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Trial date set in discrimination suit by 3 female Topeka police administrators
A federal judge on Friday scheduled the jury trial to begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 16 in a lawsuit Topeka police administrators Colleen Stuart, Jana Kizzar and Jennifer Cross are pursuing against the city and former police chief Bryan Wheeles. U.S. District Court Judge John W. Broomes also issued a scheduling order that also included plans for a pretrial hearing in the gender discrimination suit to be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 in the federal courthouse...
Salute Our Heroes: Topeka woman leads inner-city ministry
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - For more than a decade, a local organization has been training people to serve as ministers in the inner-city of Topeka. The Seminary of Urban Leadership started in 2011 and has seen more than a dozen men and women graduate from its four-year program, which is run in conjunction with the World Impact organization.
The story behind a longtime Topeka business's exit from West Ridge Mall
A tenant of West Ridge Mall relocated to central Topeka earlier this month after its owner said the small business was priced out of its longtime location. Kristin Lee, owner of Worth A 1000 Words Studio, said she was facing a fivefold rent increase. Lee and lead photographer Kristina Scott said mall management...
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...
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus announces hire of Heart Surgeon
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus announced Dr. Stephen L. Dickson, Jr. has joined its Heart & Vascular Center. The announcement came on Monday, July 29, from University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus officials. Dickson arrives with 23 years of cardiothoracic...
Congressional Hearing Exposes Decades of Mismanagement and Abuse at Haskell Indian Nations University
Members of Congress on Tuesday, July 23, held a joint hearing in Washington, D.C. to address decades of mismanagement, nepotism, and toxicity at Haskell Indian Nations University, a federally-operated school in Lawrence, Kansas. The two-hour hearing, convened by two House subcommittees, featured testimony from current and former leaders of Haskell,...
‘Because I Got High’ rapper Afroman coming to Lawrence
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Rapper and singer Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, is set to perform live in Lawrence in August. Foreman is traveling across the U.S. this year on the ‘Afroman Presidential Tour’ and is due to perform at 6:30 p.m. on August 12 at The Bottleneck bar in Lawrence. Tickets are $30 in […]
Vietnam-era helicopter ride-along event coming to Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Friends of Army Aviation will be hosting events across Kansas, one coming to Topeka, that will let families explore and ride along in a Vietnam-era UH-1 Huey Helicopter. The events start in the Kansas City area and will work their way to Topeka. Families and children will be able to learn […]
Life of Fitz: Jill Shields in Manhattan, Kansas
Jill Shields, a 23-year veteran of the K-State Athletics Department, was promoted to Deputy Athletics Director in 2017 after serving as Executive Associate Athletics Director for Student Services since 2015. In her role, Shields oversees the daily internal operation of the entire athletics department and also serves as the department's senior woman administrator. She oversees the day-to-day operation of the football program while also serving as the sport administrator for women's basketball and volleyball. In fall 2019, Shields was appointed to a five-year term on the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee. She will also serve as the Big 12 Chair of the Senior Woman Administrators for the 2022-23 academic year. Shields had previously worked as Senior Associate, Associate and Assistant Athletics Director and Associate Director of Student Services with stints directing the support services for football, women's basketball and volleyball, as well as Life Skills programming. Shields came to K-State after working at Wichita State for six years, including the final year as a senior admissions representative in the University's admissions office. She spent the previous five seasons as an assistant women's basketball coach for the Shockers. She also had coaching stints at the University of Central Florida, North Georgia College and Florida Southern. She earned her bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Central Florida in 1990. A member of the Golden Knights basketball team, Shields was named most valuable player her senior year. She earned her Master's degree in education from North Georgia College in 1992. Shields, a native of Assaria, Kansas, and her husband, Mark, have two children, Sydney and Sam. Sam is a sophomore offensive lineman for the Wildcats.
Eviction order likely ends dispute between Topeka developer and councilwoman
A judge's order evicting a tenant from his rental home at 502 S.E. 21st — which had previously been condemned by Topeka's city government — appears about to resolve a situation that sparked an emphatic response from a councilwoman. Topeka developer Henry McClure, who intends to arrange for the sale of the property involved, asked the mayor and council April 16 for help finding tenant Joe McBride, whom he said appeared to have left to live elsewhere...
Most Shawnee County aquatic centers and pools to close for swimming after this weekend
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Most Shawnee County Parks + Recreation aquatic centers and pools will close to swimming after this coming weekend, officials said Monday morning. Meanwhile, the newest Parks + Receation pool -- which remains under construction in the in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka -- could open for a few weeks later this summer.
Man, 39, arrested after intentionally set car fire Saturday afternoon in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was arrested in connection with an intentionally set car fire Saturday afternoon in central Topeka, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at 1230 S.W. Clay St. First-arriving units found a fully involved car fire at that location. Crews quickly extinguished...
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