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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2025 Topeka Fire Department Citizens Fire Academy applications now open
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) will be hosting a Citizens Academy in the Fall of 2025. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said the academy will teach people about fire safety and emergency services. The academy opens Thursday, Aug. 7, and will run through Thursday, Sept. 11. Sessions will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday. Firefighters with the TFD will host educational sessions every Thursday evening while the academy is ongoing, offering presentations from a variety of the department's different teams. Attendees will learn about different tools used by firefighters and witness some of the training TFD personnel receive. Fiesta Topeka taking action after bridge shutdown Garrett said any citizen over the age of 18 is encouraged to apply. Classes are limited to 20 participants with registration ending on July 1. Applications can be submitted through this website. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Lafayette Citizens' Academy offers insight into police work
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette residents have until May 12 to sign up for the Lafayette Police Department's Citizens' Academy. The Academy is a 12-week program that meets every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and begins on June 4. The Academy allows residents to tour rarely accessible areas of the Lafayette Police Department (LPD). Information Officer Sgt. Robin Green is excited to discuss this with community members, introduce the LPD and showcase a side people rarely see. 'They get to come in and learn about all the different areas of the police department, and they get to ask questions they may have, and we can discuss it,' Green added. Lafayette Police highlights law for bystanders who interfere with law enforcement investigations Green understands people want to know about certain decisions directly important to them. 'When they leave here, we want them to have a better understanding of what we do and why we do it, and whatever they may have questions about,' Green said. Participants of the Citizens Academy will embark on a tour of the various departments within the LPD and discover firsthand how each department operates. Many people don't know there is a fitness room for officers inside the LPD. 'This was donated by Planet Fitness. They were renovating their gym and they donated all of this stuff to us,' Green stated. Lafayette Police report hundreds of citations in increased red-light enforcement effort In addition, the LPD has several interview rooms with resources to help officers during interrogations, interviews and collecting evidence. 'This is one of our interview rooms that we used to interview, and we have one on the other side and three additional ones just like this. We have the TV monitors where we can monitor the people we have on the inside,' she explained. Another area Green showcased was the Operating While Intoxicated or OWI processing area. 'We'll have someone stand right here and we will read them their rights. Also, there is a camera right here so that we can check on the Nystagmus in their eyes. The Nystagmus is going to be the jerking of the eyes when they consume so much alcohol,' Green said. Sergeant Green believes the Academy provides valuable insights for the public and the LPD. 'We have a better relationship. I'm not saying we're friends, but we have a better understanding, and we have a better relationship with these individuals,' Green mentioned. Applications can be obtained at the LPD or email pio@ Quiet Weather For the Rest of the Week & Over the Easter Weekend… Acadiana Eats Kitchen: Rachael's Cafe Lafayette Citizens' Academy offers insight into police work The 2025 MINI JCW: A Car That Defies the Trend Trump's fight with higher education reaches a tipping point with Harvard defiance Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
FBI Pittsburgh showcases annual Citizens Academy
FBI Pittsburgh showcased their annual Citizens Academy Saturday. According to FBI Pittsburgh, the academy offers insight to a number of things surrounding the FBI. The Citizens Academy gives an inside look of the FBI to participants and shows what real techniques that are used during investigations. Participants also get to learn about what it takes to become a FBI employee as well as the international and domestic roles they play in protecting the American people. Students got to enjoy hands-on experiences with the FBI's Evidence Response Team and role played with the FBI's SWAT Team. To learn more about FBI Pittsburgh, click or tap here. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Elkhart police hosting citizens training
ELKHART — The Elkhart Police Department is taking applications for its 2025 Spring Citizens Academy. The Citizens Academy is an educational, interactive program providing all attendees with the opportunity to increase their knowledge of how the police department operates on a daily basis. The Citizens Academy is a 10-week program where citizens attend two and one half hour classes, one night each week. The Citizens Academy is scheduled for Tuesday nights from 6:30-9 p.m. beginning April 15 and going through June 17. The classes are instructed by Elkhart Police Department personnel who have developed the curriculum, which includes, but is not limited to narcotics investigations, SWAT, K9, defensive tactics, professional standards, crime scene investigations and the Emergency 911 Communications Center. During the academy, participants will receive information and demonstrations on how the different divisions of the police department work. At the end of the academy, participants are encouraged to participate in a ride-along with an on-duty officer to see how everything they have learned can be applied. Anyone interested in participating must be 18 years old or older, complete an application and release for a criminal history check. Applications are available at The application and release are also available at under News & Events or at the front desk of the Elkhart Police Department, 175 Waterfall Drive, Elkhart. Applications will be taken until April 1 and class size is limited to the first 20 approved applications.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
St. Patty's Day Festival this weekend
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Get ready to get your green on this weekend. The 25th Annual St. Patrick's Day Downtown Street Festival is this Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Bud Park on 900 Ohio Avenue. Applications open for Burkburnett's first Citizens Academy Music fans will enjoy two stages, with Eb Steward, Cool Arrows, and Malford Milligan and the Tin Cadillac Band on the Shamrock stage and Downtown Royalty, Prophets and Outlaws, and headliner Cory Morrow on the Emerald Stage. There will be the Downtown Dash 5K, which runners take off an hour before the gates open. The gates open at noon, the 5K begins 1 p.m. and the festival begins at 2 p.m. Registration for the run includes a festival ticket, beer tickets for those over 21 and a 2025 Downtown Dash 5K tee. Tickets for the festival are $15 in advance, $10 for military and students at Sheppard Air Force Base ITT office, or $20 at the gate. Tickets for the 5K is $35. Kids 12 and under get in for free. Tickets are available at Iron Horse Pub, 8th St. Coffee House, Wichita Falls Brewing Co., The Black Sheep, McBride's Steakhouse, Taco Darling, and online at Walkers and strollers are welcome. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
