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USD 253 Board of Education approves tentative agreement for staff for 2024/25 school year as part of regular meeting Wednesday evening
Base salary and district insurance premium contributions will increase for USD 253 staff this coming school year. As part of their regular meeting Wednesday, USD 253 board members approved the tentative agreement for licensed professional staff. Among the package’s highlights was a better than 1 percent pay increase “across the board” according to Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations Pam Stranathan.
City of Salina deems historic Ambassador Hotel a dangerous structure
SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Salina deemed the historic Ambassador Hotel a dangerous structure. The hotel, the subject of many community discussions since closing in 2020, has Salina residents concerned. It’s been through multiple owners since it opened in the 1980s. A look inside the hotel shows...
Lawrence Public Library to celebrate 10 years of ‘new’ building at summer reading Last Bash
The Lawrence Public Library will celebrate 10 years in its renovated building as part of its annual summer reading Last Bash on Friday. The party will start at 5 p.m. Friday, July 26 in the library lobby and auditorium with music from No Bow Tie and Chris Luxem & Nathan Dixey, followed by a dance performance by Dance Hues Studio and an aerial arts show by The Last Carnival, according to the library’s event page.
Neighborhood farm stand gains popularity in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A neighborhood farm stand is gaining traction in the Capital City. Krystle and Brandon Simpson recently opened the Little Hippie Homestead Farm Stand at their southeast Topeka home. They offer fresh eggs, organic veggies, homemade bread,and other hippie goods right in their front yard. The couple told 27 News that they started the […]
Wamego arrest warrant scam tells victims to pay in Bitcoin
WAMEGO (KSNT) – The Wamego Police Department (WPD) took to social media to warn of a scam circulating the area claiming to be an arrest warrant for potential victims. On Thursday, July 25 the WPD shared that a victim received a call telling him there was a warrant for his arrest. The victim was sent […]
Herington man injured in rear-end crash
A Herington man was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Wednesday morning following an injury accident on westbound Interstate 70 in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Photo courtesy of Todd Maguire.
Riley County Fair begins a five-day run
The Riley County Fair opens at the County Fairgrounds on Thursday. 10:00 am Enter and Judge Open Class Garden/Crops/Flowers/Plants. 10:00 am Enter and Judge 4-H and Open Class Geology. 10:00 am Enter and Judge 4-H Forestry. 1:00 pm Enter and Judge 4-H Horticulture & Landscape Design. 1:00 pm Enter and...
The third annual "Tacos and Bourbon" golf tournament will take place on Saturday, September 7 at 1:30pm at Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs
There will be tacos and bourbon, and a whole lot of fun. The KCSN Foundation’s third-annual charity golf tournament is now available for teams to sign up. It has sold out in each of the past two years, so make sure to secure your team’s spot now! It’s a shotgun start at 1:30pm, with plenty of food and drink provided.
For the Culture KS ready for three days of fun, learning in downtown Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You’re invited to a celebration of Black culture, art and traditions this weekend in downtown Topeka. For the Culture KS is holding its second annual festival. Sheylon Ryce and Alona Harrison visited Eye on NE Kansas to tell us what’s in store. Sheylon and...
Heartland Motorsports Park auction closes as mystery buyer purchases all parcels
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The auction for Heartland Motorsports Park has ended ahead of the expected deadline Wednesday due to an undisclosed offer for the race track and surrounding land. 27 News confirms with Shawn Terrel, a representative of United Country | Heritage Brokers & Auctioneers, the auction for Heartland Motorsports Park has closed ahead of […]
Hutchinson Fire Captain deployed to wildfire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Fire’s own Captain Troy Mueller has been asked to assist with the Rocky Mountain Incident Command Team Three as wildfires continue to kick off and spread throughout the western United States. Captain Mueller is being mobilized to the Gwen fire in Idaho. The team...
City Beverage presents check to Food Bank of Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — City Beverage presented the Food Bank of Reno County with a check on Wednesday. Vice President of City Beverage, Chris Welsh, along with other representatives from City Beverage presented a check for $4,450.00. "It means a lot to be able to give back to the community,"...
K-State Agriculture Today: 1732 – Soybean Pests…Sorghum Connection
00:01:05 – Soybean Pests in the Field: Jeff Whitworth, K-State crop entomologist, begins today’s show with reminders about soybean pests that growers might be seeing in their field. 00:12:05 – Sorghum Connections and Upcoming Events: Continuing the show is K-State’s Rodrigo Onofre and Kansas Grain Sorghum’s Maddy Meier...
Kansas biologists find ‘super rare’ threatened species in the mouth of a hungry toad
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A group of biologists searching for a rarely-seen species in Kansas’ outdoor spaces made a surprising discovery. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) recently posted to social media that one of its survey crews searching for New Mexico threadsnakes managed to find one, in the mouth of a Woodhouse toad. […]
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