When an Oklahoma man was killed by a tiger last year, the incident put a spotlight on the safety risks of owning these animals. A federal law restricts who can own and breed big cats. But as Harvest Public Media’s Anna Pope reports, some animal welfare advocates say those rules don’t go far enough.
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- Kansas officials are expected to select the state’s next education commissioner by next month.
- Kansas State University researchers are looking for ways to mitigate high cancer rates in rural areas.
- A new statewide effort is helping students in Kansas lead voter registration drives in their own high schools.
- A bridge in north Wichita has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
- The Sedgwick County Register of Deeds is now offering passport appointments and other services at a new satellite location in Haysville.
- Roofing manufacturer GAF and locally owned Rhoden Roofing have partnered to launch a scholarship for students studying construction at WSU Tech.
- Postseason basketball will return to WSU's Charles Koch Arena today as the Shockers host a first-round game in the National Invitation Tournament.
- Work will begin soon on repairs to a bridge on US 77 in Cowley County.
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