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17-year-old sentenced to prison for shooting death of Lawrence teenager
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - The 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl from Lawrence has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison. Johnson County, Kansas, District Court records indicate that Davon D. Washington, 17, of Olathe, has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for the shooting death of 15-year-old Brianna Higgins, of Lawrence.
Man taken to hospital after accident on Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to the hospital after a crash on Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan, Kan. According to the Riley County Police Department’s Daily News report, officers filed a report about an injury accident around 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 in the 200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan, Kan.
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 […]
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 ...
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,...
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.
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....
EAGLE Media 40th Annual Patriots Parade photo gallery
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — EAGLE Media held its 2024 Patriots Parade on July 4. The parade started at Ave. B and Main and ended on 12th Ave. and Main. This year's parade had more than 100 entries participate. A full gallery of photos is available on the Hutch Post Facebook...
LIVESTREAM CFL: Ottawa REDBLACKS @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers, June 6, 02:30 CET (2:30 am, 8:30 pm June 5 EDT)
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are hoping to break into the win column for the first time this season when they host the Ottawa REDBLACKS at Princess Auto Stadium on Friday night. The game is a rematch of the two teams Week 2 contest that saw the REDBLACKS come away with a 23-19 win.
Andover teacher dies after multiple battles with cancer
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A beloved teacher and coach at Andover Central High School passed away on Friday. Rita Frakes taught for 41 years in total, 19 of which were spent in the halls and softball field of Andover Central High School. She bravely battled cancer during the last several...
All Invited to Saturday Block Party
Everyone is invited to a big block party in North Salina on Saturday featuring free food, games, entertainment, and even an all star basketball game. It’s all part of “Daddy Bud Day” in Pacific Park. In the late 1960s “Daddy Bud Day” began. John “Daddy Bud” Curtis,...
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