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Lenexa Rotary Club's 'Cans for Kids' fundraiser aims to support foster children with school supplies
LENEXA, Kan. — Fred Spears of the Lenexa Rotary Club is spearheading a unique fundraiser, "Cans for Kids," to raise money to purchase school supplies for children in foster families. "The board said, 'Yes, let's do that,'" Spears said. The campaign, which started a week ago, has already seen...
Kansas State basketball's Purple Reign alumni hope to fare better in TBT under new name
WICHITA — Kansas State basketball's alumni team is back at The Basketball Tournament, but under a new name. The hope is that Purple Reign will fare better than predecessor Purple & Black in the $1 million winner-take-all tournament now in its 11th year. Purple & Black exited in the second round of the eight-team Wichita Regional each of the past two years.
Girard’s Aiden Troike Announces Commitment to John Wood Community College
GIRARD, KS — Girard’s Aiden Troike announced on social that he will be continuing his basketball career and committing to John Wood Community College. Troike had a big senior year for the Trojans this past season. He finished the season averaging 16 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals per game. Troike was a […]
Meriden Threshing Show kicks off
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Meriden’s 48th annual Threshing Show started Friday. The three-day event features threshing demonstrations, tractor pulls and parades, and a concert each night. The show is a chance for the community to come together and celebrate their shared interests in agriculture. One family said their passion...
Pete Hughes Calls Kansas State AD Gene Taylor ‘Best He’s Ever Met’
While it’s no secret that Kansas State AD Gene Taylor is one of the nation’s best at running a successful college athletics program, Kansas State head baseball coach Pete Hughes raved about his boss and hammered home what makes him so special. “There’s no one like him in...
$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...
Kansas Evening Forecast: Storms and Below Average Temperatures into Next Week
Wichita, KS – The US National Weather Service in Wichita has issued an evening forecast predicting hit-or-miss showers and storms continuing through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. Storm chances are expected to gradually move eastward each day, bringing much-needed rain to several areas across Kansas.
Cyber outage forces all Kansas driver’s license stations to close
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A major technology outage caused disruptions across the world, and here in Kansas. One of the most notable closures was driver’s license offices. Friday, driver’s license stations across the Sunflower State were shut down with no advance notice, leaving people upset. Cindy Collins made a trip to the office and was surprised to […]
Kansas and Missouri Clergy Sound Alarm: White Christian Nationalism Endangering Democracy!
OLATHE — According to Kansas Reflector, Rev. Bobby Love of Second Baptist Church endorsed a campaign on Thursday aimed at alerting Kansans to the dangers of white Christian nationalism and promoting a broader appreciation of how democracy could be compromised by a movement bent on undermining inclusive communities. “Together,...
Delegate from NW Kansas attends Republican National Convention
Kansas made its presence felt at the Republican National Convention, with Hays local and delegate Travis Couture-Lovelady representing the Sunflower State. This marks Couture's fourth convention since 2012, held this week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Republican Party delegates to select their presidential nominees. Couture attended the RNC from July 15...
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