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Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge to award $75K to students from around state
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MANHATTAN — The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge, a statewide student entrepreneurship competition featuring high school and collegiate teams from across Kansas, will take place Thursday, April 28, at Kansas State University.

The contest is sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation on behalf of all Kansas Masons and hosted by K-State with the support of Network Kansas. It offers $75,000 in prize money to student entrepreneurs who will pitch their businesses to a panel of judges consisting of entrepreneurs, bankers and investment experts in a “Shark Tank”-like environment.

The competition will get underway at 9 a.m. in the K-State Student Union. An Entrepreneurship Tradeshow will be available from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. At 3 p.m., a keynote speech will be given by Denzel Goolsby, a Manhattan entrepreneur, K-State alumnus and a former K-State football player and team captain. It will be followed by an awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m.

This year’s competition features 63 high school-level teams from across the state, including from the area Ellinwood High School, Jetmore High School, Sterling High School, St. John High School, and Sylvan-Lucas High School, Wabaunsee Junior High School, Wamego High School, Wichita County High School, Wichita East High School, Winfield High School and Wyandotte High School. Two homeschool teams also are competing.

The competition also includes the following community colleges/tech schools: Cloud County Community College, Coffeyville Community College, Garden City Community College, Highland Community College, Johnson County Community College, Labette Community College and Neosho County Community College. 

Armed robbery reported at Kwik Shop
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An armed robbery was reported at 2:39 a.m. Tuesday at the Kwik Shop located at 3907 Broadway Ave.

An armed robbery was reported at 2:39 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Kwik Shop, 3907 Broadway Ave. The Great Bend Police Department later released a surveillance photo of a male wearing a light gray hoodie, ball cap and face mask. It was reported that the subject was “larger build.”

The public is encouraged to contact the GBPD if anyone recognizes this individual, or has any information regarding this or any other investigation. Call the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Great Bend Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.

The P3 platform enables the public to share information anonymously with Crime Stoppers programs, Law Enforcement entities, schools, and large corporations around the world. If you have crime or safety related information that may be deemed useful in your community, submit a tip via the web page or download the P3 Tips App on the Apple Apps store or Google Play.