Tag Archives: kansas

Three boys at an Olathe middle school made sure Valentine’s Day was special for every girl in their school: They gave all of them a flower. Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas, show ...

Kathy Maxwell remembers walking down the cement hallways lined with cages in the heat of the summer in 2003. The warmth is unbearable for a few seconds until the fan turns in ...

Just as the ice has disappeared from streets in the Kansas City area, and temperatures are hitting the 50s Wednesday and Thursday, forecasters are warning of a snowy four or five days ...

A report of a bomb threat at a Wichita Home Depot store now has police smiling and, customers creating a sigh of relief. Sort of. The threat turned out to be more of ...

Do you have questions about private education? Wondering what options are available to you or someone you know? Metro Voice will host its 21st Annual Midwest Christian K-12 Education Expo Saturday, March ...

Are you ready to make your love’s heart leap on Valentine’s Day? Our guide to a great Valentine’s Day will provide you with ideas and tips that will make your Valentine’s Day ...

The C5Alive “Business Matchmaker” Luncheon will be held February 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Fairlawn Plaza Mall.  The meeting will feature speed networking to help businesses match up with one ...

Live On Stage, Inc. and On Stage Live have announced that multi-instrumentalist and saxophone aficionado Rob Verdi will join the Topeka West High School Knights Jazz Ensemble live in concert at White ...

Kansas high school and middle school students will compete in the ultimate wind energy learning experience beginning next week. They have done their homework when it comes to wind power and used ...

Many churches have taken comfort in the thought that “it could never happen here,” but headlines and a steadily-growing body of statistical evidence demonstrate that violence in faith-based organizations is not just ...

Shawnee County Parks + Recreation is hosting a High School Seasonal Job Fair to help fill nearly 300 seasonal staff positions ranging from lifeguards to staff for summer camps, golf course maintenance, ...

Freezing rain is already falling across the area today as winter weather returns. The nasty, frozen precipitation may linger for several days as the unseasonably warm weather from the weekend is only ...

Topeka Swing Dance will continue beginner classes on Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2019 at the Jayhawk Theatre at 720 Jackson Street.  Class is from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.  From ...

Wet weather didn’t stop hundreds of pro-life advocates from gathering Tuesday, January 22nd, at the Kansas Statehouse to mark the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that made ...

Keith Van Sickle is known in the Topeka/Lawrence/Kansas City area as Keith the Critic, local movie reviewer. He is also the force behind Slash ‘n Bash Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival every year in ...

In honor of Super Bowl LIII Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka will offer adoption of dogs and puppies for just $53 today, Sunday February 3, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. It ...

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) reports good news about preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species. According to Chris Steffen, KDWPT aquatic nuisance species coordinator, no zebra mussel ...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the NFL MVP at Saturday night’s NFL Honors ceremony in Atlanta. The 23-year-old quarterback received 41 of 50 votes from a nationwide panel of ...

After the results of the AFC and NFC Championship games, it’s evident that there isn’t a whole lot of excitement brewing for the Super Bowl this year. The New England Patriots and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. – A Topeka man is being honored for saving someone’s life, while emptying the trash. Vince Bateman, a Shawnee County Solid Waste Management trash truck driver, shared his story of ...

Saleh Mohammed fled his native Myanmar in 2015. “Too much fighting over there,” he said. As a member of the Rohingya ethnic minority, he was in particular peril. His life was in ...

Topeka Metro and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1360 are reaching out to the Topeka community to “Stuff the Bus” with non-perishable food items to benefit Project Topeka, the community food drive ...

Forget the often silly names meteorologists give weather conditions. Just stick your head outside. It’s cold. But don’t keep it out too long on Wednesday as temps may stay in the single ...

A man who thought his dog was lost forever almost ended up with three times as many pets after his black lab returned home accompanied by another pooch and a goat. Kyle ...

Yoga instructor Susan King has been holding kitten, cat, and puppy yoga classes at Helping Hands Humane Society since June 2016. Typically, classes are held while felines roam the room, stopping to ...