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Kansas work crews push through heat wave to complete road work projects
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Workers are braving the heat to get their jobs done in northeast Kansas as temperatures skyrocket. Despite intense heat across much of Kansas, work must continue on various projects outside in the waning days of summer. Precautions are being taken though to ensure these work crews are safe amid the current heat […]
Phillips County Health Systems lab director receives Kansas Hospital Association award
The Kansas Hospital Association's Heart of Health Care Worker Award highlights hospital employees who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of their hospital. These individuals are nominated for this award because they routinely go above and beyond the call of duty. Becky Levin, laboratory director at Phillips County...
SLI stirs early excitement for Festival of Trees with 'Christmas in July'
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka non-profit is helping people get into the giving spirit a little early this year. SLI celebrated ‘Christmas in July’ Tuesday afternoon, welcoming interested volunteers and sponsors for its Festival of Trees to some fun games and information. The two-week festival features designed...
Station 9 3/4 ready to cast spell over Topeka’s Great Overland Station
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Get ready to wave your wands and join the world of fantasy and magic. Shawnee Co. Parks + Recreation is bringing Station 9 3/4 to life at Topeka’s Great Overland Station. It’s the third year for the event. Mark Arganbright with Shawnee Co. Parks...
‘A little explosion of growth,’ Emporia welcomes multiple new stores
EMPORIA (KSNT) – Multiple new stores are coming to Emporia in the fall of 2024. Emporia residents can expect a new Ulta Beauty, Old Navy and Five Below to open in the near future. The three stores will be add-ons to the Emporia Pavilion, which has been steadily growing since building a Hobby Lobby back […]
‘Love, Kansas’: Campaign aims to bring departed talent back to state
SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Kansas campaign heavily emphasizes what state leaders call “boomerangs,” people with previous ties to the Sunflower State. They’re doing this by getting Kansan communities to join their mission. The campaign, “Love, Kansas, highlights Kansas as an exceptional place to live, work and...
NHTSA reminds caregivers of hot car death prevention importance
(KOAM) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Region 7 is reminding people the importance child hot car prevention with a "Once You Park; Stop. Look. Lock." campaign.
KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Cold front to crash our triple-digit heat party
Are you ready for this heat streak to end? I know I am!. Well I have good news, some not so good news, and some more heat news. Not so good news: it's still summer and 90s hold Thursday through the weekend. More heat news: another dangerous heat window is...
Kansas Braces for Severe Storms: 70+ MPH Winds and Hail Expected Tonight
Wichita, KS – Central Kansas is on alert as severe storms are expected to develop this evening, with the National Weather Service in Wichita issuing warnings for the region. The storms, expected to begin around 5 p.m. and continue until midnight, could bring winds exceeding 70 mph, half-dollar-sized hail, and locally heavy rainfall.
“Tornado Alley” expanding Eastward, stirring up more storms around the QCA
MOLINE, Ill. — Back in 2018, storm chaser and Northern Illinois University professor Dr. Victor Gensini published a groundbreaking study on tornado patterns. He looked at tornado data from 1979 to 2017, examining trends on where tornadoes touched down and the location of certain ingredients that promote their development. Gensini found a marked eastward migration of the typical "tornado alley" many of us think of.
Rural Kansas students, communities to receive new STEM resources for career, economic development
Students in rural Kansas communities will soon have new resources to integrate science, math, and technology education toward some of the nation’s most in-demand career options – while boosting the state’s overall thriving rural future. Through grant funds of $600,000 from a Patterson Family Foundation grant, the...
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