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What to know about the Feb. 28 Economic Blackout

What to know about the Feb. 28 Economic Blackout

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Customers across the United States are looking to send a message Friday to companies that have rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the form of a 24-hour consumer boycott, also known as the “Feb. 28 Economic Blackout.”  Virally led in a post by a group called The…MORE

Committee formed to study using AI in Kansas legal system

Committee formed to study using AI in Kansas legal system

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Chief Justice Marla Luckert is forming a committee that will study the use of artificial intelligence in the Kansas legal system. On Thursday, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a press release announcing the 21-member Ad Hoc Artificial Intelligence Committee. The committee was formed via an administrative order by Luckert. “Artificial intelligence holds…MORE

Lawrence police requesting additional charges for teacher charged with assault

Lawrence police requesting additional charges for teacher charged with assault

KANSAS ITY, Mo. — The Lawrence Police Department have submitted a new charging affidavit to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office requesting new charges be filed against a Lawrence teacher. Mark Gridley, 60, worked as a speech and language pathologist at Prairie Park Elementary School before his arrest. He’s worked in the Lawrence School District…MORE

February Teacher of the Month: Nicolas Carr

February Teacher of the Month: Nicolas Carr

TECUMSEH (KSNT) – Music has long been a passion for Nicolas Carr. When he was a senior in high school at Washburn Rural, he got the opportunity to direct and make music with his friends. It was at the moment he knew he wanted to make this his career. “So I went to Washburn University…MORE

Democrat Rep. files complaint after alleged threat made on House Floor

Democrat Rep. files complaint after alleged threat made on House Floor

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Democrat Representative Ford Carr from Wichita has filed a formal complaint against Republican Representative Nick Hoheisel for what he says was a threat made against him. According to Carr, Hoheisel approached him, shouted obscenities and threatened him on the House Floor earlier this month. Carr says he believes a Republican supermajority and…MORE

K-State launches AI chatbot that checks in on students

K-State launches AI chatbot that checks in on students

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Kansas State University is rolling out a new AI-powered chatbot that will text students periodically throughout the year. According to a news release from the university, students got their first text from “Willie” in January. The AI chatbot being introduced in partnership with EdSights, an AI chatbot company, will text students about…MORE

Couple makes investment into K-State business school

Couple makes investment into K-State business school

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Blackstone advisor and her husband, a former Boeing engineer and senior manager, have invested in the Kansas State University Center for Principles Business in the College of Business Administration. K-State announced that Leanne and Steve Caret of Argyle, TX made an investment into the school that will help ensure the growth…MORE

Veteran Salute: Playing a part in global peace

Veteran Salute: Playing a part in global peace

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Growing up on a military base, Military Policing stood out to Air Force Staff Sergeant Joe Perry from an early age. Over the course of his 12-year career in the service, he would showcase that sense of justice across the globe, including an overseas deployment during the Gulf War. “My father was…MORE