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Kansas WBB Lands 2025 Four-Star G Libby Fandel
Brandon Schneider and the Kansas Jayhawks Women’s Basketball Team made a seismic addition on Monday afternoon with the commitment of four-star guard Libby Fandel. Fandel, a 6-foot-1 guard from Iowa, is a massive addition to Kansas’ roster and is one of the top-ranked recruits in program history. Coming...
Fire in rural Saline County destroys baler, 40 acres of grass
A baler fire in rural northwest Saline County resulted in the loss of dozens of acres of grass, multiple bales of hay, and the baler used to make them. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan told Salina Post that the fire occurred on Friday evening, July 26, at 6:07 p.m. near the intersection of Eff Creek and Lockard Roads in Saline County.
KDOT announces approved July bids
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place July 17, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work. There was one...
Rondeau, Brantley address issues affecting Barton Co. at candidate forum
Representing different political parties, Mark Rondeau and Dr. Sherri Brantley will not be on the same ballot in the Aug. 6 primary election for the Kansas House, District 112 seat. They will go head-to-head in November's general election. Both candidates participated in last Thursday's candidate forum presented by the League of Women Voters of Great Bend at the Great Bend Senior Center.
Costs double for downtown Overland Park sign project
Overland Park still plans to add signs to its downtown area to help pedestrians and bicyclists navigate, though the price tag is bigger than initially anticipated. Last week, the Overland Park City Council Public Works Committee recommended approving the escalated project bid to Heartland Traffic Services, Inc., voting 6-0. City...
Lawrence PD to conduct sobriety checks starting Friday night
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Officers with the Lawrence Police Department (LPD) will conduct a DUI Check Lane beginning Friday, August 2. Officials said that the DUI check lane will be at an undisclosed location on Friday from 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. The goal of the checkpoint is...
Kansas Women Attorneys Association Honors Hutchinson Community Foundation Chief Operating Officer
LINDSBORG, Kan. — Dell Marie Shanahan Swearer, Chief Operating Officer of Hutchinson Community Foundation, has been presented the Carol Foreman Medal of Civility from the Kansas Women Attorneys Association. The Carol Foreman Medal of Civility specifies that “The recipient must have behaved and carried out the professional actions and...
Vendors still needed for Hoisington Market Square at Labor Day Celebration
Hoisington will host its 128th annual Labor Day Celebration in just over a month. Organizers continue to make changes to grow and improve the event. New this year, Hoisington Chamber Director Karen Baldyga said Hoisington's Market Square will be held at the Activity Center on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
$10 million federal grant to KU Cancer Center like an injection of hope for researchers, patients
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran wrapped a tour Friday of the University of Kansas Health System campus by celebrating a federal appropriation of $10 million for the KU Cancer Center and $10 million earmark for acquisition of sophisticated cardiovascular equipment. The Kansas senator made his way...
Crumbling Wichita mansion is finally refurbished, finds new life as sober living house
One of Wichita’s most recognizable historic mansions has for years looked more like a creepy haunted house than a cherished part of Wichita’s history. It’s been looted. It’s been vandalized. Within the past decade, someone even tried to set it on fire. But those who’ve driven...
Retired Archeologist to Lead Discussion on Kansas Tribes
The search for past people groups in North America – will make a stop in Salina at the Smoky Hill Museum on Thursday. Dr. Bob Blasing is a retired archeologist and will be presenting a First Thursday program, “Prehistoric Trails & Travel.”. Blasing tells KSAL News that one...
Two Jayhawks, two Wildcats make preseason list for nation’s best college football player
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Does the best player in all of college football reside in the state of Kansas? One publication says it’s possible. Four of the 80 players on the Maxwell Award preseason watch list are athletes in the Sunflower State. On Monday, the Maxwell Award, presented annually to the nation’s best college football player […]
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