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Funding cuts for agency to limit testing sites; hunters encouraged to report sick deer Due to a funding cut to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) chronic wasting disease (CWD) budget, the agency is scaling back CWD testing in eastern Kansas. Testing will continue as usual in western Kansas, where the risk of CWD is highest. ... Read More

Trespassers face stiff penalties, damage landowner-hunter relationsPRATT — With the firearm deer season in full swing as of Dec. 1 — and other seasons ongoing — the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all hunters that it is illegal to hunt on private land, posted or not, without the owner's permission. Whether someone actual ... Read More

Safe Kids Kansas campaigns to prevent childhood drowningTOPEKA — It’s a warm summer day, and you’re at the beach with your kids. Your cell phone rings, and you answer it, shifting your focus from your kids to the conversation. Good idea? Not at all, according to Safe Kids Kansas, a coalition of more than 70 statewide and regional organizations ... Read More

Boaters reminded of threat and prevention steps before holiday weekendEMPORIA – On Wednesday, June 29, 2011, officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that zebra mussels have been found in Council Grove Reservoir in Morris County and Melvern Reservoir in Osage County. Addi ... Read More

Sept. 1, 2011
Landowners, hunters urged to avoid attracting deer to feeders; concentrating deer spreads hemorrhagic diseaseEMPORIA — Late August through early October is a time when people occasionally see sick and dead deer and wonder what is happening. The disease most often associated with these losses is a virus called hemorrhagic disease ... Read More

Aug. 31, 2012
One lake removed from list, one upgraded to Warning status, one new listingTOPEKA — On Aug. 31, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae, and alerts for three lakes have changed. A health Advisory has been lifted at Riggs Park Lake in Sedgwic ... Read More

Sept. 6, 2012
Milford Reservoir and Lake Scott State Park added to Advisory list TOPEKA — On Sept. 6, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae, and Milford Reservoir and Lake Scott State Park have been added to the Advisory list. These are the only change ... Read More

Sept. 14, 2012
Alerts lifted for Milford Reservoir and two Johnson County lakesTOPEKA — On Sept. 13, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae. Milford Reservoir, Deanna Rose Farmstead Lake, and South Park Lake (both in Johnson County) have been removed fr ... Read More

Sept. 20, 2012One local lake downgraded to an Advisory status; others remain unchangedTOPEKA — On Sept. 20, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae. Harvey County West Park Lake in Harvey County has been moved from the Warning list to the less serious Adv ... Read More

Sept. 28, 2012List of Warnings and Advisories unchanged from last weekTOPEKA — On Sept. 27, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae. There have been no changes since last week’s results, and the list of lakes on the Warning and Advisory remains unchanged. ... Read More

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