The Kansas Prayer Breakfast is back with an in-person event featuring statewide leaders in government, business, education and industry on hand – but this year at a new venue. Now held at ...
Read More »Truckers I-70 Corridor Freedom Convoy passes through Topeka & KC today
The American version of Canada’s truck convoy includes routes from all over the country converging on Washington D.C. One of those routes, called American Freedom Convoy, has departed from Aurora, Colorado and ...
Read More »The cost of gas and driving is rising; here’s how to save
The prices Midwesterners are paying for gas are close to a dollar more than a year ago. Prices rose 20-30 cents the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, and are now about 40 ...
Read More »Donor drive this weekend could save DeSoto boy’s life
The community continues to come together to help save the life of a DeSoto, Kansas kindergartener. Grant Garrett was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a disorder affecting just 1 in a million people ...
Read More »The People’s Convoy of truckers heads from California to Washington, D.C.
The United States is about to get its own version of Canada’s truck convoy. Truckers will leave Barstow, Calif., on Wednesday and head cross-country to Washington, D.C. Other convoys are also forming ...
Read More »Missouri and Kansas residents warned about risk to pets from coyotes
Both Missouri and Kansas natural resource officials are warning the public about coyotes. The Missouri Department of Conservation says the residents should keep in mind that we’re now in what are four ...
Read More »Local forecasters get do-over as Winter Storm Warning issued
Local weather forecasters got it horribly wrong during the last winter storm warning. Just weeks ago they forecast up to 12 inches of snow locally yet just 2-4 fell across most of ...
Read More »Topeka bucks national trends with 25% decline in local crime
Amid national reports in 2021 of record-setting crime rates in the U.S., Topeka achieved its lowest homicide rate in five years. According to the Topeka Police Department’s 2021 year-end report, the capital city ...
Read More »Lawsuit against Kansas redistricting represented by Clinton election lawyer
Kansas Democrats are suing to strike down the new 2022 redistricting plan just passed by the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature. The lawsuit has a connection to Hillary Clinton. The complaint was filed on ...
Read More »Topeka Dino Days are here
You can explore Topeka like never before during Dino Days, a multi-exhibit experience for all ages. Not only can you enjoy main attractions throughout the city, but get ready to discover other ...
Read More »Pro-life advocates rally at Topeka Capitol with “value them both” message
Pro-life advocates from across Kansas and the nation marched, rallied and prayed at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 25. The annual event, which has taken place for over a decade, drew attention ...
Read More »Construction work continues on what will be largest Catholic church in Kansas
Construction crews are finishing up the exterior of a $40 million church in Saint Marys. The Immaculata Church is expected to be finished by the end of 2022 and will be the largest Catholic ...
Read More »Report: Texas women are traveling to ‘crowded’ clinics in Kansas for abortion
“Pregnant people” in Texas who are seeking an abortion are traveling to “crowded” clinics in Kansas to access the procedure, The Texas Tribune reported recently. On Sept. 1, a new law in ...
Read More »Kansas kids in school after break, others across country not so lucky
With the holiday break having ended, a number of school districts across the country are deciding to go fully remote to start the new year. It comes as Omicron cases rise, though ...
Read More »Harvard students to visit Topeka
Students from Harvard Kennedy School’s (HKS) Taubman Center for State and Local Government will be visiting the City of Topeka in January. The visit is part of the Center’s annual Transition Term ...
Read More »Kansans for Life endorses Schmidt, Estes, LaTurner and Mann in 2022
The political action committee of Kansans for Life (KFL PAC) is endorsing Attorney General Derek Schmidt for Governor. Additionally, the PAC is making a historic, early endorsement of Congressmen Ron Estes (KS-4), ...
Read More »Annual ‘Rally and March for Life’ planned for Kansas State Capitol Jan. 25
Kansans for Life will hold the Annual Rally and March for Life in Topeka on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The event has drawn thousands in the past. The day will feature numerous ...
Read More »Kansas, Missouri brace for major winter storm
Kansas and Missouri are set to begin the New Year with a winter storm bringing ice and up to a foot of snow. Across the Kansas City 12-country region, the storm will ...
Read More »Kansas City Southern Holiday Express raises more than $280,000 for The Salvation Army
Kansas City Southern Holiday Express has raised more than $280,000 to benefit The Salvation Army in communities along the U.S. rail network. These communities include Kansas City and Slater, Mo.; East St. Louis, ...
Read More »Reward grows to find person who beheaded Kansas police officer’s puppy
Reward money from across the nation is pouring in to help apprehend the suspect who killed a Kansas police officer’s puppy. A Parsons, Kansas, police officer discovered her 3-month-old puppy shot and ...
Read More »Bob Dole, Kansas senator, WWII hero and presidential candidate, dead at 98
Kansan Bob Dole, former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 presidential candidate, died Sunday morning at age 98, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole ...
Read More »Kelly says Biden vaccine mandate not ‘correct’ or ‘effective’ solution
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has come out against President Biden’s vaccine mandate, adding to concerns she voiced on Thursday of last week. “Yesterday, I reviewed the new vaccine mandate from the Biden Administration,” Kelly stated on Friday. “While ...
Read More »Parents concerned over CRT play role in local school board elections
Provoked by a number of outrages across the country, parents have begun pushing back on politicians, school boards, and educators who use children as guinea pigs in radical social experiments and left-wing ...
Read More »Ten-digit dialing now required in Kansas area codes 785 and 620
You’ll now need to include the area code (10-digit dialing) when making most phone calls in Kansas, or the call won’t go through Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 ...
Read More »Freshman Kansas lawmaker Aaron Coleman under pressure to resign over abuse
A freshman Democrat Kansas legislator must undergo mental evaluation after he was arrested for domestic violence. Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kan. was charged with domestic battery in a disturbance involving ...
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