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Experts weigh in after contractors strike gas lines across state lines
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Residents in a Parkville neighborhood were on edge after a gas line was hit Tuesday evening while crews were in the area installing Google Fiber. This incident comes nearly 24 hours after part of a home exploded in Independence due to a gas line also being hit while Google Fiber was being installed.
Riley Elementary students continue to strive for English Language proficiency
It's only 11 days into the USD 428 school year and Riley Elementary students in Great Bend are already setting goals. At the end of January, 135 English Language (EL) students at the school took the Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment (KELPA). Riley Elementary has 18 certified EL staff members, including teachers Kelsey Scheuerman and Traci Miller, who administer the test. Miller described how students are using last year's results to prepare for this year's KELPA test during Wednesday's board of education luncheon at the school.
Powers combined: Kansas schools combine to help fill ag-related jobs
There’s a huge need for people to fill agriculture-related jobs in Kansas, Nebraska and the region – from the people who repair tractors to contractors and welders. A new partnership between Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit aims to address that need.
County board passes budget after cuts
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of County Commissioners spent more than five and a half hours from the beginning of their meeting to the end on Wednesday, with the lion's share of that time hammering through where to cut more in the 2025 budget. "The budget, when you began...
📷 Throwback Thursday: Shaw Theatre - Vol. 85
Hutch Post, in partnership with Steve Harmon and the Conard-Harmon Collection, is proud to present Throwback Thursday. Enjoy a weekly release from Steve Harmon as he presents the "Hutch - Then & Now Collection." STEVE HARMON. Hutch Post Contributor. Today's "Throwback Thursday Collection" takes us to the southwest corner of...
Travis Kelce Shares Two-Word Statement on His Love for Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are nearing the one-year mark of their relationship going public, and the Kansas City Chiefs star is sharing his love for the pop superstar. The couple spent much of the summer apart as Swift traveled across Europe for her Eras Tour while Kelce returned to the Chiefs for training camp. While Kelce was able to attend some of the shows -- and even made a surprise appearance on stage at one of the performances in London in July -- they were forced to remain thousands of miles apart for long stretches.
Crash west of Wichita spotlights concerns about intersection, stretch of road deemed dangerous
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A crash Wednesday morning at 135th Street West and Pawnee raises concerns about the intersection and a stretch of road near southwest Wichita. People who live near 135th and Pawnee say the danger comes with Pawnee being too narrow and they don’t feel safe driving that road.
Employee restrained, massage business robbed in W. Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department is working to locate two suspects in connection to an armed robbery at a local massage business. Police said around 12:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of W 13th St N. They arrived to find a 49-year-old woman who said she was working at a business in the area when two people she didn’t know entered the business armed with a handgun. The employee said the suspects restrained her and stole money.
Could farmland tract in Olathe help fill ‘missing middle’ housing gap? Developers think so
Olathe Commons, a mixed residential rental project boasting “missing middle” housing, is moving forward. On Monday, the Olathe Planning Commission recommended approving a rezoning and a preliminary site development plan for the project in an 8-0 vote. Commissioner Jim Terrones was absent from the meeting. The development, which...
Overland Park hires new Police Department leader
The City of Overland Park is proud to announce the hire of Doreen Jokerst as the city’s next Chief of Police. Jokerst comes to Overland Park from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she served for six years as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Safety and Chief of Police, guiding her department to become the first nationally accredited police department in Boulder County, Colorado.
Kansas food supply chain strengthened with $5.6 million investment
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly is injecting more than $5 million into nearly 50 projects across the state to improve Kansas’ food supply chain. Kelly made the announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 28 through a press release. A total of $5.6 million is being awarded to 49 projects in the Sunflower State. “Kansas’ central location […]
K-State Agriculture Today: 1756 – Farmers go to Court…Hay Calculator
Farming and Property Rights Protected by Kansas Supreme Court. 00:01:05 – Farming and Property Rights Protected by Kansas Supreme Court: Roger McEowen, K-State and Washburn law professor, kicks off today’s show discussing a court case that involves trespassing, nuisance, right-to-farm and road ditch right-of-way laws and what the court’s decision means for farmers.
114k Kansans lost Medicaid coverage in post-pandemic ‘unwinding’ review
TOPEKA — More than 100,000 Kansans have lost health care coverage through the state’s Medicaid program since April 2023 after the rocky “unwinding” of pandemic-era protections, but the agency in charge of the review has seen progress recently based on incremental changes. The state’s review of eligibility for KanCare, as Medicaid is known in Kansas, […]
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