Joseph Robben

Manhattan Bureau Multimedia Journalist at WIBW-TV (Topeka, KS)

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Kobach asks feds to investigate Kansas schools, including USD 501

3 days ago | kwch.com | Joseph Robben

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking the U.S. Department of Education’s Office (DE) for Civil Rights to investigate several Kansas school districts. According to a press release issued by Kobach on Tuesday, June 24, he is requesting the DE to investigate four Kansas school districts for allegedly failing to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Services announced for couple who passed away following last week’s Emporia home explosion

3 days ago | kwch.com | Joseph Robben

EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Services have been announced for the couple who passed away following last week’s home explosion in Emporia. According to KVOE, Sunrise Free Will Baptist Church says there will be a Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. on July 26 for Darrell and Terry Bontrager. The location will be announced later. The Bontragers were killed when their home at 1814 East Sixth exploded on June 18. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
To The Stars: Kansas Business awards headed to Pittsburg this fall

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 2025 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards will be held Thursday, October 16, at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, KS. According to Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, the Kansas Department of Commerce is still accepting nominations for the popular annual award program, which recognizes companies and individuals around the state for the positive impact they make on their communities and the Kansas economy.
International Delegation visits Kansas for One Health Industry Engagement Days

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The International Division of the Kansas Department of Commerce recently hosted an international delegation for the One Health Industry Engagement Days. According to a press release from the Kansas Department of Commerce, the event highlighted Kansas’s prominent Animal Health Corridor, which is home to more than 300 animal health companies and ventures.
Kobach asks feds to investigate Kansas schools, including USD 501

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking the U.S. Department of Education’s Office (DE) for Civil Rights to investigate several Kansas school districts. According to a press release issued by Kobach on Tuesday, June 24, he is requesting the DE to investigate four Kansas school districts for allegedly failing to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
KBI seizes package containing over 25 pounds of illegal narcotics

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) intercepted a package that contained an illegal shipment of marijuana products. According to a press release from the KBI, KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines on Tuesday, June 17. The package was found to contain several jars of a THC concentrate weighing approximately 25.9 pounds. The approximate value of the marijuana concentrate, if sold, would be more than $300,000.
Services announced for couple who passed away following last week’s Emporia home explosion

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Services have been announced for the couple who passed away following last week’s home explosion in Emporia. According to KVOE, Sunrise Free Will Baptist Church says there will be a Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. on July 26 for Darrell and Terry Bontrager. The location will be announced later. The Bontragers were killed when their home at 1814 East Sixth exploded on June 18. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
Wisconsin pizza chain coming to the Little Apple

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A Wisconsin-based pizza chain known for its creative toppings is coming to the Little Apple. Toppers Pizza is set to open a new spot on June 30 at 1321 Anderson Ave. in Manhattan, located near Kansas State University and in the historic Aggieville district.
Museum of Art + Light to present new solo exhibition by Rae Stern

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The Museum of Art + Light announced Afterimage, a solo exhibition by Israeli American artist Rae Stern, is opening July 26 in the Byrnice + Gordon Hurt Gallery. According to a press release from the museum, the exhibition brings together a multidisciplinary selection of Stern’s recent works that investigate the layered connections between landscape, memory, and belonging. Rae Stern, based in New York City, is known for blending new media technologies with traditional craft.
Topeka YMCA moving childcare program to new facility

3 days ago | wibw.com | Joseph Robben

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The YMCA of Topeka announced on Tuesday, June 24, that it will be moving the childcare program to a new facility this summer. According to a press release from the YMCA, the program will now operate out of Trinity Presbyterian Church, located at 4746 SW 21st Street. The program’s last day of programming at the Crossroads facility will be Friday, August 1. The programming will resume at the new location on Monday, August 4.