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Middle School Students In Kansas Compete In First-Ever Civics Competition
Politically, our country is seemingly at the edge of a precipice – where intense division on social issues causes deep crevices along partisan lines and lasting resentment toward our fellow man. A pandemic, economic turmoil and revisions to fundamental statutes are consistently and combatively debated with no middle ground met.
Kansas Courts impacted by global cyber outage
KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Courts are currently being impacted by a global cyber outage. On Friday, Lea D. Welch, Court Administrator for the Third Judicial District issued a press release regarding a global cyber outage. According to Welch, some electronic systems and devices may be impacted this morning. “The issue appears to have been […]
USD 253, city of Emporia report issues due to global technology outage
A global technology outage has reached Emporia. Shortly before 8 am, USD 253 Emporia announced PowerSchool went unavailable as part of the outage. This is important for parents because it involves all PowerSchool features, including enrollment verification after enrollment officially opened Wednesday. It also means the EZMeal app also can’t be used until further notice.
Olpe Downhome again set to fill Saturday schedule
Olpe Downhome will go from sunrise to past susnet Saturday. Organizer Monica Meyer says activities start with bike races, a 5K water gun fun run, kids fishing derby and car show among the morning activities. Afternoon and evening highlights include a parade, Olpe Fire pulled pork meal, armwrestling competition, bed races and street dance.
Lunar Ride coming Saturday evening
The annual Lunar Ride is taking place Saturday. Cyclists have options of 30-mile or 50-mile rides, giving riders a chance to be back in Emporia before midnight. There are also aid stations at Harry & Lloyd’s in Americus and at Lake Kahola. Check-in goes from 10 am to 6...
Lawrence Municipal Court to accept $15 of school supplies to cover $50 of fines
For a second year running, Lawrence Municipal Court is holding a school supply drive that will allow people to pay off $50 in fines with $15 worth of school supplies. “Participants can purchase $15 worth of new school supplies from the approved supply list below and bring them to the Lawrence Municipal Court along with the receipt to get $50 credited towards a traffic infraction and/or parking fines,” according to a Friday news release from the city.
Kansas officers discover 2,000 altered retail gift cards
JOHNSON COUNTY —Earlier this month, members of the Lenexa Police Department's Directed Patrol Unit were patrolling hotels in the area of 95th Street and I-35 highway in Lenexa, according to a social media report. Officers contacted an individual from out of state parked at one of the hotels and...
🏀 Hutch High grad to compete in TBT this weekend
WICHITA, Kan. — Hutchinson High School graduate, Caleb Walker, will once again compete in The Basketball Tournament this weekend for the AfterShocks. Walker graduated from Hutch High in 2008 before going on to play two seasons at Butler Community College in El Dorado and then his final two seasons at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Some flights delayed and canceled out of Wichita due to outage
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Several flights were delayed or canceled early Friday at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport due to a major outage affecting computers running Microsoft. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Windows. The outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the […]
Jerome Tang on Why He Stayed at K-State: ‘My Family and I, We Love the Time in Manhattan’
Despite receiving interest from several Power Five powerhouse programs, Kansas State men’s basketball head coach Jerome Tang decided to sign an extension that would keep him in Manhattan through the 2031 season. Tang, who is coming off his second season as head coach with the Wildcats, has already produced...
🐂 Hutch native scores 86-point ride for lead in Pretty Prairie
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — Kansas Largest Night Rodeo is halfway complete, and the top spot in the bull riding is Hutchinson native, Adam (AJ) Mast. Mast scored an 86-point ride on Buetler & Son Rodeo's Bomb Squad on Thursday night. The 19-year-old is in his first year on the...
RECAP: US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup wraps up 2024 event in Kansas
Wichita, Kan. – After a thrilling week of action, 14 teams claimed US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup titles at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kan. More than 4,500 spectators were on hand in the Sunflower State to take in the last moments of this year’s Presidents Cup, with multiple thrilling final matches providing a fitting ending to a campaign that started last fall.
Fiesta Topeka celebrates its last day in style
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 91st Fiesta Topeka has come to a close after a five-day run. The celebration was stationed at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. “We thank Topeka from the bottom of our hearts for once again supporting us for the 91st year,” said Marisol Marcelo, the publicity chair of Fiesta Topeka. “It’s about our culture, our food, our traditions, and this year like every other year we were able to portray that to the public, and the public was able to come and experience it all.”
Kansas alumni team Mass Street advances to Round of 32
WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - It was smooth sailing for the Jayhawk alumni in the first round of the TBT, taking down Ram Up (Colorado State alumni) 81-68. Former National Player of the Year Frank Mason had himself a game, tying for a game-high 20 points. Mason went 9-13 from the field, adding four assists.
On and off showers continue through the end of the weekend
On and off showers will continue into the overnight hours. The best chance for rain looks to be for our southern counties. Although not a complete washout, a few showers and storms could linger on into Sunday afternoon and potentially even Monday. Nothing is expected to be strong to severe with our next couple of rain chances.
Earon Cooper, of Lawrence, found fatally shot in vehicle at Topeka shopping center
Topeka police Saturday afternoon were investigating the fatal shooting of a Lawrence man found the previous night in a vehicle at Holliday Square Shopping Center. No arrests had been made. Officers were called about midnight on a report of a shooting in the 2900 block of S.W. Topeka Boulevard, where they found Earon Cooper, 31, suffering from a gunshot wound, said Lt. Ronnie Connell, of the Topeka Police Department. ...
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