November 2022

SATURDAY BEST BETS

November 19, 2022

Santa Bootcamp 7 p.m., 11:01 p.m. on LIFE When event planner Emily Strauss (Emily Kinney) is hired by mall magnate Ed Mancini (Patrick Cassidy) to stage the ultimate Christmas Gala for his most important investors, she finds herself being sent to Santa Bootcamp in order to find the perfect Santa — and for inspiration she will need to make the evening a success. While there, Emily meets Belle (Rita Moreno), the bootcamp’s drill sergeant, who helps Emily rediscover the magic of Christmas and find romance along the way in this 2022 holiday movie.

NAIA playoff system left Threshers out in the cold

November 19, 2022

Mark Schnabel: SportsSpeak Last Sunday, was a bad day for the Bethel College football team. After a 9-1 season and winning a share of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference for the third straight year, the Threshers were left sitting home when the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its playoff pairings.

November 19, 2022

NOTE: All competitions are subject to change. Check with www.thekansan.com, the Kansan sports Twitter page (@nksports) and the Kansan Facebook page (https://www.

November 19, 2022

The final Fall Preschool Story-Time at Newton Public Library of 2022 met this. Hosted by children’s services coordinator Sara Rickard, the morning event was designed to to meet the early literacy needs of children ages 3-5 each Thursday and Friday.

US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

November 19, 2022

U.S. Catholic bishops began their fall meeting Monday, with an agenda that includes the election of new leaders — a vote that may signal whether they want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis ‘ agenda or not.

Kansas is adding court programs that help veterans struggling with trauma and addiction

November 19, 2022

TOPEKA — Corey Schramm had been on probation twice because of legal troubles, but it didn’t help. His life before recovery was not great.

Lawmaker: Kansas should cut ties with foster care contractor

November 19, 2022

MISSION (AP) — The head of a Kansas legislative panel wants to end the state’s contract with its largest foster care contractor, after two former executives were accused of scheming to defraud the organization out of at least $4.7 million.

November 19, 2022

MANHATTAN — Kansans have “a responsibility to do something” about the state’s rapidly depleting water supply and the risk of widespread contamination, Gov. Laura Kelly said at a conference Wednesday in Manhattan.

Kansas Profiles: A niche in developing and filing patents

November 19, 2022

Patent pending. We frequently see those words on a label but may not think about the process required to gain such a designation.

Entertainment Calendar

November 19, 2022

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