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Nominations Open for Kansas Business Awards

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2023 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards. The popular annual awards program recognizes companies and individuals around the state for...

Ad Astra Radio Acquires Iola Radio Stations KIKS and KIOL

IOLA, Kan. – Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc. (Ad Astra Radio) announces the acquisition of 101.5 KIKS and 1370/99.3 KIOL from longtime owners Tom and Monica Norris, effective July 1, 2023. Ad Astra Radio owns and operates nine other radio stations in Kansas...

Buhler Community Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2023 Fund

BUHLER, Kan. – The Buhler Community Foundation (BCF) is now accepting proposals for the 2023 Fund for Buhler grant cycle. Proposals may be submitted online through August 15.Each year, BCF awards grants for programs demonstrating innovative ideas or critical needs, which can range from...

New Report Shows Progress and Gaps in Educational Attainment

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas ranks 17th in the nation in people who have a "high quality" postsecondary credential, according to a group that promotes learning after high school.With 55.7 percent of Kansans aged 25-65 having such credentials, Kansas exceeds the national average of 53.7...

Reno County Commission Meetings Move to Wednesdays in July

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Effective July 2023, the Board of County Commissioners will now hold their regular meeting on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. When there is a fifth Wednesday in any month, a regular meeting will be scheduled for the purpose...

Hutchinson Police Makes Arrest in Commercial Burglary

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at approximately 3:00 am, while on routine patrol, officers with the Hutchinson Police Department (HDP) heard an audible alarm in the area of 30th Ave and Lorraine Street.  Shortly after it was determined to be coming...

Law Enforcement Conducting DUI Check Lane this Weekend in Reno County

RENO COUNTY, Kan. – The Reno County Sheriff's Office along with several other law enforcement partners will be conducting a DUI check lane and saturation patrol this weekend, June 30-July 2.Law Enforcement Officers will be out specifically looking for drivers who are impaired by...

Workers in Wichita Accept Latest Contract Offer from Spirit Aerosystems

WICHITA, Kan. (KNS/KMUW/KPR) - Aerospace workers in Wichita will go back on the job. A strike at Spirit AeroSystems has ended.Workers in the Machinists Union voted Thursday to accept the company’s latest contract offer. The contract makes all weekend overtime voluntary, and makes no...

Kansas Launches Teacher Apprenticeships

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS/KMUW) - A new program in Kansas is aimed at making it easier and less costly for people to become teachers. This fall, the state Department of Education will launch a teacher apprentice pilot project.Ten candidates will work in schools and be...