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Republican Sen. Brenda Dietrich speaks with a constituent at a candidate meet-and-greet event Oct. 15, 2024, in Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The way the League of Women Voters of Topeka-Shawnee County usually conducts their candidate forums wasn’t working. Candidates wouldn’t show up, and voters weren’t engaged, said Mary Lou Davis, league president. Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the league wanted to do something different wi…

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Shawnee County candidates for Kansas legislature outline views at meet-and-greet with voters • Kansas Reflector

By Sophia Vale on SwimSwam 1980 Olympian Ron Neugent was among 12 athletes inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in Topeka on Sunday, Oct. 13. Neugent was a standout swimmer at the University of Kansas, setting five program records and a pair of Big Eight Records during his time with the Jayhawks. The other 11 athletes inducted alongside Neugent in the Class of 2024 include Dave Bingham (baseball coach), Mark Mangin…

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1980 U.S. Olympian Ron Neugent Inducted into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

Gov. Laura Kelly led a bipartisan celebration of the new Ad Astra Plaza on the Kansas Capitol lawn centered on a copy of the Kansa warrior that sits on top of the statehouse. The statue on the dome was installed in 2002, but it took 22 years to finish the ground-level plaza. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)Dedication on the Kansas Capitol grounds Tuesday of an eight-foot statue depicting a Kansa warrior’s drawn bow and arrow pointed to …

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Kansas governor, Kansa tribe members cap 22-year project by dedicating Capitol plaza • Oklahoma Voice

Domestic violence survivors are cheering on the winner of the Miss Kansas competition after she stood on stage and called out her abuser who showed up to the pageant. Before Alexis Smith was chosen from 26 participants in the state competition on June 8, 2024 to represent Kansas in the 2025 Miss America contest, she was asked to speak on stage about her Reclaimed Respect initiative.“My vision as the next Miss Kansas is to eliminate unhealthy and…

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The famous Big Boy Steam Engine will be making a Topeka stop as part of its Heartland of America tour. The steam engine will stop in Topeka from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Big Boy No. 4014 is the only locomotive of its type remaining  in operation. Starting ... The post Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine to make area stop appeared first on Metro Voice News.

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If campaigns this year in Kansas seem more heavily centered on national matters rather than state or local ones, it’s a dynamic that’s also reflected on the ballot. Most Kansans […] The post Top of the ticket most competitive for Kansas races in 2024 appeared first on KLC Journal - A Civic Issues Magazine from the Kansas Leadership Center

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Top of the ticket most competitive for Kansas races in 2024

Manhattan High girls’ golf completed the latest step in its climb towards a state championship at regionals on Monday. The Indians took care of business in the Washburn Rural regional, placing first with a team score of 315 to clinch its spot in the state tournament. Manhattan bested its host in the Junior Blues who

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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn volleyball will play the middle leg of its three-week road trip this weekend as they face Missouri Southern at 6 p.m. on Friday followed by Central Missouri on Saturday with first serve at 2 p.m.

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Kim Zito, a Manhattan Democrat, says Republicans are complaining about her four-year-old social media post to draw attention away from her opponent, who lied about being a Kansas State University graduate. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans lambasted a Manhattan-area Democratic candidate who used a racial slur in a 2020 Facebook post that detailed the candidate’s feelings about an outburst she witnessed. Kim Zito, a Demo…

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Kansas Republicans condemn Democrat's use of racial slur in 2020 social media post, omit context • Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA, Kan. — A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and fails to deter crime.

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Hundreds of Kansans greet the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, on Oct. 17, 2024, in North Topeka. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The train named Big Boy was late. Anticipation and impatience built as 30 minutes passed. Some had been on the edge of the tracks of Great Overland Station in North Topeka for hours waiting to see a piece of American history pass through town. Just before 1 p.m., the teeth-chattering whistl…

World’s largest steam locomotive, Big Boy, rattles into Topeka • Kansas Reflector

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