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USDA Awards Grants to Beloit Auto & Truck Plaza, Stateline Dairy LLC of Morrowville to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas Rural Development Director Christy Davis has announced that USDA will help farmers and small businesses expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Today, Rural Development is investing $1,789,170 in grants that will support 15 clean energy projects across Kansas.
Kansas firefighters head west to battle raging wildfires
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Firefighters from across Kansas are heading west to help battle wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. On Thursday, the Kansas Forest Service said a team of 10 firefighters from different parts of the state, including Wichita, Olathe, Ottawa, and Edwardsville, are on their way to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry with 34 large fires, almost all of them in the central or eastern part of the state.
Tennessee man indicted in Kansas for alleged $1 million investment scheme
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Kansas released a statement on Friday, July 26, 2024, announcing that a man from Tennessee has been indicted in an alleged $1 million investment scheme. According to the DOJ, Alcides...
Fire to duplex north of Newman University prompts strong emergency response
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A fire at a duplex in a neighborhood near Newman University prompted a strong emergency response Friday night. The initial emergency call reported the possibility of someone being trapped in the home in the 700 block of South Custer. Responding crews with the Wichita Fire Department cleared the scene and Sedgwick County dispatch confirmed that no one was injured.
Theatre On Ice Backstage: ‘The Happiest Place to Be’
Above: Bruce Shropshire and George Woods stand in front of the Zamboni entrance to a TOI event held in Wichita, Kansas, in 2022. A Theatre On Ice free program’s purpose is to express a theme, emotion or story. Each story is told in balanced harmony by a team of up to 28 skaters. Programs can be linear storytelling or abstract, an original work or a reinterpretation of an existing work. Each must reflect the meaning or theme of the story through movement, costuming and the use of props and scenery.
Rep. Sharice Davids Highlights Kansas Trap Shooter Derrick Mein’s Journey Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
On the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, Representative Sharice Davids released a video of her conversation with Derrick Mein, Kansas’ sole athlete in the 2024 Games. Mein, from Paola, KS, will compete in trap shooting. This is his second Olympic appearance, following his gold medal win at the 2022 Shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
Typical July heat this weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Dean Jones says that the heat will begin to build this weekend, but temperatures will get even hotter next week. It will be a mild start to the day with morning low temperatures in the 60s to near 70. Afternoon highs will reach the low to mid 90s. Overall not a bad day for late July and pretty typical for Kansas. Today’s temperatures will be the coolest that we will see for a while, as it will turn hotter Sunday with highs in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. South winds will be gusty Sunday afternoon too.
Park City woman dies from injuries in Cowley County crash
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a 23-year-old Park City woman died from injuries she received in a crash on Tuesday. The crash happened at U.S. Highway 77 and 242nd Road around 10 p.m. The sheriff’s office says Reyna Batrez of Park City was driving a Nissan Altima when she failed […]
Wichita Public Schools hosting in-person enrollment
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - In-person enrollment for Wichita Public Schools is right around the corner. WPS said Thursday that in-person enrollment will be July 29 and 30 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Online enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is available for grades 1-12 and started July 8. The...
Wichita State Softball Adds Texas Duo to 2024 Signing Class
Bredbenner Adds Two Freshmen to Signing Class at Wichita State, with Gabby Scott and Ryley Nihart joining the 2024 signing class from Texas. Gabby Scott had a senior campaign with a .393 batting average, 35 hits, and 30 RBIs. Ryley Nihart logged 55 wins and 685 strikeouts in her prep...
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