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Garage sale sets stage for father, son team's original musical
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka father and son have joined to create an original musical. You can be among the first to hear it. Playwright Doug Goheen visited Eye on NE Kansas with Teri Walton, one of the actor’s who’ll be part of a special reading of the show.
Free national teen defensive driving program heads to Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)—B.R.A.K.E.S (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), a national teen defensive driving program, will visit Topeka in early Sept. B.R.A.K.E.S. has trained more than 140,000 teens and parents since the program was founded 16 years ago. B.R.A.K.E.S. stated that teens who complete the training are 64 percent less likely to be involved in a car crash over three years.
Local business owner retiring after 41 years
Below is a letter from our Senior Marketing Consultant, Amber Potter, looking back on the past 41 years and thanking him for his longtime support of Manhattan Broadcasting. At least that’s what Steve at Furniture Warehouse decided to call it. I hardly call it quitting after. 41 years. Quitting...
Wyandotte County cuts hours for community centers after Labor Day
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A significant shift will take place in Wyandotte County after Labor Day. The Unified Government in Kansas City, Kan., announced its six recreation and community centers will be closed Sundays and Mondays going forward. Other hours during the week will also change. The buildings will...
Sheriff: Missing NW Kan. man found in critical condition in riverbed
ELLIS COUNTY —The search for a missing Ellis County man has ended. At 9a.m. Thursday, the Ellis County Sheriff's office reported they located 48-year-old Kurt J. Stecklein lying in the riverbed near a bridge east of the Saline River Road and Codell Avenue. He was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
18-year-old Independence man dies in downtown scooter accident
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Kan. (KOAM) - An 18-year-old Independence man died Thursday morning, August 29, 2024, after his electric scooter collided with a pickup truck in downtown Independence, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP).
Boil water advisory for the City of Claflin
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Claflin public water supply system located in Barton County. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:. Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled...
Students, staff safe after backpack at center of KCK bomb threat removed
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Students and staff are safe after an unclaimed backpack at the center of a possible bomb threat was removed from a Kansas City high school. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools confirmed on Thursday morning, that students and staff were held in their classrooms as law enforcement officials investigated a possible bomb threat at Wyandotte High School.
County rezones property north of town for local business
The Riley County commission on Thursday agreed to rezone a property north of Manhattan to allow a landscaping business to move onto it. Done Right Landscaping LLC will take over the plot at 6621 Tuttle Creek Boulevard after commissioners approved the request to rezone it from single-unit residential to a planned-unit development.
Kansas City-based union members welcome indictment of leaders. But will it bring change?
“We’ve never had a voice in the election of leaders,” said Adam Mendenhall, of Kansas City-based Local 83. “ ... There’s not very much union about the Boilermakers union.”
Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Chad Tuchek, M.D. to the Neurosurgery Department
Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Chad Tuchek, a neurosurgeon subspecializing in neurosurgical oncology, to the Stormont Vail Neurosurgery team. His expertise in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotics, will help promote assurance and better outcomes for patients with brain, spinal, and peripheral nerve disorders at the Cotton O'Neil Neurosurgery and Spine Center at 2660 S.W. 3rd St., Topeka.
Tours of historic Topeka mansion open with 150th anniversary celebration
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) will be holding a 150th anniversary celebration next month for a historic park in Topeka. Sean Zears with the SCP+R announced in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 29 that community members are invited to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ward-Meade Mansion at Old Prairie […]
$2K reward offered for information about Lawrence bank robber
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A $2,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the conviction of the man who robbed a bank in Lawrence over the summer. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Thursday, Aug. 29, that it had offered a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for a bank robbery in Lawrence, Kan.
Event set to provide resources to folks living outside in Lawrence
Nearly two dozen service agencies and organizations will be present at an event to provide services to people and pets who are living outside in Lawrence. The City of Lawrence’s Homeless Response Team is hosting the second Integrated Outreach event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 in the parking lot east of the Amtrak station at 413 E. Seventh St. in East Lawrence.
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