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75th anniversary celebration of Kansas Merci Boxcar this Saturday
CORRECTION 10:08 a.m. Monday, July 17: Gov. Laura Kelly will not be attending this event. This weekend, the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Kansas Merci Boxcar, a gift from France in appreciation of American support, will be celebrated. The ceremony, which will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday...
BOE approves attorney contract and KASB policies
During Monday’s meeting, the USD 489 Board of Education reviewed its contract for the board attorney. Board attorney Bill Jeter said the contract has been in effect for nearly a decade. Before the contract, he was paid hourly and spent most of his time with the teacher and custodial union negotiations. However, when he was asked to start attending board meetings, a contract was set up for a flat rate for board meetings and work sessions rather than an hourly rate.
Storm bringing 70 mph winds cuts power to 10,000+ Topeka homes and businesses
A storm bringing 70 mph winds swept through the Topeka area Tuesday morning, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electrical power. More than 10,000 Topeka-area customers of the Evergy electrical utility lacked power at 8:15 a.m. as a result of 184 different outages, according to the power outage map website it maintains. By 5:45 p.m.,...
Couple leave Manhattan Penney’s store without paying for $980 of merchandise
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Riley County police were searching for two individuals who stole nearly $1,000 in merchandise this past week from a Manhattan department store. The incident, which occurred on July 11, was reported at 2:46 p.m. Monday at the JC Penney store at 101 Manhattan Town Center. Riley...
West Ridge Mall restaurant pauses service
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Local eatery Ta Co. is closing up shop for the time being at Topeka’s West Ridge Mall Monday as it shifts focus to another location in the city. Fans of Ta Co. will no longer be able to get food from the restaurant at West Ridge Mall’s food court as of July […]
Missouri, Kansas Brace for Severe Thunderstorm Watch This Morning
Kansas City, MO – Residents in northwestern and north-central Missouri are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch this morning as the NWS Storm Prediction Center warns of potential damaging winds and large hail. According to the NWS Storm Prediction Center, the watch is effective from 7:10 AM to 1:00 PM...
KOERNER: Dining with diabetes wrap-up
Cottonwood Extension District brought the diabetes education program Dining with Diabetes to Ellis County for the first time in June. Monique Koerner and Karissa Winkel, Family and Community Wellness Agents were trained in 2023 and introduced the program to Hays last month. Dining with Diabetes is a national extension program...
Saline County Jail Bookings, July 16
REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Criminal Damage to Property; Misdemeanor and Domestic battery: Knowing/reckless bodily harm. REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Probation Violation and Outside warrant/NCIC hit. NAME: McMillin, Shane Douglas. REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Distribute certain stimulant; 3.5 - < 100 grams, Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body, Flee or attempt to elude; avoid tire device, Interf w/LEO; obstr/resist/oppose...
KBI explains timing of Amber Alert on Monday
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Just before 5a.m. Monday, police in Wichita reported they located a 2-year-old boy, the subject of an Amber Alert, who was now safe and the boy's father 25-year-old Richard Ramones was custody. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation then canceled the Amber Alert. Some members of the public...
Montgomery County Appraiser Explains Valuations at First Friday
Property taxes and home valuations have been on the rise across the country and particularly here in southeast Kansas. Montgomery County Appraiser Melody Kiikert spoke at First Friday in Independence last week, addressing the topic of increases in property valuations by the county. Kikkert says that the appraiser's office focuses on mass appraisal, which is different from the way banks assess property value. She says it's all based on market value.
Kan. man with a history of crime accused of skipping court again
ATCHISON COUNTY—A Kansas man with a history of skipping court is back in jail. On Monday, police arrested 43-year-old Richard D. Burge II of Atchison on a District Court warrant for failure to appear in court, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. In September, police arrested him on a...
Woman injured in stabbing at apartments near downtown Shawnee
Shawnee Police say a woman was stabbed at an apartment near downtown Shawnee on Monday afternoon. In a news release Monday evening, Shawnee Police Department spokesperson Emily Rittman said officers were called to the building in the 10800 block of West 57th Street at about 3:40 p.m. “Officers discovered that...
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