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Violations found at Topeka restaurants in June, including mold, mice and a bunny
Kansas food safety and lodging inspectors found more than a dozen Topeka establishments to be out of compliance with state law in June. Kansas law delegates to the Kansas Department of Agriculture the authority to regulate food establishments, food processing plants and lodging establishments. Violations — particularly priority violations linked to causes of foodborne illness — can lead to various consequences, including the immediate closure of an establishment. ...
Hays Lions: Community misunderstood, withdraws request for name change at Rupp Park
Hays Lions continues to celebrate 100 years of service in community. The Hays Lion Club has withdrawn a request to add its name to Daniel G. Rupp Park, 33rd and Skyline, after members say a misunderstanding sparked public outcry. Priscilla Hunt, a longtime Lions member and former president, proposed adding...
Birthday Card Shower For Eva
Eva has to be an inpatient for her 11th birthday as she is immunocompromised due to radiation and chemo. To celebrate her birthday this year, we want everyone to send her a card and remind her of how much of a rockstar she is. Our address is 1861 NE Belleview Columbus KS 66725. Will and James will be bringing all of her cards up on August 1st (her birthday is August 2nd). Please do not send flowers, she can not have them due to hospital rules! Thank you all for loving her; let’s make this birthday a memorable one!
Kesler Family Supporting Aspiring Bankers at FHSU
HAYS, Kan. — First-generation Fort Hays State University graduate Jeff Kesler always hoped to pay it forward to FHSU students but was unsure where to begin. His experience at FHSU provided the opportunities and mentors to make his decades-long career in banking possible. With a newly established scholarship, Jeff hopes to show Fort Hays State students that banking is more than a financial institution; it is a powerful platform to serve the communities they call home.
Notebook: KU Football Ready to Kick Ass and Take Names
Kansas football is set to begin its preseason camp in 15 days. The Jayhawks will have a busy month of August as they look to ramp up their on-field preparations for the 2024 season. KU will hold its training camp over the first few weeks of August before transitioning into an in-season format.
KBI, several local law enforcement departments searching for missing Kansas man
(SMITHVILLE, Mo.) The Tonganoxie, Kansas, Police Department took a report of a missing person on July 12, 2024. The Leavenworth, Kansas, Police Department soon got involved because the missing man, Josiah Mathew Papa, 25, went missing from Leavenworth. Papa is described as a white male, approximately five feet and 10...
John Kyhnell charged in weekend murder in North Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee County District Attorney’s office on Thursday announced it has filed charges against John Eric Kyhnell II in connection with a weekend homicide in North Topeka. Those charges include:. • Count 1: Murder in the First Degree -- Premeditation. • Count 2: Felon in...
Court ruling blocks new Title IX rules in dozens of SC schools
A federal court ruling in Kansas that temporarily blocks changes to the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules applies to more than two dozen South Carolina schools, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Wednesday. More than half of all U.S. states, including South Carolina, filed or joined multiple lawsuits in the wake of the administration’s rewrite […] The post Court ruling blocks new Title IX rules in dozens of SC schools appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
KS advance mail-in ballots drop by half since 2022
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The number of ballots mailed out for this year’s primary election is down significantly from the 2022 election. July 17 was the first day of advance voting in Kansas. 38,221 ballots were sent out that day. In 2022, 76,201 ballots were sent out on the first day of advance voting. There is […]
Kansas nursing home owners say they can’t afford to hire more staff. Advocates say it’s essential
The call came late on a cold night in February, from the Overland Park, Kansas, nursing home where Georann Whitman’s mom was living. “They said that they found her on the floor,” Whitman said. “She had gotten up in the middle of the night and had fallen.” Whitman’s 86-year-old mom, Ann Collins, had dementia. She […] The post Kansas nursing home owners say they can’t afford to hire more staff. Advocates say it’s essential appeared first on The Beacon.
Wichita officers granted immunity in lawsuit over teen’s death
A federal judge has ruled that seven Wichita police officers are entitled to qualified immunity in a civil lawsuit over the in-custody death of a teenager. The lawsuit is over the death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton, who became unresponsive while being restrained following an altercation at the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC) in Wichita on September 21st, 2021. He died at a hospital two days later, and the death prompted a review of policies and practices at the facility, along with the creation of a task force that made a number of recommendations for the juvenile justice system.
DA rules on Kansas high school baseball animal cruelty case
SEDGWICK COUNTY —In April, USD 262 Valley Center suspended the schools baseball season due to an investigation of alleged animal cruelty after a chicken was killed on the baseball field at the high school before a game, according to the Valley Center Department of Public Safety. A school employee contacted a school resource officer about the incident.
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