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Population 9: These are the least populated towns in Kansas
KANSAS (KSNT/KSNW) – Dotted among Kansas prairies and farm fields are over 700 cities and towns. While several large cities exist across the state, most Kansas communities have less than 1,000 residents. The U.S. Census Bureau tracks the populations of cities and incorporated places across the state. The smallest city in Kansas is Waldron City, located […]
KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries in September
(TOPEKA, Kan.) The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is celebrating several employees' service anniversaries this coming September. According to KDOT, they are "proud to acknowledge them (the employees) for the long-term dedication they have provided to the state of Kan." KDOT highlight several employees celebrating anniversaries from 40 years to...
Biologists track invasive species reaching ‘impressive sizes’ in Neosho River
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas wildlife officials are switching up their tactics to manage a large invasive fish species creeping into one of the state’s rivers. Biologists with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are turning their efforts to the Neosho River in southeastern Kansas this year in a combined effort with the Oklahoma […]
Longtime Fifth District, Kansas Court of Appeals judge Gary Rulon passes away
Funeral services are coming at the end of next week for Gary Rulon, a longtime judge at the local and state levels. Rulon passed away Wednesday at the age of 83 following a lengthy illness. Services will be at 10 am Aug. 31 at the Grace United Methodist Church of Olathe. Visitation will precede the funeral at 9 am, with a graveside service following at Shawnee Mission Memory Garden.
Kansas teen handed over to state to get him sober. Now he’s in foster care
A high school junior based in Salina regularly came home at night drunk. Sometimes he passed out in the front yard of his mother’s home. Other times, he’d sleep off a night of heavy drinking in the passenger’s seat of a car. The teen’s mother didn’t know...
USD 251 superintendent confident students can continue ongoing academic achievements
USD 251 Superintendent Bob Blair is confident his district can continue a range of academic achievements noted for his students the past several years. Blair joined KVOE’s Morning Show on Friday to discuss the start of classes, which comes after an active spring and summer for the district. Much of the work done by the district’s board had to do with setting policies on open enrollment after action by state lawmakers last year, and that work appears to have paid off with over 10 students transferring in. Blair says overall enrollment should be level or slightly higher than last year.
Minor injuries reported after pickup, USPS truck collide in Emporia
Minor injuries resulted from a crash near an Emporia senior living facility Saturday. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire/EMS responded to 12th and Chestnut just before 3 pm. Police Sgt. Dominick Vortherms says a USPS truck was westbound on 12th and was in the process of turning into the Homestead of Emporia parking lot when a pickup driver suffered a medical emergency while driving and crashed into the USPS truck.
Megan Hilbish places second at National Rifle Association National Championships
Emporia’s Megan Hilbish continues to impress at national shooting competitions. Hilbish placed second overall at the National Rifle Association (NRA) National Championships and was the highest scoring civilian for smallbore rifle at Camp Atterbury, Indiana from July 27 through Aug. 4.
Holton man charged with 3 Topeka murders accepts deal by pleading guilty to 1
Kyle J. Tyler, 33, of Holton, has pleaded no contest to three charges in exchange for the dismissal of the four other charges he faced regarding last year's Topeka fire deaths of his girlfriend and their two children Tyler entered that plea Thursday in Shawnee County District Court on charges linked to the Jan. 20, 2023, fire at 916 S.W. Warren Ave. that killed Genny L. Fitzpatrick, 30, Peyton L. Tyler, 9, and Kourtney K. Tyler,...
Emporia man charged with attempted murder set for arraignment
Court proceedings are advancing for an Emporia man accused of attempted murder. Justin Colby Barrett has his pretrial and arraignment set for Sept. 13. Arraignment is where defendants typically learn their potential trial dates. Barrett allegedly beat and strangled a victim as part of an incident last month, according to...
First appearance ahead Monday for Emporia woman charged with drug distribution, aggravated child endangerment
A first court appearance is coming Monday for an Emporia woman accused of distributing methamphetamine, endangering a child and other charges. Anissa Gardner-Lagg, age 21, was arrested Thursday by Emporia Police. She was charged Friday with single counts of distributing a small amount of meth and possessing marijuana, meth and paraphernalia. She also has one count of aggravated child endangerment for allegedly causing a child under the age of 18 to be in an environment where she either knew or should have known illegal drug activity was underway.
Kansas teen homicide suspect still hiding from police
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a homicide continue asking for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Nassir Gill of Topeka, according to a media release from police. Gill is a person of interest in the homicide of Brian M. Wright Jr., 23, that occurred on June 21,...
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