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Wichita's Po Boy Pizza to close as owner retires
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The owner of a southeast Wichita pizza restaurant is calling it a day. After over three decades of serving up delicious meals, Po Boy Pizza, located near the former Southeast High School, will officially close their doors on August 6. In a Facebook post, owner May...
KU signs women’s golf to contract extension
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Kansas women’s golf is investing in head coach Lindsay Kuhle for the long run. Kuhle is signing a three-year extension, KU director of athletics Travis Goff announced Monday, keeping her with the Jayhawks through the 2028-29 season. Since arriving to Lawrence in 2021, Kuhle has led KU women’s golf to back-to-back NCAA […]
Welsh siblings prepare for fair week
Photo by Aubrey Weishaar – Anthony and Skit, Lexie and Lil’ T, Tommy and his rocket, and Emma and Meatball have worked for months for this moment, and the chance to show off all of their hard work at county fair week. With the Jefferson County 4-H Fair...
Bill Self Headlines On3’s Top 10 Big 12 Basketball Coaches Rankings List
No. 1 – Bill Self, Kansas. “Bill Self has proven himself as a Hall of Fame coach throughout his career, keeping Kansas at the top of the sport through multiple eras in charge. He has been as good as ever in recent seasons. The ability to build a roster expected to compete for a national title has been a strength of Self for years, but he now does so in a flashier way with the advent of the transfer portal. The ability to build a roster expected to compete for a national title has been a strength of Self for years, but he now does so in a flashier way with the advent of the transfer portal.“
Beating the heat: Households without air conditioning seek assistance
At 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, cars began to file into the parking lot of Westlake ACE Hardware in Independence for a chance to get a free box fan from the Salvation Army. The event was set to begin at 8 a.m. But by 6:30 a.m., the parking lot was so full that volunteers decided to start handing out fans 90 minutes early.
Wichita brings back Dockery, signs Jones
WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and American Hockey League's San Jose Barracuda, announced the re-signing of defenseman Dominic Dockery and signing of rookie forward Carter Jones for the 2024-25 season. Dockery, 27, recently completed his second season with...
Benedictine football player dies in Leavenworth County crash
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - An incoming freshman Benedictine College football player died Monday in a crash in Leavenworth County. The Kansas Highway Patrol said 17-year-old Caleb Stricker was traveling northbound on U73 when his vehicle crossed the center line into the southbound lane and struck a truck with a trailer head on.
‘Bad Faith’ screening, panel on Christian nationalism coming to Lawrence
An upcoming event at Liberty Hall will feature a screening of the documentary “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy” followed by a panel discussion to dive deeper. The panel will include award-winning investigative journalist Anne Nelson, who was featured in the documentary; Amber Sellers, Lawrence...
Barton college approves 5% increase to salary budget for 2025
As discussed at this month’s study session, the Barton Community College Board of Trustees approved an operational budget and published budget for the 2025 fiscal year at Monday’s regular meeting. The budget remains revenue neutral, keeping collected tax dollars the same as the year prior, estimated to garner $9,574,623 in taxes.
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