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Nothing says Fourth of July more than an abundance of American Flags being displayed throughout the community. Wednesday afternoon the Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club members were busy planting the flags in advance of the July 4 holiday. Mayor and Kiwanis Club President Kelly Abbott and Kelly Noakes loading the pick-up with flags for planting.
4th of July fire burns Topeka mobile home
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A mobile home fire late on the 4th of July holiday caused thousands of dollars in damages. According to a spokeswoman with the Topeka Fire Department, crews responded to a reported mobile home fire around 10 p.m. Thursday near 21st and Adams. When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had spread throughout […]
Free Backpacks and School Supplies from Patterson Legal Group
Patterson Legal Group is excited to announce that they are hosting a backpack giveaway event on Thursday, August 1st. The event will take place at the Stormont Vail Events Center from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., or while supplies last. That address is 1 Expocentre Dr, Topeka, KS 66612. School-aged...
Improved 3-point shooting a priority for K-State for 2024-25 season
Jul. 5—Perhaps one of the biggest problems that Kansas State coaches hope to correct from last year's team was their dismal 3-point shooting. The Wildcats were in the bottom third in the country in 3-point percentage, ranking 289th averaging 31.7%. K-State was dead-last in the Big 12 and among the 10 worst teams in one of the Power 6 conferences. What made it all even more frustrating was ...
Annual Emporia firework show shoots off almost 800 shells
EMPORIA (KSNT) – The northeast Kansas sky was lit up with fireworks this Fourth of July. The Emporia community celebrated the Fourth of July with a concert and firework show at Welch Stadium at Emporia State University. Bernie Toso has been doing this show for 19 years. He gave 27 News a behind the scenes […]
COLvSKC Quotes: "We're scrapping for points, we need them desperately, we can't let them slip away that easily"
On what went wrong after a good start to the second half…. It really comes down to two set pieces at the end of the day. First set piece, goal. We get picked a little bit, but we’ve got to fight through it. Then on the second one, I haven't seen the replay, but I have a pretty good idea in my head, but I probably want to wait till I see the replay. It’s two set pieces. We go up 1-0 – we had made changes at halftime that we were planning on doing, which was good. The only one was Zo (Bassong), as precautionary. We made our changes, but I thought we brought a little life. I thought the guys, all of a sudden started to create some things in the game which was good. Then, unfortunately, a set piece, and then the penalty.
Zorn, Vasquez, Weger, Fetters, and Pittman Produce NOW600 National Wins on Thursday at Dodge City Raceway Park!
DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 4, 2024) - Trey Zorn, Zayden Vasquez, Braxton Weger, Kelby Fetters, and Kacie Pittman produced feature wins on Thursday night with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by Hi Plains Building Division at Dodge City Raceway Park. A field of 14-NOW600 Non-Wing, 18-NOW600 A-Class,...
Clara Barton Medical Center welcomes new physical therapist
Clara Barton Medical Center announced the addition of Kelsey Wallpe, DPT, to their team of therapy professionals. Originally from Russell, Kelsey is excited to bring her knowledge and passion for patient care back to rural central Kansas. Kelsey earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Franciscan University of...
Low water levels raise concerns about boating at Cheney Lake
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Cheney Lake is one of the primary water sources for the city of Wichita and with low water levels, it continues to be an issue to the city and those who enjoy spending their time at the lake. Parts of Cheney Lake are nearly inaccessible and...
Bill Snyder is the best college football coach ever, but not for the reason you think
If it has been said once, it has been said a million times, Bill Snyder is the best head coach to ever lead the Kansas State football program and there is no competition. Now there have been a lot of different coaches to coach in college football. A lot of them with many National Championships, a high winning percentage, and by the typical definition could go down as the greatest coach of all time.
Boomtown, USA lights up the Fourth of July sky
WAMEGO (KSNT) – Watch the #1 ranked fireworks show in the Sunflower State. According to VisitWamego.com, Wamego is home to the #1 ranked fireworks show in Kansas. This accomplishment has earned Wamego the name “Boomtown, USA”. The 30-minute firework display is choreographed with a curated soundtrack. Along with the firework show, Wamego has fun planned […]
Several local Fourth of July fireworks shows canceled or postponed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Muddy conditions and the threat of more weather in the forecast led the City of Overland Park to move its ‘Star Spangled Spectacular’ fireworks to Friday night. The fireworks show will instead light up the sky at 10 p.m. on Friday, July 5.
KDWP to offer special hunting access this fall, winter through free draw
PRATT – Exclusive access to land not normally open to hunting and above-average success rates might sound like an expensive hunting lease, but it’s not. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Special Hunts program provides hundreds of such hunts each fall and winter at no charge – all you have to do is apply and be selected.
Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin shares the word on the world of wheat
Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin joined the Wheat’s on Your Mind podcast this week to share his perspectives on the 2024 harvest, the new wheat export marketing year, Kansans serving as industry leaders and more. No conversation with Gilpin can start in early July without commentary on harvest results....
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