Statewide sale of fireworks bill passed By KROCK Staff|2025-03-27T13:53:02-05:00March 27th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: burn bans and fireworks, fireworks sale regulation Kansas, Kansas fireworks law 2024, Kansas pyrotechnics law, Riley County fireworks rules, SB 199 fireworks update, Senate Bill 199 Kansas, State News, temporary fireworks vendors Kansas, year-round fireworks sales Kansas|Comments Off on Statewide sale of fireworks bill passed Read More
House Republicans support change to Supreme Court process By KROCK Staff|2025-03-20T07:24:46-05:00March 20th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: State News|Comments Off on House Republicans support change to Supreme Court process Read More
Charges filed in deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in friend’s backyard By KROCK Staff|2025-03-06T08:22:37-06:00March 6th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Chiefs fans fentanyl overdose, Chiefs game tragedy, fentanyl and cocaine deaths, Ivory Carson charges, Jordan Willis charges, Kansas City Chiefs fans deaths, Kansas City crime news, Kansas City overdose case, State News|Comments Off on Charges filed in deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in friend’s backyard Read More
Haskell Foundation raising funds after Trump administration fires 25% of school’s staff By KROCK Staff|2025-02-27T14:06:33-06:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: federal workforce reductions, Haskell Foundation emergency fund, Haskell Indian Nations University layoffs, Haskell University donation drive, Indigenous education funding, State News, support Haskell University, Trump federal job cuts|Comments Off on Haskell Foundation raising funds after Trump administration fires 25% of school’s staff Read More
Amazon to build distribution facility in Salina By KROCK Staff|2025-02-14T13:57:44-06:00February 14th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Amazon fulfillment center, Amazon Kansas distribution center, Amazon last-mile facility, Amazon Salina, Amazon warehouse Kansas, Kansas economic development, logistics hub Kansas, Salina Airport Authority, Salina Airport business expansion, Salina Airport Industrial Center, Salina industrial park, Salina job creation, Salina regional growth, State News|Comments Off on Amazon to build distribution facility in Salina Read More
Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure By KROCK Staff|2025-02-12T15:54:05-06:00February 12th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: academic freedom Kansas, Emporia State faculty layoffs, higher education policy, House Bill 2348, Kansas Board of Regents, Kansas legislature education, Kansas tenure reform, KU K-State tenure, State News, tenure property rights, university faculty rights|Comments Off on Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure Read More
Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead By KROCK Staff|2025-01-30T06:52:27-06:00January 30th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: American Airlines jet crash, Army helicopter crash, aviation accident investigation, BREAKING NEWS, figure skaters on flight, military training flights, Potomac River collision, Potomac River search and rescue, Ronald Reagan National Airport collision, State News, U.S. helicopter crash, Washington D.C. plane crash|Comments Off on Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead Read More
What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC By KROCK Staff|2025-01-30T05:35:58-06:00January 30th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: air traffic controller communication, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army helicopter crash, BREAKING NEWS, figure skaters involved, Fort Belvoir Blackhawk, Potomac River crash, Reagan National Airport collision, State News, U.S. aviation accident, U.S. aviation fatalities, Washington D.C. plane crash, Wichita flight crash|Comments Off on What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC Read More
Army helicopter collides with passenger jet from Wichita at Reagan Airport near DC By KROCK Staff|2025-01-30T05:17:32-06:00January 30th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: American Airlines crash, Army helicopter crash, aviation accident investigation, flight collision Washington D.C., military helicopter crash, Potomac River crash, Ronald Reagan National Airport, search and rescue Potomac River, State News, U.S. Figure Skating tragedy, Washington D.C. crash fatalities|Comments Off on Army helicopter collides with passenger jet from Wichita at Reagan Airport near DC Read More
Topeka officials want Manhattan, Lawrence to join its metro area By KROCK Staff|2025-01-27T12:21:26-06:00January 27th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: economic growth Kansas, Greater Topeka Partnership, Kansas City metro comparison, Kansas economic development, Manhattan Lawrence Topeka collaboration, metropolitan statistical area, MSA expansion, regional business development, regional growth summit, State News, Topeka Manhattan partnership, Topeka MSA|Comments Off on Topeka officials want Manhattan, Lawrence to join its metro area Read More
