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Wichita man sentenced to prison for human trafficking
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A 36-year-old Wichita man has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for human trafficking. The Sedgwick County district attorney's office said Judge Christopher Magana on Tuesday sentenced Alan Jones to 92 months. He pleased guilty on June 25 to attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child, promoting the sale of sexual relations, attempted robbery, criminal threat and criminal damage to property.
Inter-State Fair and Rodeo Thursday Schedule
The Inter-State Fair and Rodeo continues today with a full schedule of events. Livestock activities continue with the market steer show this morning at 8 a.m. This afternoon, the junior open heifer show will start at 1 p.m., followed by bucket calf interviews at 2 p.m. Exhibit checkout will take place from 4 until 6, then the bucket calf show will finish out the evening's livestock events at 6 p.m.
Three Salina Realtors Join Forces with McCurdy Real Estate and Auction to Enhance Services
SALINA, Kan. — Three of Salina’s most respected real estate professionals have joined a leading auction company, McCurdy Real Estate & Auction, bringing enhanced real estate auction services to Central Kansas. This collaboration marks an exciting development for buyers and sellers in the region. The local team comprises...
Ribbon cutting set for first Topeka park in 50 years
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Parks & Recreation (SCP+R) is inviting the community to a ribbon cutting for Family Park, the first new park in Shawnee County in 50 years. Family Park will open on Aug. 21 following years of planning and community input. Shawnee County Commissioners approved the Family Park Master Plan back in 2021 […]
New Wichita police substation mural honors fallen K-9 officers and their handler
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A mural in the Wichita Police Department's new Patrol East substation is honoring two K-9 officers killed in the line of duty and their handler. Wichita City Communications Manager Megan Lovely says the new mural honors K9 Handler Daniel Gumm and his two K9s, Rooster and Bane.
Lenexa to use $1.4M in guest tax funds to help pay for 3&2 Baseball field upgrades
Lenexa will help the 3&2 Baseball Club upgrade its fields to artificial turf using more than $1 million in funds collected through the city’s transient guest tax. On Aug. 6, the council approved granting the club, a nonprofit organization which operates nine ball fields at its complex near 87th Street Parkway and Ridgeview Road.
K-State Agriculture Today: 1747 – Wheat Performance Tests…Cicada Killers
00:01:05 – Wheat Performance Tests, Part 1: K-State crop performance test coordinator, Jane Lingenfelser, starts today’s show with two segments to review the 2024 wheat performance tests in Kansas. In the first segment she discusses how the growing season faired for weather, disease and insects. 00:12:05 – Wheat...
Headlines for Thursday, August 15, 2024
Thousands Lose Power in Kansas, Missouri as Storms Rolled Through Wednesday Night. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KPR) — Thousands of people lost power late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area. Utility company Evergy says outages from the severe storms overnight peaked at about 37,000 customers without power throughout its service area - with Topeka, Wichita, Newton and Leavenworth heavily affected. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, Evergy had restored power for 65% of the affected customers. As of 4 p.m., about 4,500 customers were without power with about 360 outage events. A statement at the Evergy outage map website reported that the Wichita, Topeka, Newton and Leavenworth areas saw the greatest number of power outages. Evergy crews from surrounding communities have arrived to these areas to assist with power restoration. Damage reports have included broken poles, downed wires and trees in powerlines. In Topeka, where winds caused extensive damage to the power grid, restoration for some customers is expected to take until Friday evening. In the town of Sedgwick, nearly two dozen poles are being replaced, and work to restore some customers will take until Friday. Customers in other areas are expected to be restored by Thursday night. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for northeast Kansas and western Missouri late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning.
First day of school in Hiawatha
The first day of the school year kicked off on Thursday morning, with children and their families especially receiving a warm and colorful welcome at the Hiawatha Elementary School front entrance. Children and their families were greeted outside by HES Principal Danielle Dierenfeldt and therapy dog/HES mascot Roxie, USD 415...
Firefighters rescue person trapped beneath tree in the Kansas River during violent storm
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fire crews in Topeka helped rescue a person trapped beneath a tree in the Kansas River Wednesday night amid a dangerous thunderstorm. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said in a press release that firefighters with the Topeka Fire Department (TFD) were called around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 to the […]
PRCA Rodeo Results- Night One
The first night of the Inter-State Rodeo is in the books, with multiple competitions coming down to the wire. Quintonn Lunsford leads in bareback riding, with 73 points after opening night. Bryce Eck was the only other qualified rider, sitting in 2nd place with 70 points. In steer wrestling, Tucker...
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