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Rollers sale to close next month
After over 50 years of operation, Rollers has sold. The roller skating rink at 701 Graham had been on the market just about all summer. The business had offered roller skating, an arcade and food to those attending. E: 24/7 owner Dusty Spaulding is among the new ownership team, as...
Rev’ your engines for a night of music and fun at Topeka Social
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Get ready for a night of music and fun at Topeka Social. The new event venue will host a ‘Bike Harder Rally’ Saturday September 7, at 7pm. The rally will feature two local bands and all are welcome, not just though who ride motorcycles. Several food trucks will also be onsite to offer various meals and treats.
Kansas State Opponent Overview: UT-Martin
Two popular choices to win their respective conferences will collide in Manhattan on Saturday night when UT-Martin faces Kansas State. Here's a primer of everything Wildcat fans need to know about the season's first foe and the opponents on each side of the ball worth watching closest. TRANSITIONING TO 2024.
10 Class 5A Boys Cross Country Runners to Watch in 2024
10 CLASS 5A BOYS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS TO WATCH IN 2024. Beckman’s junior campaign in 2023 looked very similar to the one he produced as a sophomore. His state time of 16:01.50 was slightly slower than his 16:01.27 in 2022, but he earned a fifth-place medal after taking sixth previously. His regional results had the opposite outcome, with his slightly faster time in 2023 dropping him one place to fourth. Now Beckman will return for his senior campaign leading a loaded Broncos squad, which already featured four top-20 state finishers returning before senior Dagyhn True transferred to Spring Hill following his 10th-place finish.
Football Opens Season Against Nationally Ranked Kansas on Thursday
The Lindenwood football team (0-0) opens the 2024 season on Thursday, August 29, taking on No. 22 University of Kansas (0-0) at 7:00 p.m. from Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. This matchup will mark the first meeting between the two teams and the first FBS opponent Lindenwood will face since making the reclassification to NCAA Division I.
Event to Highlight Salina Overdose Issues
In recognition of Overdose Awareness Month, CKF Addiction Treatment, in collaboration with the Saline County Health Department, is hosting a community event this week. They will highlight what they say are alarming local statistics regarding overdoses. According to CKF, the numbers are eye-opening. In 2023 alone, Saline County reported 163...
Topeka’s Mayor says a police chief should be hired by early November
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - “You know, I think its very important for us to give the community an opportunity to tell us what they think they’d like to see in their chief of police,” said Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla. The city published the publics feedback last week...
Galena students get a visit from the Colorado Corvette Club
GALENA, Kan. — No other car looks or sounds quite like a Corvette. Elementary school students in Galena didn’t have to go far to see the machines up close; they just walked outside their classrooms to see about thirty of them, including one belonging to Newton County native Kim Mailes.
Olympic and Paralympic power couple to start new chapter at K-State
Fresh off her Olympic gold medal, Tara Davis-Woodhall will be a new assistant coach at K-State. Hunter Woodhall, her husband, will go for his own gold medal in the Paralympics on September 1st.
Smoky Hills PBS to air FHSU documentary on custom harvesting
BUNKER HILL, KS – Smoky Hills PBS is pleased to announce the airing of a special documentary produced by Fort Hays State University, focusing on the important and often overlooked world of custom harvesting. The documentary, set to air on September 3rd at 7:30 PM, will offer viewers an in-depth look at the lives and work of those who help bring in the harvest across the Midwest and beyond.
Proposed facility master plan includes mix of Wichita school closures, rebuilds, consolidations
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - In a unanimous vote, the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education approved the final draft of a facility master plan that calls for a combination of school closures, demolitions, rebuilds, and consolidations. Seven schools proposed to be demolished and rebuilt include Adams, Black, Caldwell, Irving and...
Wichita school adopts cell phone-free policy
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wichita Trinity Academy has issued "Yondr bags" to students to prevent them from accessing their phones, earbuds or smartwatches during school hours. Trinity said students in grades 8-12 must place their cell phones, smartwatches and ear buds in these bags at the beginning of the day. The bag will lock and prevent the student from accessing their devices during school hours. At the end of the day, students will touch their bag to a base which will open the bag.
Avery Johnson Calls Teammate One of the ‘Best in College Football’
Ahead of the Wildcats’ Saturday matchup against the UT Martin Skyhawks, Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson spoke to members of the media. When asked which teammate wasn’t being discussed nearly enough, the Kansas native pointed to junior running back DJ Giddens, another native of the Sunflower State. Johnson...
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus announces hire to urology team
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus announced a highly trained urologist to their urology team. Dr. Christina Peterson, a Topeka native and Washburn Rural High School alumna, is returning home. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kansas School of...
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