The Flint Hills Regional Leaders Retreat brought together the Manhattan, Wamego, and Junction City Chambers of Commerce, as well as prominent figures from the three local counties to discuss a variety of regional issues.
Helping Hands Humane Society is raising funds for medical equipment used to help keep highly contagious viruses or parasites from spreading to other animals housed at the shelter.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has eliminated the need for an appointment to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by allowing walk-in vaccines for those 12 and older.
Oklahoma and Texas accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2025 on Friday, worried that their storied athletic programs were in danger of losing ground if they stayed in the Big 12.
A man who had sex with a woman in a park and then murdered her in 2019 will not have to register as a sex offender under the Kansas Offender Registry Act.
An additional arrest warrant has been issued as well as an arrest made in the investigation into alleged crimes at the Cloud Co. Jail by former employees.
The ACLU of Kansas says the North Lyon Co. School District notified them it will take steps to address what happened to Izzy Dieker. A report found she was discriminated against on a school bus after saying she was a lesbian.
New father and Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes received a surprise from his daughter, Sterling Skye, to let him know that he had been admitted to the 99 Club for the third year in a row.
The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered that any funds held by a district court from a clerical mistake that led to a wrongful restitution payment by a convicted murderer be returned.
Mark Schuster and Grant Schuster, owners of Interstate Batteries of Northern Kansas presented WIBW’s Chris Fisher, and BBBS’s Eric Maydew a check for $2,500.
The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs have added new language to tickets to warn fans that due to a risk of COVID exposure, they must enter the stadiums at their own risk.
Kansas State University has announced starting Monday, August 2nd, everyone will be required to wear masks while indoors on university property, unless alone in private offices or workspaces.
The recent rise in COVID cases is once again stressing Kansas hospitals. Stormont has seen it’s number of COVID-positive in-patients more than triple over the past month.
Crews trying to fully reopen Southwest 29th Street and more than a week after water main breaks, may have to re-do their work. They say people are ignoring traffic cones, drove over the new concrete.
A group of mostly Black pastors has joined other civil rights organizations in Kansas City who are seeking a federal investigation into officer misconduct in the city’s police department.
