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Hot again Monday, isolated storms
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Peyton Sanders says that isolated storms will be possible on Monday as hot weather continues for the start of the week. Isolated showers and storms will continue this evening over portions of central and western Kansas. The overall threat of severe weather will remain low.
Parts of I-70 in northwest Kansas to close for bridge removal
The Kansas Department of Transportation will close parts of I-70 in Gove and Trego counties on Sept. 4 to facilitate the removal of the 150 Avenue bridge over I-70 in Trego County. The closure will begin at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and is expected to last 24 hours....
Senator Moran visits DJ Engineering, Douglass High
On Thursday afternoon Kansas State Senator Jerry Moran visited both Augusta and Douglass. Around 1pm DJ Engineering Owner and CEO Rezul Chowdhury greeted Senator Moran to the plant’s newest building expansion on Sixth Ave. Chowdhury made the decision to dedicate the building to Senator Moran, naming it after him. The building is now the Senator Moran Manufacturing Center. The team added 10,000 square feet to the building in order to accommodate for a newly built and purchased German-based Zimmermann Computer Numerical Control machine.
Ellis County seeks members for new county library board
The Ellis County Board of Commissioners are requesting citizen interest in being apart of the new Ellis County Library Board. To be eligible for the appointment, the person must live within the new taxing district of the Ellis County Library, which is anyone who lives in Ellis County, but not within the city limits of Hays or Ellis.
A Heat Burst Happened Sunday Morning: What Is It??
Sounds like something out of science fiction, right? These are relatively rare, but sometimes, the temperature can jump rapidly in the early morning hours, like it did in Wichita Sunday morning. So how does it happen? What do you need to see the thermometer jump 10 degrees without much warning?...
OIathe Police say woman killed in crash involving minivan and semi-truck
Olathe Police say a 77-year-old woman is dead following a crash between her minivan and a semi-truck on Saturday evening. In a news release, Sergeant John Moncayo said officers were called to Old 56 Highway and Lone Elm Road at approximately 6:50 p.m. “Officers arrived and observed the driver and...
Derrick Stewart Soars To First Career Lucas Oil MLRA Win At Lakeside Speedway
Kansas City, KS (August 23, 2024) – Making just his third Lucas Oil MLRA start of the season, Ainsworth, Iowa’s Derrick Stewart stayed hot on the MLRA scene, and raced his way to his first career Lucas Oil MLRA victory on Friday night at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS.
Daily Delivery: X account poses as Kansas State recruiter, DMs with prospects
A Kansas State football representative posted this week on X (formerly Twitter), that an X account was posing as a Kansas State recruiting representative. However, the worst part is that this person also sent direct messages to high school prospects inviting them to visit K-State. Sign up for GoPowercat VIP...
Former Ellsworth star Kaden Davis chases the NFL dream
For thousands of kids across the country, the dream of taking the field on an NFL Sunday feels every bit as distant as it does captivating. For former Ellsworth standout Kaden Davis, that dream may very well be just one catch away. The road to the NFL has been anything...
Kansas secures federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, but eight rejected
TOPEKA — Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to the rapidly depleting Ogallala Aquifer. The city of Ellsworth will make use of $117,000 in federal funding...
Police: Body of man recovered from Kansas lake
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —A man drowned at a Kansas lake on Saturday. Just after 5p.m. Saturday, emergency crews responded to report of a body in Wyandotte Co. Lake, 91st and Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release. First responders including the Kansas City, Kansas fire department...
Woman dies after minivan, semi crash on Kansas highway
JOHNSON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 7p.m. Saturday in Johnson County. The crash involving a minivan and a semi-truck occurred in area of East Old 56 Highway and South Lone Elm Road in Olathe, according to Olathe Police Sergeant John Moncayo. First responders observed found...
Kansas State Fair adds new cameras
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair not only wants to be Kansas' largest classroom, but also Kansas' safest. Kansas State Fair general manager Bryan Schulz ensures that the addition of new cameras and security features on the fairgrounds should provide peace of mind. "When you drive on State...
CFB analyst surprisingly chooses Kansas football to represent Big 12 in CFP
Aside from the two most recent college football seasons, the past 15 years or so have not been too kind to Kansas Jayhawks fans. Fans have endured the lowest of the lows, but those who stuck with the program are now being rewarded generously. Everything is coming together thanks to head coach Lance Leipold. KU finished 9-4 with its first bowl victory since 2009 in the 2023 campaign. However, the current roster has an even higher ceiling, and the 2024 squad could be playing for more than what anyone could have anticipated a decade ago. When asked who would represent...
USD 251 superintendent confident students can continue ongoing academic achievements
USD 251 Superintendent Bob Blair is confident his district can continue a range of academic achievements noted for his students the past several years. Blair joined KVOE’s Morning Show on Friday to discuss the start of classes, which comes after an active spring and summer for the district. Much of the work done by the district’s board had to do with setting policies on open enrollment after action by state lawmakers last year, and that work appears to have paid off with over 10 students transferring in. Blair says overall enrollment should be level or slightly higher than last year.
Go-karts, antique tractor pull new at Hoisington Labor Day Celebration
One of the largest parades in Kansas will work its way down Main Street in Hoisington for the 128th time on Monday, Sept. 2, as part of the annual Labor Day Celebration. The big weekend will also feature some new events. Hoisington Chamber Director Karen Baldyga said that begins Friday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. with the Thunder in the Wetlands Kart Nationals at Bicentennial Park.
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