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K-State Agriculture Today: 1747 – Wheat Performance Tests…Cicada Killers
00:01:05 – Wheat Performance Tests, Part 1: K-State crop performance test coordinator, Jane Lingenfelser, starts today’s show with two segments to review the 2024 wheat performance tests in Kansas. In the first segment she discusses how the growing season faired for weather, disease and insects. 00:12:05 – Wheat...
Headlines for Thursday, August 15, 2024
Thousands Lose Power in Kansas, Missouri as Storms Rolled Through Wednesday Night. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KPR) — Thousands of people lost power late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area. Utility company Evergy says outages from the severe storms overnight peaked at about 37,000 customers without power throughout its service area - with Topeka, Wichita, Newton and Leavenworth heavily affected. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, Evergy had restored power for 65% of the affected customers. As of 4 p.m., about 4,500 customers were without power with about 360 outage events. A statement at the Evergy outage map website reported that the Wichita, Topeka, Newton and Leavenworth areas saw the greatest number of power outages. Evergy crews from surrounding communities have arrived to these areas to assist with power restoration. Damage reports have included broken poles, downed wires and trees in powerlines. In Topeka, where winds caused extensive damage to the power grid, restoration for some customers is expected to take until Friday evening. In the town of Sedgwick, nearly two dozen poles are being replaced, and work to restore some customers will take until Friday. Customers in other areas are expected to be restored by Thursday night. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for northeast Kansas and western Missouri late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning.
PRCA Rodeo Results- Night One
The first night of the Inter-State Rodeo is in the books, with multiple competitions coming down to the wire. Quintonn Lunsford leads in bareback riding, with 73 points after opening night. Bryce Eck was the only other qualified rider, sitting in 2nd place with 70 points. In steer wrestling, Tucker...
Wyandotte High School helps families transition into freshman year
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - At Wyandotte High School roughly 500 students made the transition from middle to high school Wednesday, Aug. 14, but they were not alone. Their guardians were there, too. To help families make the switch, Wyandotte High School faculty held a Family University. The course is...
FBI alerts Baldwin police to alleged threat at junior high
Baldwin City police determined there was no credible threat to students or staff of Baldwin Junior High School Thursday morning after hearing from the FBI, according to a department news release. The Federal Bureau of Investigation alerted the Baldwin City Police Department to a possible threat to the school, according...
Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in downtown Shawnee murder
A Johnson County judge has sentenced a 19-year-old Gardner woman to more than 12 years in prison for her role in a deadly shooting in downtown Shawnee. On Monday, Judge Christina Dunn Gyllenborg handed down the sentence to Kyleigh Guzman for a charge of second-degree murder and another for aggravated robbery in connection to the death of Jarod Rogers in November 2022.
Income and Expense Questionnaires Mailing This Week
As part of the annual reappraisal process mandated by the State of Kansas, the Riley County Appraisers office is conducting a survey of multifamily, commercial, and industrial properties. Income and expense questionnaires will be mailed this Thursday, August 15th to Riley County properties in those categories. “We are studying trends...
Mystical Market opens soon in West Ridge Mall
TOPEKA (KSNT) – West Ridge Mall is welcoming a new tenant next month specializing in handcrafted items and consignment goods. Casey Richardson, West Ridge Mall’s manager, told 27 News that Mystical Mars LLC is due to move into the mall’s lower level next to Absolute Tattoo in September. The store is owned and created by […]
Seven Stories, teen-owned Shawnee bookshop, looking to relocate
For one Shawnee Mission North High School student, the start of a new school year could mean the beginning of a new chapter in more ways than one. In addition to being a student about to start her sophomore year, Halley Vincent also owns and operates Seven Stories, an independent bookstore nestled in downtown Shawnee.
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