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Renovation Sensation Debuts a Contemporary Neoclassic Home in Leawood
Black against white. Square lines meet soft arches. Marble and stone contrast with plush upholstery. This year’s Renovation Sensation Homes Tour features a new build that proves the old dictum: Opposites attract. From design inspiration to elegant reality, the entrepreneur homeowners with two young children relied on the advice...
North Kansas City Hospital receives American Heart Association accolades
NORTH KANSAS CITY — For the second consecutive year, North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health received the highest level of recognition awarded by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for participating in its quality improvement registry: Get With the Guidelines, according to a hospital press release. Among the...
Baldwin City man seriously injured in Labor Day motorcycle crash
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - A 43-year-old Baldwin City man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Monday night. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle was heading southbound on the 400 block of E. 1700 Road when the driver went across the road into the northbound lane of traffic and then crashed into the ditch.
Reward offered: Search continues for Kan. bank robbery suspect
DOUGLAS COUNTY —The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for a bank robbery, which occurred at the Bank of America located at 900 Ohio St., Lawrence, KS, on July 2, 2024, at approximately 9:21 a.m.
Kansas study: Online sports betting costs Americans twice as much in retirement
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A new study from the University of Kansas reveals that every dollar spent on online sports betting translates into two dollars not invested in retirement savings. The research, conducted by finance professors at the University of Kansas, examined spending patterns of 230,000 households across all 50...
Popular Lawrence sunflower field nearing full bloom
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – The sunflowers of Lawrence’s Grinter Farms are days away from reaching their full bloom. Owner Ted Grinter said he had to delay planting the seeds a few days this year because the ground was too wet, so the flowers are blooming a little late. “By this coming weekend we’re gonna have a […]
Leipold preparing KU football to face ‘physical’ Illinois team
LAWRENCE (KSNT) — For the second straight season, Kansas football has a week-two meeting with the Fighting Illini. KU got the best of Illinois in 2023, winning 34-23 on its home turf in Lawrence. However, head coach Lance Leipold is aware playing on the road in Big 10 country is very different, as is the […]
On Swift Horses, Dole Fall Preview
From rural Kansas to the casinos of Las Vegas and the horsetracks of California, author Shannon Pufahl talks about the novel behind the new film On Swift Horses. On Swift Horses premieres this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Also, we'll preview the fall lineup at the University of Kansas Dole Institute of Politics with DIOP director Audrey Coleman.
Clear the Shelter Day is Saturday, but these dogs have their fees waived now at Lawrence Humane Society
Clear the Shelter Day, the annual effort to find furever homes for shelter animals nationwide, is coming up Saturday — but it’s getting an early start this year in Lawrence. Saturday, Sept. 7 will be the big day when all animals’ adoption fees are waived at the Lawrence...
Eight seniors ready to lead Louisburg soccer after tough 2023
It wasn’t the season anyone with the Louisburg boys soccer program wanted to see. The Wildcats posted just four wins in 2023 as they featured a roster with only one senior at the time. It was a young, and inexperienced group. Fast forward to the present and this year’s...
WATCH: Lance Leipold puts a bow on Week 1, looks ahead to Illinois
Kansas football is set to hit the road later this week to take on Illinois. KU enters the matchup off the back of a dominant win over Lindenwood on Thursday night. Illinois, on the other hand, enters the game off the back of a blowout win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night as well. In the game last year, KU beat Illinois 34-23.
Illini Inquirer Podcast Ep. 852 | J Leman's top takeaways from EIU win, Kansas preview
All-American linebacker and Illini Inquirer football analyst J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to Illinois football's 45-0 rout of Eastern Illinois. Leman gives his five biggest takeaways from the rout over an FCS opponent, including some standout performances on either side of the ball. Leman then previews Saturday's huge home game against No. 22 Kansas and breaks down some keys to Illinois beating the Jayhawks.
Kansas Soccer Drops Sunday Match to Gonzaga 1-0
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – The Kansas Jayhawks fell to the Gonzaga Bulldogs 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Rock Chalk Park. A goal by Gonzaga’s Erin Ewers in the 60th minute was the difference in the game. “I’m frustrated today,” head coach Nate Lie said. “This is a tough...
Kan. State Penitentiary officially open for historic tours and an exclusive event is set for September 28th
(LANSING, Kan.) The Lansing Historical Society and Museum announced on Monday, September 2, 2024, that the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kan. would officially open for historical tours on September 13, 2024. Tours are going to be available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with the former prison guards serving as...
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