, sales taxes, and state vehicle costs, while officials note the improvement is not a windfall.
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Topeka
Kansas
Duane Goossen
Texas
Alaska
Goossen
Kathleen Sebelius
Caleb Asher
Kansas Department of Administration
Calendar Highlights From Hays Kansas Events
A compilation of local happenings includes Chautauqua lecture on Civil War origins at Prairie Museum with Kansas Humanities Council and contact options. Ellis PEO Chapter fundraiser at Ellis High School. Hays City Commission work session. Fort Hays State University theater productions Bye Bye Birdie with ticket details. Kansas Legal Services open house. Hays Area Chamber ribbon cutting. police urging porch light safety with weekly schedules. deadline for calendar entries is Hays Daily News.
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Colby
Kansas
Kansas Humanities Council
Prairie Museum of Art and History
Franklin
Museum
Leilani Thomas
Colby Convention and Visitors Bureau
Ellis — Ellis
PEO
Hays City Band
Washington Grade School
Hays Area
Heartland Community Theater
Fort Hays State University
Felten-Start Theatre
Hutch gas explosion case moves to Wyandotte County
A class action by property owners against ONEOK Inc. regarding the January 2001 Hutchinson gas explosions that killed two people will move to Wyandotte County. The suit seeks 80 million dollars for lost property values and business. Pretrial publicity concerns prompted the transfer.
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Hutch
Wyandotte County
Tulsa
ONEOK
Reno
Rome
Toneok
Hutchinson
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