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Too cold for school? Districts across Kansas face winter weather dilemma

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12 months ago

January 22, 2025

Too cold for school? Districts across Kansas face winter weather dilemma

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH)—School districts across Kansas responded differently to winter conditions on Tuesday morning, which brought subzero temperatures and dangerous windchills. With the air temperature and windchill being the biggest concerns, the question for districts was whether buses could get running and if students would be safe to wait on the buses.

The Salina school district held school on Tuesday after ensuring that buses were running. The district encouraged parents to bundle their children in layers, but excused absences for students who stayed home due to the weather.

“Ultimately, our parents and guardians have the option to keep their children home when they have concerns about getting to school safely in the bitter cold. At Salina Public Schools, the absence is excused by reporting it in keeping with regular reporting procedures at the child’s school,” the district said.

In Western Kansas, the Garden City school district canceled classes on Tuesday because the cold weather was too much for their buses. The district issued a statement saying, “Diesel fuel began to gel due to the temperature. This was creating an issue of getting the buses started and running correctly.

In the Wichita area, responses varied based on bus availability and the time that students had to spend outside. The Wichita school district canceled classes on Tuesday, as did several surrounding districts including Maize, Valley Center, Goddard and Haysville.

Several districts throughout Kansas, including McPherson, opted to start two hours late on Tuesday.

With cold weather and how school districts respond, Salina parent Terry Hill said that ultimately as parents, it’s important to remember one thing.

“I’m sure the school district makes their decisions based [on] many, many, many different criteria, weather being one of them,” he said. “It all comes down to if you feel that loss of a school day is that important.”

Hill said Salina Public Schools made the right call on Tuesday by leaving the decision as to whether or not students attended up to their parents.

“Giving us parents the option is good because it allows us to make a decision on if we want to subject our children to it or not,” he said. “if they feel like it’s safe enough to get buses out and get kids to and from school then I’m sure they’re making the right decision on that.”

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IU football lands Kansas State transfer edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi

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8 hours ago

January 4, 2026

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IU football lands Kansas State transfer edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi

Indiana’s portal haul continued to grow Sunday as multiple outlets reported the addition of Kansas State edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi.

Osunsanmi has played in 36 games over the last four years and has 8.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. Most of that production came over the last two seasons. He has a total of 47 QB pressures during his college career.

In 2025 he played in six games and had 20 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. He suffered a season-ending injury in October.

He saw action in all 13 games in 2024 as a reserve defensive end and on special teams, recording 19 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble over 303 defensive snaps and 31 special teams plays.

In 2023 he saw time in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker, a rush end on passing downs and on special teams. He was tied for team-high honors with five tackles on kickoff coverage.

He played in four games in 2022 and preserved his redshirt.

The 6-foot-3 and 250-pound Osunsanmi has one year of eligibility remaining.

The Wichita, Kan. product (Wichita East H.S.) was regarded as the 232nd-best overall player in the nation for the Class of 2022 by 247Sports.

Osunsanmi will help fill the void left by outgoing edge rushers Mikail Kamara, Kellan Wyatt and Stephen Daley.

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Kansas football transfer portal tracker: Jan. 4 developments for KU

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20 hours ago

January 4, 2026

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Kansas football transfer portal tracker: Jan. 4 developments for KU

LAWRENCE — The Division I transfer portal window for college football is open from Jan. 2 through Jan. 16, and that means Sunday is another chance for the Kansas football program to shape its roster.

The Jayhawks already gained one public addition earlier this offseason in Grand Valley State transfer Jibriel Conde — whose signing was announced Dec. 4. Conde, who is making the jump up from Division II, is a 247Sports-rated three-star defensive lineman in the portal and is listed by KU as a defensive tackle. On Saturday, a number of current Kansas players — including redshirt freshman quarterback Isaiah Marshall, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Keaton Kubecka and redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Blake Herold — also outlined in social media posts on X that they are locked in with the program for the 2026 season.

Marshall is set to compete for the starting quarterback job next season. Kubecka has the chance to step up into a more significant role at wide receiver. Herold is in line to be a key part of Kansas’ defensive line.

Those positives, though, don’t outweigh the fact that there has been a sizable group of players who have revealed their intentions to transfer away. Looking overall, when it comes to those whose decisions became public before and after the portal opened, the significant names to know include redshirt senior safety Lyrik Rawls, redshirt junior linebacker Trey Lathan and freshman quarterback David McComb. Lathan led KU in tackles in 2025.

Check in here for more updates during this transfer portal window about a KU team that finished 5-7 during the 2025 season, with transfer ratings as outlined by 247Sports.

Kansas football transfer portal additions

Jibriel Conde (3-star defensive lineman from Grand Valley State) — KU lists him as a defensive tackle

Kansas football transfer portal departures

Joseph Sipp Jr. (linebacker)

Jacoby Davis (cornerback)

Dylan Brooks (defensive end)

Jaidyn Doss (wide receiver)

Carter Lavrusky (offensive lineman)

Trey Lathan (linebacker)

Tyler Mercer (offensive lineman)

Harry Stewart III (running back)

Caleb Redd (3-star edge) — KU lists him as a defensive end

Aundre Gibson (3-star cornerback)

David McComb (3-star quarterback)

Kene Anene (3-star interior offensive lineman) — KU lists him as an offensive lineman

Laquan Robinson (3-star safety)

Jameel Croft Jr. (3-star cornerback)

Logan Brantley (3-star linebacker)

Greydon Grimes (3-star offensive tackle) — KU lists him as an offensive lineman

Jon Jon Kamara (3-star linebacker)

Lyrik Rawls (3-star safety)

Damani Maxson (3-star safety)

Jaden Hamm (tight end)

Bryce Cohoon (wide receiver)

JaCorey Stewart (linebacker)

Johnny Thompson Jr. (running back)

Efren Jasso (punter)

Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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