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Joplin Regional Airport manager highlights benefits amid surge in national air travel
JOPLIN, Mo. — Federal officials say it won’t just be the roads that are busier this holiday season. The Transportation Security Administration says air travel this summer is the highest the agency has ever seen… and is expecting an 8.5 percent increase over this same time last year.
More law enforcement out for holiday weekend
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Trooper Chad Crittenden with the Kansas Highway Patrol talked to Hutch Post about the special enforcement campaign that is going on now through Labor Day. "Usually around the holiday weekends or major holidays, KDOT provides additional overtime for step funding," Trooper Crittenden said. "It's where we have a lot more troopers or officers all around the state, highly visible out there, but we are taking strict enforcement out there, just ensuring and trying to get that education out there. We try to do it through social media first and give the warnings that way, but again, we have to ensure that people are not impaired out on our roadways, not using their phones in ways they shouldn't be, and especially enforcing the speed and occupant protection violations."
Local Farmers and Brewers Work Together to Produce All Shawnee County Beer
Roger and Jason Hamm, fourth and fifth generation Shawnee County farmers, have collaborated with John Dean, Brewmaster, and Alvaro Canizales, Head Brewer, at the Blind Tiger Brewery, to produce a brand new beer never before brewed. It is called Shawnee County Golden Ale. John and Al, the brewing team at the Blind Tiger, are quite proud of how it turned out.
Osawatomie High won’t play varsity football this season due to ‘lack of upperclassmen’
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (KCTV) - When Kansas high schools kick off the varsity football season next week, the Osawatomie High Trojans won’t be participating. The school announced Thursday that due to a lack of upperclassmen, Osawatomie won’t field a varsity program this fall. “Our players’ and students’ safety is...
Former Emporia police officer arrested on rape charge
EMPORIA (KSNT) – A former Emporia Police officer was arrested on charges of human trafficking and rape on Thursday. According to the City of Emporia, the 33-year-old man had been employed by the Emporia Police Department from Mar. 13, 2017 until Dec. 6, 2017. He was released from the department before he completed his training. […]
Manhattan Area Technical College opens Advanced Technology Center
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan Area Technical College cut the ribbon on its new Advanced Technology Center on Thursday afternoon. The Advanced Technology Center was built to help further the economic success of Manhattan and the surrounding region. An estimated 17M in annual economic impact is expected as a result of the facility.
Garage sale sets stage for father, son team's original musical
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka father and son have joined to create an original musical. You can be among the first to hear it. Playwright Doug Goheen visited Eye on NE Kansas with Teri Walton, one of the actor’s who’ll be part of a special reading of the show.
Senior Marketing Consultant thanks longtime local merchant for 41 years in community
Manhattan Broadcasting senior marketing consultant Amber Potter wrote the following letter to celebrate the retirement of Furniture Warehouse owner Steve Williams. His store at 2326 Skyvue Lane will soon be home to the Flint Hills Breadbasket. Quitting Business Sale…. At least that’s what Steve at Furniture Warehouse decided to call...
Police ID victim in deadly Kansas shooting
WYANDOTTE COUNTY— Law enforcement are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another with critical injuries. Just before 1:30 a.m. August 25, police were dispatched to report of a shooting in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release. First...
Book might be last chance to catch I-70 killer
BTK wasn’t Wichita’s only serial killer to escape detection for decades. On April 11, 1992, 23-year-old Patricia Smith and 32-year-old Patricia Magers were shot to death while working late at Magers’ bridal shop, La Bride d’ Elegance, on east Kellogg. Less than a month later, police announced that their killer had murdered four other people in locations stretching from here to Indiana.
Students, staff safe after backpack at center of KCK bomb threat removed
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Students and staff are safe after an unclaimed backpack at the center of a possible bomb threat was removed from a Kansas City high school. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools confirmed on Thursday morning, that students and staff were held in their classrooms as law enforcement officials investigated a possible bomb threat at Wyandotte High School.
County rezones property north of town for local business
The Riley County commission on Thursday agreed to rezone a property north of Manhattan to allow a landscaping business to move onto it. Done Right Landscaping LLC will take over the plot at 6621 Tuttle Creek Boulevard after commissioners approved the request to rezone it from single-unit residential to a planned-unit development.
Tours of historic Topeka mansion open with 150th anniversary celebration
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) will be holding a 150th anniversary celebration next month for a historic park in Topeka. Sean Zears with the SCP+R announced in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 29 that community members are invited to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ward-Meade Mansion at Old Prairie […]
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