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Kansas top five in nation for arson fires
KANSAS (KSNT) – A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents. Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation’s arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary […]
Governor Kelly signs comprehensive tax cuts package
OLATHE, Kan. (WIBW) - Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 1, the bipartisan sustainable tax cuts package, in Olathe on Wednesday. The bill comprehensively cuts Kansan’s taxes while ensuring the state’s long-term fiscal health. Passed with bipartisan support and signed by Governor Kelly in June, Senate Bill 1...
Dairy Queen plan put on ice while negotiations with city continue after CID proposal falls short 3-2
The Liberal City Commission found itself revisiting discussion of community improvement during a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. The main topic of the meeting was the use Community Improvement District (CID) and how they should be approached. A proposal for the use of a CID for a Dairy Queen project had come before the commission at its Aug. 13 meeting from Damien Denmark.
Reno County Courthouse shows off renovations
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County showed off the renovations to the Courthouse with public tours on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Staff members hosted four tours throughout the day. The tours highlighted the Veterans Room, administration, jury rooms, and the Reno County District Attorney offices. All five floors of the Courthouse...
KBI: Man dead in officer-involved shooting in Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (KAKE) - One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Coffeyville on Thursday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigations says just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, the Coffeyville Police Department requested the KBI conduct an investigation. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate.
Students, staff safe after backpack at center of KCK bomb threat removed
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Students and staff are safe after an unclaimed backpack at the center of a possible bomb threat was removed from a Kansas City high school. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools confirmed on Thursday morning, that students and staff were held in their classrooms as law enforcement officials investigated a possible bomb threat at Wyandotte High School.
County rezones property north of town for local business
The Riley County commission on Thursday agreed to rezone a property north of Manhattan to allow a landscaping business to move onto it. Done Right Landscaping LLC will take over the plot at 6621 Tuttle Creek Boulevard after commissioners approved the request to rezone it from single-unit residential to a planned-unit development.
Kansas City-based union members welcome indictment of leaders. But will it bring change?
“We’ve never had a voice in the election of leaders,” said Adam Mendenhall, of Kansas City-based Local 83. “ ... There’s not very much union about the Boilermakers union.”
Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Chad Tuchek, M.D. to the Neurosurgery Department
Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Chad Tuchek, a neurosurgeon subspecializing in neurosurgical oncology, to the Stormont Vail Neurosurgery team. His expertise in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotics, will help promote assurance and better outcomes for patients with brain, spinal, and peripheral nerve disorders at the Cotton O'Neil Neurosurgery and Spine Center at 2660 S.W. 3rd St., Topeka.
Tours of historic Topeka mansion open with 150th anniversary celebration
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) will be holding a 150th anniversary celebration next month for a historic park in Topeka. Sean Zears with the SCP+R announced in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 29 that community members are invited to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ward-Meade Mansion at Old Prairie […]
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