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Isolated storms Monday, getting hotter this week
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Peyton Sanders says that isolated storms will be possible for parts of Kansas on Monday as temperatures get warmer for the week ahead. It will be a mild start to the day on Monday with morning low temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Afternoon highs will reach the mid 80s.
INSIGHT KANSAS: Kansas childcare is unaffordable for most families
Last month during the state legislature’s special budget session, one contentious issue in the budget bill was doubling the state’s childcare tax credit. Rep. Mark Steffen (R-Hutchinson) made comments saying the tax credit served as an “incentive” for mothers to enter the workforce and weaken “traditional families”.
$2.5 million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Medicaid secured $2.5 million for school-based services, including funding for in-school mental health services, increased outreach and enrolling more families in Medicaid. The goal of the grant, announced by KDHE on June 25, is to increase Medicaid health...
Miss Kansas Stuns Audience By Confronting Abuser Mid-Pageant: ‘My Abuser Is Here’
Miss Kansas 2024. Alexis Smith || Image credit: @missalexissmith. The Miss Kansas pageant took an emotional and daring turn when Alexis Smith, the newly crowned winner, used her victory speech to confront her abuser, who was surprisingly in the audience. A scene from the 2024 Miss Kansas pageant is making...
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Mildly warm with spotty showers Sunday
We remain in a pattern supportive of rain chances but not quite ready to do much about it. A few showers have hung around overnight especially south of Wichita, but most of Kansas remains dry. Temperatures today will remain much cooler than average, peaking in the low to middle 80s.
It's Your Business has Deena Gage, Debra Lewis and Amy Whitmer
Hires The Kansas CASA Association board announced the hiring of Deena Gage as state director. Gage experience from her nearly 22-year career with Price Brothers Management Co. in Overland Park. Her leadership and strategic planning abilities have consistently driven performance optimization and revenue maximization. Her commitment to cultivating a collaborative and supportive work...
How Kansas politicians gave a controversial property tax break to businesses
When Kansas politicians passed a compromise tax cut plan last month, the deal included a little-known policy change that gives a tax break to certain businesses. The 1031 exchange provision is a complex piece of tax policy that received little attention, despite being controversial when it wasn't bundled into a bigger tax package. Supports...
Pleasantview business commemorating 10 years
PLEASANTVIEW, Kan. — Glenn’s Bulk Food Shoppe and Gospel Bookstore is celebrating 10 years of Ryan and Glenda Yoder owning the store on Saturday, July 27. Along with celebrating the 10 years they will be holding a Customer Appreciation event. It will be filled with fun things for families to do.
Teddy Roosevelt came to Kansas in 1910 with a vision for democracy’s long game. It’s still vital.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived at 9:30 in the morning at the Osawatomie depot on the Missouri Pacific from Pueblo. The 51-year-old former president must have been weary, because on the previous day he had been greeted by thousands in Colorado, met with dignitaries, and laid the cornerstone of the new YMCA. Since his return from an […] The post Teddy Roosevelt came to Kansas in 1910 with a vision for democracy’s long game. It’s still vital. appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Copper theft on the rise, Joplin Police say watch your AC units
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — Capt William Davis states that JPD has been seeing a recent uptick in the number of vandalisms and damage to air conditioning units for copper metal. This is for both residential and commercial properties.
Economist: Economy weak across Midwest
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss told Hutch Post that his Rural Mainstreet survey is still showing weakness in the economy for this part of the country. "This is a survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of 10 states, including Kansas, right down the middle, mid-section of the country," Goss said. "The overall rating for July was not good. In fact, this is the lowest that we've recorded this year, and it's certainly down from this time last year. And what we're seeing is just the rural Main Street economy, driven a lot by agriculture and energy, just not holding up very well."
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