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Hafertepe Jr. Dominates 81 Speedway for Third-Straight Victory
WICHITA, KS (July 20, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season.
Shooting behind KCK fire station leaves 1 dead, 3 in custody
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - One man has died as the result of a shooting in a Kansas City, Kansas, park after he was found behind a fire station over the weekend. The man has been identified as 18-year-old Branden Baskin, who lived in Kansas City, Kansas. One juvenile and two adults have been taken into custody.
114th Kansas Amateur concludes at Topeka Country Club
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Country Club was founded in 1905 and been host of this tournament a record tie of 13 times. This competition started in 1908 and ran from Tuesday until Sunday. Michael Winslow was the match play winner for a total of 36 holes, two and...
2nd annual Flint Hills Spirit Fair draws crowd to Lyon County History Center
The Lyon County History Center was buzzing with excitement on Saturday as the 2nd annual Flint Hills Spirit Fair drew an impressive turnout. The fair, which is hosted by Flint Hills Paranormal, was founded last year and has quickly become a signature event in Emporia. It featured an eclectic mix of activities and vendors.
Phosphorus helps boost soybean defense
Kansas State University researchers are continuing to build a defense against one of the most debilitating fungal diseases affecting soybean production, recently reporting a breakthrough on the value of increasing phosphorus levels for managing disease. Kansas State University plant pathologist Rodrigo Onofre and agronomist Eric Adee have spent several years...
Topeka man arrested for alleged drug possession in Osage County Saturday
A Topeka man was taken into custody on suspicion of drug possession in Osage County Saturday. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, an Osage County Deputy initiated a traffic stop at 1:35 pm Saturday for an alleged traffic violation at the intersection of US Highway 56 and South Topeka Avenue. During a search of the suspect vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Aaron M. Griffith of Topeka, illegal narcotics were allegedly located.
Falling into a quite pattern this week with seasonable temperatures
Tonight’s temperature will fall to the lower 60s with light winds from the northeast, becoming calm overnight. A gradual decrease in our clouds, leading to a drier day for Monday. There may be a few more isolated showers late Monday. Temperatures will be in the middle 80s by tomorrow...
KTJ Earns First Silver Crown Triumph
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Believe it or not, Kevin Thomas Jr. had never won a USAC Silver Crown Series race before Saturday night. After five runner-up finishes in the series during his career, Thomas finally went to victory lane Saturday night at Salt City Speedway. Thomas’ quest for his initial...
Thompson ready to make music at SCCC
Claire Thompson graduated in 2012 from Michigan State University, and after some time teaching music at two USD 480 elementary schools, she will now be teaching at another school known for the color green. Thompson was recently hired as the instrumental music instructor at Seward County Community College. She came...
Library completes ‘awesome’ summer reading program
The staff at Liberal Memorial Library has been keeping extremely busy this summer with its summer reading program activities and events, and the program officially wrapped up last week. And as the library’s staff tells it, everything ended up very positively. “I felt like everything went awesome, we had...
Bike rides, arm wrestling, kids games, barbecue and much more all part of jam-packed Olpe Downhome-Days activity list Saturday
Once again, the town of Olpe had nonstop activities from sun up to sun down Saturday. Despite some early morning rainfall, the 2024 Olpe Downhome Days slate of events went off without a hitch. The morning hours featured a series of bike races, a 5K water gun fun run and kids fishing derby.
Galena hosts annual Food Basket Giveaway
GALENA, Kan. — It was Christmas in July today in Galena for the annual Food Basket Giveaway. Volunteers ranging from 14 to 82 years old gathered at the First Christian Church in Galena Saturday morning for a food basket giveaway. Packing a total of 120 food baskets for families,...
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