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KDHE lifts stream advisory at Tuttle Creek Lake
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (250+ words) The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. EPA Heartland Region, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment successfully recovered" a submerged fuel tank at Tuttle Creek Lake. The comprehensive water quality sampling and monitoring plan continues to guide…...
Small earthquake shakes central Kansas
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (61+ words) Small earthquake shakes central Kansas'Hays Post Small earthquake shakes central Kansas SALINE COUNTY'A small earthquake shook central Kansas on Wednesday afternoon. Just after 2p.m., a 3.5 magnitude quake was centered approximately 3 miles east of Assaria in Saline County, according to the U.S. Geological…...
Geologic map for Jewell County now available; rocks rich in marine fossils
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) By JULIE TOLLESONKU News Service LAWRENCE'The Kansas Geological Survey has released a new full-color geologic map of Jewell County, where an ancient inland sea left rocks rich in fossils, time and erosion created a striking landscape, and excavations reveal evidence…...
USGS reports more earthquakes in central Kansas
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) SALINE COUNTY " Small earthquakes shook central Kansas on over the weekend. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday, a quake measuring a magnitude 3.4 rattled portions of rural Saline County approximately 4.3 ... USGS reports more earthquakes in central Kansas SALINE COUNTY " Small earthquakes shook central Kansas…...
USGS reports more earthquake activity in central Kansas
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) SALINE COUNTY " The ground continues to shake in central Kansas." The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.3 magnitude earthquake just before 6:30p.m. Monday was centered approximately 3 miles east of Assaria. This is the fourth quake in the area since Saturday. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday,…...
Small earthquake reported in central Kansas
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (97+ words) SALINE COUNTY " A small earthquake shook central Kansas on Saturday. Just before 4:30p.m., a quake measuring a magnitude 3.4 rattled portions of rural Saline County approximately 4.3 miles east of ... Small earthquake reported in central Kansas SALINE COUNTY " A small earthquake shook central…...
Future of water is Kansas governor's 'North Star"
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (499+ words) By BECKY KISERHays Post In her second term as governor and final 18 months in public office, Gov. Laura Kelly has elevated water in Kansas to her highest priority, her "North Star." "All the other issues are important as well," she…...
Series of small earthquakes reported in NW Kansas
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (127+ words) GRHAM COUNTY " A series of small earthquakes shook northwest Kansas on Saturday and early Sunday. Just after 2p.m. Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2. 6 magnitude quake approximately 4.3 miles southwest of Bogue. "Just before 4p.m. the USGS reported a 2.5 magnitude quake 5 and one…...