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Germanfest preparation underway in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka’s Germanfest is this weekend, a fundraiser for the Sacred Heart St. Joseph Parish. Chopping and conversation filled the air today in the the Sacred Heart Church basement Tuesday where volunteers are enjoying the first day of the festival’s preparation, which is expecting more than 3,000 people. Ann Meier was a volunteer […]
Polk-Quincy traffic control for SW 2nd St. to be installed Friday in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Polk-Quincy traffic control for the SW 2nd St closure will be installed Friday in Topeka, Kan. According to the City of Topeka officials, the contractor for Polk-Quincy Project 4 is requesting that SW 2nd St. be closed west of SW Tyler St. Sanitary sewer utility work is being completed in the area of SW 2nd St.
UPDATE: Repair efforts for Hotel Topeka continue
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Mayor, Mike Padilla, and Interim City Manager, Richard Neinstedt, discussed the various repairs being done throughout Hotel Topeka at their monthly press conference Tuesday morning. Padilla said he’s heard people say the hotel is closed. He assures the public that is not the case.
Topeka receives $4.3 million federal, state investment for road improvements
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is announcing a new round of funding for several Kansas communities to help improve local transportation infrastructure. Kelly made the announcement Tuesday, May 28 in a press release stating that six communities in Kansas will receive almost $5 million in funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Alongside […]
KDEM requests to conduct joint public assistance damage assessments for counties affected by storms
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Division of Emergency Management requested to conduct Joint Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessments in eight Kansas counties. According to Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM), personnel from KDEM and FEMA Region VII will assess damages resulting from severe thunderstorms, accompanied by large hail, damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes and torrential rainfall resulting in flooding during the period of April 25-30.
Shawnee County family remembers daughter during brain cancer awareness month
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – May is National Brain Cancer Awareness Month and one local family is reflecting on the memory of their late daughter. Morgan Kottman was just 15 years-old when she died from a rare and incurable brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). This November will be the 10th anniversary of her […]
Topeka city manager, mayor meet for press conference
TOPEKA (KSNT) – City leaders are meeting Tuesday morning to discuss the latest big issues facing Topeka this month. City of Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla and Interim City Manager Richard Nienstedt are meeting on May 28 for their monthly press conference. Robert Perez was recently hired as the city’s new manager earlier this month. His […]
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