Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam said proliferation of the pathogen was concentrated in Kansas at egg-laying facilities in McPherson and Rice counties and in gamebird facilities in Mitchell County.

A Jackson County judge has determined that a 15-year-old boy, accused in the killing of a beloved Kansas City restaurant owner, will not stand trial as an adult.

On Friday morning, to kick off the livestock show, Kansas’ Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Beam, presented a special government proclamation stating that the month of October is American Royal Month.