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 ...
Read More »U.S. House passes resolution honoring Kansas hero priest
The memory of a hero priest is being honored after Kansas’ First District Congressman Tracey Mann introduced legislation asked members to support his bill to designate the post office in Herrington, Kansas, ...
Read More »Abilene, Kansas a finalist for ‘Best Historic Small Town’
Abilene, Kansas is currently #1 on the leaderboard as voting is underway for “Best Historic Small Town” sponsored by USA Today. The reader poll allows anyone to participate. The western Kansas community ...
Read More »Ten-digit dialing begins soon in Kansas area codes 785 and 620
Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 will soon be required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls. This change will make it easier for persons in crisis to ...
Read More »Kansas, Missouri team up on national security issues
The states of Missouri and Kansas are teaming up on an initiative to raise awareness of national security operations in the Midwest. The National Security Crossroads is a branding effort to draw ...
Read More »Remains of Kansas priest who died during Korean War returned to family
The remains of a hero Catholic priest from Kansas who died in a POW camp in Korea, were returned to his family during a ceremony this week. U.S. Defense officials gave the ...
Read More »What will the new Big 12 look like?
The Big 12 Board of Directors voted Friday to extend membership invitations to Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston. All eight ...
Read More »Local college expansion threatens destruction of historic church
The abandoned but historic Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Kan., stands in the way of a new educational center being built by KCK Community College. “This is probably the ...
Read More »Big Boy 4014 to make return visits to Kansas on Sept. 2
Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s, will appear for public viewing on Wednesday in Kansas City at Union Station, then depart at 8:00 a.m. ...
Read More »Former Gov. Jeff Colyer drops out of gubernatorial race due to prostate cancer
Former governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Jeff Colyer (R) has announced he is ending his campaign for Kansas governor and receiving treatment for prostate cancer. “While I have always focused on ...
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