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Rural Kansas students, communities to receive new STEM resources for career, economic development
Students in rural Kansas communities will soon have new resources to integrate science, math, and technology education toward some of the nation’s most in-demand career options – while boosting the state’s overall thriving rural future. Through grant funds of $600,000 from a Patterson Family Foundation grant, the...
Kansas work crews push through heat wave to complete road work projects
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Workers are braving the heat to get their jobs done in northeast Kansas as temperatures skyrocket. Despite intense heat across much of Kansas, work must continue on various projects outside in the waning days of summer. Precautions are being taken though to ensure these work crews are safe amid the current heat […]
Family & frustration - a Kansas Congressman decides against re-election run
Eastern Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner says several factors weighed in his decision not to run for re-election. Though LaTurner, a Republican, says one factor weighed more in the decision than others. “I have four young kids at home. They are 13, 12, nine, and seven. This is a job that...
Kansas Food Bank ‘Filling the Gap’ meals begin this week
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Food Bank began “filling the gap” this week, providing meals to students between the end of summer food programs and the beginning of school. There’s about a two-week lull during that period, and some Kansas kids who rely on those meals would...
Kansas campaign finance reports show how much cash candidates before Election Day
With Election Day approaching, political candidates have filed new campaign finance reports with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. Candidates who receive or spend more than $1,000 must file a report. If they spend or receive less than that, they must file an affidavit instead. The new reports cover Jan. 1 to July 25 and...
Commerce Announces First Regional Water Project for Rural Kansas
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award for the first regional water project in over a decade. This project will provide improved water access to residents in Coffeyville and Caney. The total cost of the project is $7,894,325, with a...
Phillips County Health Systems lab director receives Kansas Hospital Association award
The Kansas Hospital Association's Heart of Health Care Worker Award highlights hospital employees who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of their hospital. These individuals are nominated for this award because they routinely go above and beyond the call of duty. Becky Levin, laboratory director at Phillips County...
Miss Kansas publicly calls out her domestic violence abuser after winning title
WICHITA, Kan. - Miss Kansas is using her crown and platform to raise awareness about domestic violence after publicly calling out her abuser from the stage the night she won the title. Alexis Smith, who works overnight shifts as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse in Wichita, was crowned Miss Kansas...
News from the Oil Patch: Baker Hughes lowers forecasts for North American oil & gas
Crude oil prices dropped nearly three dollars in just the last two trading sessions in New York. The Friday, July 27, settlement for September crude on the NYMEX was down more than a dollar to $77.16 per barrel. Kansas Common crude at CHS in McPherson starts the week at $67.50 per barrel after dropping a dollar on Friday. That price is down more than six dollars since the first of the month, but it's more than five dollars higher than at the first of this year.
Kansas felon jailed for alleged forgery
RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations. Just before 4:30p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 35-year-old TJ Grant of Ogden, in 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. Grant was arrested on a Riley County District...
Police: 1 died after vehicle ran over man asleep in his bed at Kansas home
RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement continue their investigation of a vehicle crash into two homes in Riley County. According to an updated statement from the Riley County Police Department, just before 1a.m. Saturday, a vehicle traveled through two houses 1100 Block of Yuma and came to rest inside the second home and ran over a 23-year-old occupant of the residence who sleeping in his bed. The man was trapped and eventually extracted from under the vehicle.
Wetmore man pleads no contest to solicitation charge
(KMZA)--A Wetmore man has pleaded no contest to a charge of electronic solicitation of a child. Nemaha County Brad Lippert said 53-year-old Edward Robidoux entered the plea last week in Nemaha County District Court. He was convicted of electronically soliciting a child whom he believed to be under fourteen years...
Cooling centers and hydration stations around NE Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Several areas around Northeast Kansas host cooling and hydration stations to help keep the community cool during the blazing temperatures. The following locations are available for cooling and hydration:. Cooling Centers. Shawnee County. Shawnee County Parks + Recreation officials said with heat indexes predicted to exceed...
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