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Great Plains Multi-Day Severe Threat
Thanks to a stubborn, slow-moving low-pressure system, a large portion of the Great Plains will deal with a storm threat over the next few days. Sunday's risk reaches from the South Dakota through Nebraska, and down into the northwestern Kansas. There's a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) in parts of the High Plains for the potential of damaging wind gusts. Although, a couple of tornadoes cannot be completely ruled out.
KS Lt. Governor Toland touts economic investment in Ellis County
Kansas Lt. Gov. David Toland discussed the economic wins of the Kelly administration and what the Department of Commerce plans for future development at a Chamber in Hays luncheon on Friday. Toland also serves as the Kansas Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Between 2019 and 2024, Gov. Kelly's administration...
It has a clear lake and trails. Now Kansas' new state park is getting amenities.
Kansas' new state park already has "crystal clear blue water" and miles of trails, and it is now closer to having more amenities. Kansas lawmakers last year created Lehigh Portland State Park in Iola. Now, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is working on infrastructure improvements around the 138-acre lake on a nearly 360-acre property. ...
Rural Development issues REAP grants
TOPEKA, Kan. — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas Rural Development Director Christy Davis announced Friday 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.
Gardner woman seriously injured after motorcycle collision on I-70
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A Gardner woman is fighting for her life after she was taken to a Topeka area hospital following a motorcycle collision on I-70 west of Lawrence. The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, emergency crews were called to eastbound I-70 near the Topeka Service Area in Douglas County with reports of a single-vehicle collision.
Kansas Heatwave: Dangerous Conditions with Heat Index Nears 110 Next Week, Storm Threats
Wichita, KS – Kansas residents should prepare for a mix of severe heat and storm chances in the coming days. The National Weather Service in Wichita reports that southeast Kansas could see a few showers and storms today, with further storm chances across north-central Kansas this evening. According to...
Kansas AFL-CIO Cope Convention hosts union leaders
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Union leaders met with local and state leaders like Governor Laura Kelly at the 2024 Kansas AFL-CIO COPE Convention. “Every year I come up to say hello and to thank our union folks for all the work that they do all across the state of Kansas,” Governor Kelly said.
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