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How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their investment activism
ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City. Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major companies to do everything from AI oversight to measuring pesticides to respecting the rights of Indigenous people.
Shawnee Mission School District hires specialists to tackle attendance trends
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. (KCTV) - Kids not showing up for class has been an ongoing problem for decades, but following the COVID-19 pandemic the issue has only gotten worse. At the end of the 2023-24 school year, the Shawnee Mission School District reported 21 percent of their students as chronically absent.
Pretty Prairie gives bond issue updates
The district has been busy this summer with construction under the current bond issue that was approved in May of 2023. The bond issue was approved for just under 8 million dollars. At the grade school, all projects will be completed by the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug....
Clay Center Zoo Adds Unique New Residents, Patagonian Cavies
The Clay Center Zoo has recently welcomed the arrival of some Patagonian Cavies to the zoo. Cavies, also known as Maras, are the fourth largest rodent species in the world, native to the arid grasslands of central and southern Argentina. With their long legs and large ears, these furry rodents...
The man behind the keyboard of USA Basketball, Topeka native Trenton Miller
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Seaman and K-State graduate doesn’t take this for granted. The content that’s posted on social media, that comes from the fingers of Miller. 29-year-old Trenton Miller, living out a dream as he put it. He was a PR major at K-State and worked in sports information in K-State Athletics.
⚾ Wichita Wind Surge come up short versus Travelers
WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Wind Surge came up short 6-5 against the Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium. Despite coming back to tie the game twice after scoring first, but only got one hit through the final four innings in the final Tumba Vacas game of the season. CJ Culpepper struck...
Wyandotte County, KCK adopt revenue-neutral budget for 2025
It was decided to pursue a revenue-neutral budget in June, providing the Unified Government the opportunity to pay off accrued debt. The price of that new budget was to cut down the public safety budget, meaning that Sheriff’s officers, firefighters, police officers and 911 dispatchers will see a reduction in overtime.
Driver caught traveling over 100 mph in McPherson County
MCPHERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement across Kansas continues to see more drivers traveling well above the posted speed limit, despite a statewide campaign to crack down on excessive speeding. Kansas Highway Patrol Lieutenant Rust stopped a vehicle going 101 mph in a 60 mph construction zone in Southern McPherson County...
Garage Sale Scheduled for September 28
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State Athletics is hosting its annual garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 28. Fans are invited to stop by the garage sale that morning from 8 am – 11 am inside the Aetna Multi-Purpose Facility (enter through the exterior doors on the east side of Charles Koch Arena).
Learning together: This school year will be a year of firsts for this new Wichita teacher
In Room B-16 at William Allen White Elementary School, Raign PanKratz is wearing a bright pink dress — her favorite color — and earrings that look like pencils. She presses play on her Disney-tunes playlist and checks her class roster. And as she greets her kindergartners and their...
Lawrence’s new interim superintendent is hopeful that ‘we’re turning the corner together’
Lawrence’s newly hired interim superintendent, Jeanice Swift, said she’s got an inkling that this year will be a new leaf for the district. “I feel like being our fifth year out of, you know, that historic time (COVID-19), this is our year,” Swift said. “We’ve reset financially, for the most part — not that we won’t have to again, we may have to again — but I think we’re turning the corner together. If communities come together, we will continue up.”
Friday forecast: Isolated thundershowers this afternoon/evening
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The big weather story is the potential for showers/storms this afternoon into the evening hours. While most spots will remain dry, any storms that pass through the area could be severe with a hail/wind threat. The weekend is expected to be dry with a slight chance of storms that may return late Sunday night into Monday morning.
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