A new road project is starting in Colby, and starting Thursday, July 16th, traffic will only be Northbound on Country Club Drive. This closure will start at Hill Street and continue on.

Kansas City band Smokin' J's will headline a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, during the Grinnell After Harvest Festival. In an interview with 100.3 The Ride, the band shared what fans can expect from their first Northwest Kansas performance. The free concert follows the community barbecue and kicks off a weekend of family-friendly festival activities celebrating more than 50 years of Grinnell tradition.

The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Highway Patrol announced the launch of the Kansas Crash Data System (KCDS), a modernized platform that will serve as the new statewide standard for law enforcement crash reporting.

Bert Mosier with Sherman County Community Development joined the Good Neighbor Hour to give an update on different things going on within the Sherman County Community Development organization.

On Tuesday, July 14th, just after 9:30 am, two vehicles traveling on the same road in Wallace County got into a small fender bender, leaving one of the drivers with light injuries.

Goodland USD 352 Superintendent Bill Biermann joined the Good Neighbor Hour to recap the latest Board of Education meeting, which was held on Monday, July 13th.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the Open Access Broadband Program, which was established to help expand broadband access across the state by making it easier for public and private partners to use transportation infrastructure for broadband projects.

Around halfway through the 10 pm hour on Tuesday, July 14th, a 2013 Chevy Suburban was headed eastbound on K383 Northeast of Long Island.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Wallace public water supply system located in Wallace County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

It’s a sign of the season – political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state highway right of way.

Just past 8 am on Monday, July 13, two vehicles collided on a Thomas County Road, leaving one of the two drivers with serious injuries.

Around 11:30 am on July 13, 2026, the Colby Fire Department was called to a fire. A camper was fully engulfed in flames by the grain bins at Franklin and 8th St in Colby. The intersection of Franklin and 8th was shut down over the lunch time hours while the fire department and emergency personnel worked to put out the flames.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Kirwin public water supply system located in Phillips County.

At 1:15 pm on Friday, July 10th, one vehicle struck another at an intersection in Gove County, leaving one of the drivers with a light injury.

Governor Laura Kelly is seeking applicants to fill the district magistrate judge position for Osborne County in the 17th Judicial District, which is composed of Decatur, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Smith, and Phillips Counties. The governor received official notice of this vacancy from the Clerk of the Appellate Courts on July 6, 2026. The vacancy results from the retirement of District Magistrate Judge Renee Henke effective August 7, 2026.

Strong thunderstorms brought damaging winds up to 79 mph, heavy rain, and widespread damage across northwest Kansas Thursday night. Colby was among the hardest-hit communities with downed trees, flooded basements, and more than 3 inches of rain reported in parts of town. See rainfall totals from NWKS Radio listeners and a recap of the severe weather that swept across the region.

**SEO Description (500 characters or less):** NWKS Radio's annual signed guitar auction during the Collin Raye and Walker Montgomery concert raised $2,000 for veterans charities. The winning bidder from WaKeeney donated the proceeds to Wounded Warriors, Honor Flight, and American Legion Post 173 in memory of family members who served in the military. The annual concert tradition continues to make a lasting impact across Northwest Kansas.

Bert Mosier with Sherman County Community Development joined the Good Neighbor Hour to give an update on different things going on within the Sherman County Community Development organization.

2026 County Fair Times for NWKS Radio Listening area

Kansas Department of Health issues boil water advisory for Wallace, Kansas starting July 8, 2026.