Kansas University Senate Wants Public Chancellor Search
The University Senate at the University of Kansas wants the school's search for a new chancellor to be more transparent. The board on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution seeking public...
View ArticleJudge: Kansas Official Has No Authority For Dual Elections
A judge has permanently blocked a dual voter registration system in Kansas. Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks ruling Friday has no immediate impact on next week's election because the judge had...
View ArticleBuhler ends Abilene’s Season
The Buhler Crusaders improved to (9-0) since 2007 against the Abilene Cowboys with a 45-13 victory in Buhler Friday night. The game was never close. Buhler led 38-0 at halftime and with...
View ArticleSalina’s Most Wanted November 2016
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to...
View ArticleArea Wildlife Checkpoints Planned
Kansas game wardens, state troopers, and sheriff deputies are teaming up as the biggest hunting weekend of the year approaches. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism joint...
View ArticleFinal Kansas Poll Results
Results are in from a final statewide poll leading up to election day. The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University conducted a poll from Nov. 1 through Nov. 3 to measure...
View ArticleToddler dies after shooting in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating after a 1-year-old boy has died from an apparently accidental shooting. Police said the child, Antonio Rucker, Jr., was injured in the shooting Friday...
View ArticlePedestrian dies on Interstate 70 after being hit by vehicle
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Junction City man has died after being struck while trying to change a tire on Interstate 70. The patrol says 29-year-old Anthony Espinosa died after he was hit late...
View ArticleKansas City medical group plans ‘micro’ hospitals
St. Luke's Health System in Kansas City is joining a national trend of providing so-called micro hospitals, which provide eight to 10 beds for overnight stays along with 24-hour emergency room...
View ArticleSalina United Way Will Hit the Streets
The Salina Area United Way will soon be hitting the streets. Thanks in a part to a $5,000 grant from the Greater Salina Community Foundation, the agency will soon have a mobile outreach unit....
View ArticleBrookville, Gypsum, Receive Cleanup Grants
The City of Brookville and City of Gypsum both received $2,000 grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation Community Clean-Up Fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Both communities will...
View ArticlePregame Proposal Precedes Big Win
The crowd at senior day at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon had something to cheer for before the game even started. To open the pregame...
View ArticleKansas militia group says it rejected 2 accused in plot
A Kansas militia group says it rejected two men who are accused of plotting to kill immigrants. Those two men, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright, face federal charges accusing them of conspiring with...
View ArticleSchool district awarded funds from former employee’s estate
A Kansas school district has recovered nearly half a million dollars from the estate of a former technology director who's believed to have embezzled district money before killing himself. The Wichita...
View ArticleContractors Support Area Schools
The Kansas Contractors Association’s Construction Education Foundation recently donated $23,000 to six state educational institutions. The donations will support education initiatives and students...
View ArticleBusiness is Booming For Salina Company
Business is booming for a company based in Salina. Triplett Inc. doing business as 24/7 Travel Stores, is expanding across Kansas. The company is currently in the middle of several major projects. They...
View ArticleTopeka detective, suspect wounded in gun battle
A Topeka police detective and a suspect were wounded as officers tried to take the suspect into custody. Topeka police Lt. Colleen Stuart told The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://j.mp/2ftl142) that the...
View ArticleFire guts Wichita gym where Olympian trains
A fire has gutted the Wichita gym where Olympic medalist Nico Hernandez trains. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/2fGqFCX) the fire was reported Saturday at the Northside Boxing Academy, where...
View ArticlePowerful Earthquake Shakes Midwest
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the midwest Sunday night, causing damage in central Oklahoma. The earthquake struck at 7:44 p.m. CST, with an epicenter located one mile west of Cushing, about 50 miles...
View ArticleSoldier From Kansas Killed in Combat
A Green Beret from Kansas was among three soldiers killed in combat on Friday. According to the Army, three U.S. service members killed in Jordan on Friday were Special Forces soldiers from 5th Special...
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