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Kansas Governor Announced $10.4 Million to Increase State Broadband Adoption

Kansas Governor Announced $10.4 Million to Increase State Broadband Adoption

WASHINGTON, August 19, 2025 – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced a $10.4 million investment in critical broadband initiatives to deliver high-speed internet to underserved areas in the state. According to the Kansas Commerce Department’s...

WIBW Anchor & News Director Melissa Brunner honored by Kansas Association of Broadcasters

WIBW Anchor & News Director Melissa Brunner honored by Kansas Association of Broadcasters

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Association of Broadcasters is honoring Melissa Brunner’s decades of service and commitment to WIBW and the northeast Kansas community. Brunner has been named the ‘2025 Sonny Slater Award’ winner by KAB. The Sonny...

See inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium ahead of its reopening

See inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium ahead of its reopening

Football The view from the press box in the northwest corner of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is pictured on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. With four days remaining before the official reopening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium for the...

Sen. Mastriano: 'SB964 protects Pennsylvanians from the influence of foreign legal systems'

Sen. Mastriano: 'SB964 protects Pennsylvanians from the influence of foreign legal systems'

Doug Mastriano, a Senator from Pennsylvania, announced his proposed Foreign Law Protection Act, which he said would safeguard residents from foreign legal practices and preserve constitutional freedoms in state courts. The statement was made on...

Top international talent to join AUS ahead of the new academic year

Top international talent to join AUS ahead of the new academic year

Sharjah, UAE, August 2025 – American University of Sharjah (AUS) has recently welcomed a cohort of new leaders and faculty members from top institutions around the world. As it advances toward ambitious strategic goals for 2030, the university...

GOP governors send troops to DC to combat nonexistent crime wave

GOP governors send troops to DC to combat nonexistent crime wave

Republican governors from across the nation are rushing to deploy their National Guard troops to Washington, heeding the autocratic call from President Donald Trump to flood the capital with forces. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that...

Nebraska governor announces agreement for new ICE detention facility

Nebraska governor announces agreement for new ICE detention facility

THE ELECTION IS SEPTEMBER 9TH. BREAKING NOW AT FIVE, NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN IS ANNOUNCING PLANS OF A NEW ICE DETENTION CENTER IN NEBRASKA. IT WILL BE LOCATED IN WESTERN NEBRASKA NEAR THE KANSAS STATE LINE. THE 200 BED FACILITY IN THE TOWN OF...

Law scholar examines water law approaches around the world, analyzing how nations protect vital resource

Law scholar examines water law approaches around the world, analyzing how nations protect vital resource

LAWRENCE — Every nation on Earth relies on water. But how those nations access and protect their water varies widely. A University of Kansas environmental law expert has written a chapter comparing water laws around the world as part of a book...

Kansas officials rebuff federal demands for SNAP data

Kansas officials rebuff federal demands for SNAP data

TOPEKA — State leaders continued to stand firm against federal demands for personal data of Kansans who have received food assistance, even after a letter last week threatened funding losses. Kansas Department for Children and Families secretary...

As college athletics undergoes big change, KU’s Girod appointed to serve on NCAA’s governing board

As college athletics undergoes big change, KU’s Girod appointed to serve on NCAA’s governing board

photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod speaks at the FBI and KU Cybersecurity Conference on April 4, 2025. Perhaps one of the few entities getting revamped more than KU’s football stadium is the NCAA...

Kansas officers injured during domestic violence arrest

Kansas officers injured during domestic violence arrest

--Photo Wabaunsee County SheriffWABAUNSEE COUNTY—Two law enforcement officers were injured during a domestic violence arrest on Monday in Wabaunsee County. Just before 7:30p.m. Monday, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 36000 block of K-99...

Kansas City Chiefs vs Broncos Christmas night game to air locally on KSHB 41

Kansas City Chiefs vs Broncos Christmas night game to air locally on KSHB 41

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs fans will get a free gift this Christmas when the team hosts the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The game will be broadcast locally to Chiefs Kingdom on KSHB 41, your home of the Chiefs....

Kansas State Signs Italian Center Dorin Buca for 2025 Roster

Kansas State Signs Italian Center Dorin Buca for 2025 Roster

Kansas State has secured a commitment from Italian center Dorin Buca, enhancing its 2025 basketball roster amidst ongoing eligibility uncertainties with current players. Buca, a professional player from Akern Libertas Livorno in Italy's Serie A2...

Kansas lawmakers urge presidential disaster declaration after June storms

Kansas lawmakers urge presidential disaster declaration after June storms

Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshotSen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Jerry Moran led members of the Kansas congressional delegation in requesting that President...

From Kansas corn to Carefree bottles: Inside the rise of a desert distillery

From Kansas corn to Carefree bottles: Inside the rise of a desert distillery

On a summer afternoon in Carefree, the thermometer hits 102. So does the bourbon at Carefree Spirits Distillery. Locals know this limited run as Toasted Oak a special batch made with extra staves in the barrel, two months of desert rest and then...

Kansas leaders reject demands for food program data; feds threaten to withhold some funding

State leaders continued to stand firm against federal demands for personal data of Kansans who have received food assistance, even after a letter last week threatened funding losses. Kansas Department for Children and Families secretary Laura...

K-State men add international 7-footer

K-State men add international 7-footer

Kansas State men’s basketball has added international size to its 2025 roster with the commitment of 7-foot-1 Romanian center Dorin Buca. Buca’s agent, Matteo Comellini, told DraftExpress that the 23-year-old has committed to the Wildcats. Buca...

K-State men add international 7-footer Dorin Buca

K-State men add international 7-footer Dorin Buca

Kansas State men’s basketball has added international size to its 2025 roster with the commitment of 7-foot-1 Romanian center Dorin Buca. Buca’s agent, Matteo Comellini, told DraftExpress that the 23-year-old has committed to the Wildcats. Buca...

Prairie Village voters could 'abandon' their government

Prairie Village voters could 'abandon' their government

Voters in Prairie Village, Kansas, will be faced with an unusual question on their ballots in about three months: Shall the city abandon the mayor-council form of government? We'll hear about how a fight over zoning and housing wound up in a legal...

Ireland backdrop for K-State, Iowa State in international Farmageddon

Ireland backdrop for K-State, Iowa State in international Farmageddon

Original article can be found here. Farmageddon is big enough when it’s played on the plains. But when the Iowa State-Kansas State rivalry gets exported to Ireland with the honor of being the first game of the college football season. The kickoff...

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