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K-State Agriculture Today: 1715 – How Consumers Prepare Meat…Plant Analysis
00:01:05 – Cattle Market Outlook and Meat Demand Monitor: Glynn Tonsor, K-State livestock economist, starts this week’s show with a cattle market outlook. He reviews the current market as well as a point of how people prepare their beef steaks, pork chops and chicken breasts at home. 00:12:05...
Marysville man arrested in connection with meth possession in Brown County
RESERVE, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was arrested in connection with methamphetamine possession on Saturday night in northern Brown County, authorities said. The arrest was reported around 9 p.m. Saturday in the vicinity of 320th and Kestrel Road. The location was about 6 miles north of Hiawatha, or a mile and a half south of the Kansas-Nebraska state line.
Large Thunderstorm Caused Damage and Flooding in Junction City Friday Evening
Geary County Emergency Services reported that Friday’s storm that ripped through Junction City had straight-line wind speeds between 80 and 90 miles per hour, this report came after consulting with the National Weather Service on the damage and radar images. The evening also brought extensive rain and flooding, with...
Car from metro lot breaks down in two days, dealership refuses to amend
Just two days after Myron Tyler purchased a car from Cars KC, steam began billowing from under the hood. After pulling over to the shoulder, Tyler was unable to even get the car to start, the engine had seized up.
Wichita City Council hires consultant to help determine old water plant’s future
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to hire a consultant to help determine the future of the Main Water Treatment Plant at 1800 West Museum Boulevard. With the Wichita Water Works plant near Zoo Boulevard expected to be complete in early 2025, the...
$50,000 damage after Kansas apartment fire
MANHATTAN— Authorities are working to determine the cause of a fire at an apartment complex in Manhattan. Just before 7a.m. Monday crews were dispatched to an apartment building fire at 2514 Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan, according to a media release. Crews found a three-story apartment building with smoke...
Leave fireworks to the pros: $250,000 damage to Kan. home
JOHNSON COUNTY —Fire officials in Johnson County urged the public to consider saving the money you might spend on fireworks and attend a public fireworks display. On their social media page, the Olathe Fire Department shared photos of a house fire on July 4, 2023 caused by discarded fireworks in a trash bin.
Sterling's Wilson not headed to Olympics in high jump
A few things usually have to happen to make the U.S. track and field team for the Olympic games. Athletes must hit a standard to qualify for the U.S. team trials, which were held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field through Sunday. Athletes must finish in the top three of their event to make the U.S. Olympic team. To actually compete in Paris later this summer, athletes must also meet an Olympic standard. The latter will cost Sterling's Tyus Wilson the opportunity to compete in Paris. According to Sporting News, the U.S. will take just two high jumpers to France, including JuVaughn Harrison, the fourth-place finisher at the trials.
Missouri man escapes injury after rollover crash
ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. —A Missouri man avoided serious injured after a rollover accident that occurred just 10:30a.m. Monday in Atchison. According to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, a 1997 GMC Sierra driven by Bryce Stratton, 22, Rushville Missouri, was eastbound in the 1800 Block of Main Street. The driver...
Flood warning issued for Douglas County
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Douglas County through 1 p.m. Monday as between 3 and 5 inches of rain had already fallen as of 10:18 a.m., according to the NWS in Topeka. Excessive rainfall Monday morning has made some low-lying streets impassable. That includes North...
Former Kansas track star Bryce Hoppel earns trip to Paris Olympics, to compete under KU coach Stanley Redwine
The University of Kansas will be well-represented at the upcoming 2024 Olympics as former KU track & field star Bryce Hoppel has officially punched his ticket to Paris. Hoppel – One of the most decorated athletes in Kansas Athletics history – set a new U.S. Olympic Trials record (and personal record) in the men’s 800-meter race this weekend with a time of 1:42.77. His gold-medal finish earned him his sixth straight U.S. title and second straight Olympics appearance.
Lawrence police respond to help amid flooding
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - Pouring rain caused flooding and other issues across the metro Monday morning. The heavy downpours caused flash flooding in Lawrence and had police blocking off streets as safety precautions. The police department said it received more than a dozen calls from drivers stuck in high water...
Three arrested over the weekend on meth counts in Shawnee County
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Three men were behind bars following their arrests over the weekend in connection with methamphetamine possession, authorities said. The men were arrested following multiple encounters with Shawnee County sheriff’s deputies over the weekend. Officials said the first arrest came shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, when...
Homelessness is rising in Kansas and state lawmakers aren't doing much to help
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — About 20 people who are without homes gather in a shelter each day in the relatively rural community of Leavenworth off the Missouri river in Northeast Kansas. On any given day, that number of people is close to filling up the shelter’s day center space that’s...
Rep. Troy Waymaster to serve as chairman of BUILD Kansas
TOPEKA –Rep. Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, is named to serve as chairman on the Joint Legislative BUILD Kansas Legislative Committee effective July 1, 2024. The appointment was made official in a statement by Speaker of the House, Daniel Hawkins, Wichita. Waymaster served as the vice-chairman of this committee from...
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