Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University women’s basketball will continue its postseason run after taking down Harding in the quarterfinals of the Central Regional Tournament. The Gorillas, who are the number one seed and host of the tournament, are now 30-3 on the season.

Mark Stewart reached the pinnacle of football officiating in February, working Super Bowl 59 as a line judge. That same month, he was also officiating high school basketball games in southeast Kansas.

The 51st annual Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival is set for March 7. It’s a full day of music that can help cultivate an interest in jazz for high school students, as well as give them the opportunity to hear feedback from judges.

Perhaps most famously, in the summer of 2023 Shipp biked 800 miles over 12-days across Kansas helping raise 8 million dollars for student scholarships.

Sara DeCaro will travel to Montreal, Canada in late March to present at the National Council on Public History.

The former SNL cast member spoke as part of this year’s 2025 H. Lee Scott Speaker Series

In the first Crimson and Gold of the Spring semester, Taylor tells about the introduction of the Telus Student Support for Pittsburg State students. The new partnership allows CHCSEK staff to work with Telus counselors for a more complete health picture for students.

The station lost the ability to air live programming over the weekend when troubling shooting severe audio drop outs. KRPS hopes to resume live shows and normal programming schedule later this morning.

The station is shifting away from BE to a Nautel transmitter that will allow several new features such as the addition of HD stations and less downtime due to severe weather.

Staff continues working to relocate the station to Grubbs Hall after over 36 years of broadcasting from Shirk Hall at Pittsburg State University.