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Realistic expectations for Kansas' top-rated transfer haul: Roles for AJ Storr, Rylan Griffen, Zeke Mayo
The writing was on the wall that changes were coming for Kansas just moments after the Jayhawks got rocked by Gonzaga in the Round of 32 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament to mercifully end a season that started with them named the preseason's No. 1 team and deteriorated in a hurry during Big 12 play. A season-ending knee injury for All-American wing Kevin McCullar was the final straw, but Kansas was leaking oil well before that.
Tickets for Sunflower Showdown Selling Fast
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With the start of fall camp right around the corner, K-State Athletics officials announced Tuesday tickets for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas on October 26 are down to scattered singles and standing-room only. Tickets to the other five remaining home games are also selling quickly,...
Season-ending injury fuels Caplinger as he joins Washburn track program
It was supposed to be a senior year to remember for Caden Caplinger. Caplinger, who had won the state title in the pole vault his sophomore and junior years, was excited for a chance at a 3-peat. That chance, unfortunately, never came. A torn meniscus ended Caplinger’s senior track season...
Fiesta Topeka, a local tradition continues rain or shine
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Fiesta will be on rain or shine. The food and family that come with it are too valuable to abandon. Ronnie and Mary Lou Escobar have been cooking for Fiesta Topeka for over 40 years, and the community spirit has kept them coming back every time. “We’re not a rich community, […]
2 suffer smoke inhalation in SW Wichita fire
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Two people were taken to the hospital after a small fire at the MacArthur Place mobile home park Tuesday. Firefighters were called to 2101 W MacArthur Road around 5:30 p.m. They arrived to find light smoke coming from a mobile home and heavier smoke inside. Two...
City will receive more in tax collections under 2025 budget
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council on Tuesday approved notification of the Reno County Clerk that the city will exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate in its 2025 budget. "The city is proposing to keep the current mill levy flat," said Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas. "With that, if...
High waters cause Clinton Lake closures; specialist offers safety tips
All but one boat ramp at Clinton Lake in addition to Bloomington Beach, where a young man died Saturday, are closed while crews balance high waters. “Higher water pools here mean reduced recreational opportunities as closures happen – but it’s flood damage reduction that becomes the most important mission locally,” said Hunter Young, natural resource specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clinton Lake Project.
HutchCC football team ranked No. 1 in Gridiron JC ‘Dirty Thirty’
The Hutchinson Blue Dragon football team is ranked No. 1 in the JCGridiron.com “Dirty Thirty” National Junior College preseason poll. HutchCC lost to East Mississippi in the NJCAA Division I semifinals last year, posted a 10-1 record and placed fourth in the final JCGridiron Poll. Iowa Western is...
Hays Medical Center nurse receives international award
The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) honored Jessica Albers, MFS, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P. with the Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award in Forensic Nursing, the Association’s highest award, at a presentation held at Hays Medical Center (HaysMed) in Hays, Kansas on Friday, June 28, 2024. Albers is Sexual Assault/Forensic Nurse Examiner at Hays Medical Center. The award is named for Virginia Lynch, known globally as the “mother of forensic nursing.”
Kansas gov. approves 33 road work projects
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is approving $26 million for more than 30 road work projects across the state to help cities improve intersections and roads. Kelly announced on July 17 a total of 33 projects scattered across the Sunflower State will be receiving funds through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting […]
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