Kansas AG Appeals to State Supreme Court on Abortion Ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says he'll ask the state Supreme Court to review a ruling from a lower court that blocks the state from enforcing its first-in-the-nation ban...
View ArticleKansas Man Pleads Guilty to Bomb Hoax at Kansas City Airport
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to a bomb hoax that caused the disruption at the Kansas City International Airport. David James Cain of Kansas City, Kansas pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSalina “Souper Bowl” Kicks Off
In conjunction with the biggest weekends of football games of the year, Salina's biggest weekend efforts of the year to gather food for the hungry are underway. The 2016 Souper Bowl of Hope has...
View ArticleRulings in Kansas cases revive conservatives’ push on courts
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and his allies are trying to revive their push to remake Kansas' courts by stoking public outrage after recent abortion and death penalty rulings. Brownback has repeatedly...
View ArticleMissouri educator to lead Topeka schools
The superintendent of a St. Louis area school district has been named to lead the Topeka school district. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1OOpCa7) that the Topeka Board of Education...
View ArticleVIDEO: Salina Air Superiority
Nearly thirty hobbyists received a crash course on the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or Drones, at the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina on Saturday. The course was...
View ArticleSprint Gave Layoff Notices to 829 Employees
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Sprint Corp. says in state filings that it has given layoff notices to 829 employees at its suburban Kansas City campus in the past three months. The telecommunications...
View ArticleTopeka Man Charged in Car Explosion Waives Hearing
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Topeka man facing charges linked to an explosion in his car that injured his 4-year-old son has pleaded not guilty and waived his preliminary hearing. The Topeka Capital-Journal...
View ArticleSedgwick County Authorities Say Pedestrian Killed
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Sedgwick County authorities say a 23-year-old man has died after being hit by a car. The sheriff's department says the accident occurred early Saturday morning. Sheriff's Sgt....
View ArticleShakespeare, Thou Art At K-State
February is all about the Bard at Kansas State University as "First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare" makes its only stop in Kansas for a month of activities celebrating the famous work and...
View ArticleWichita State battles bed bugs in residence hall
Wichita State University and a dormitory resident whose room is infested with bed bugs are at odds over who should pay an exterminator for a second round of treatments. Freshman Londyn Bobbitt says she...
View ArticleKansas State professor’s performance nominated for Grammys
A Kansas State University professor has been nominated for two Grammy awards for his solo performance on an album with the Kansas City Chorale. Bryan Pinkall, assistant professor of music, and the...
View ArticleJournalists to Speak at KWU
Two prominent journalists will highlight a two-day event at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, longtime KAKE-TV anchor Larry Hatteberg and national photojournalist and retired White...
View ArticleDorm Room Threat Prompts Arrest
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man has been taken into custody after authorities say he threatened several people with a knife in a university residence hall in Lawrence. Lawrence Police Department Sgt. Ted...
View ArticleSmall Town Losing Grocery Store
ST. JOHN, Kan. (AP) — A small central Kansas town is scrambling to find ways to respond when its only grocery store closes Feb. 6. More than 200 people attended a town hall meeting Sunday to discuss...
View ArticleRascal Flatts Coming to Salina
Multi award-winning country music trio Rascal Flatts is coming to Salina. The group will kick off a tour in support of its newest album REWIND in March. The second stop on that tour will be in Salina....
View ArticleHoles in the Case
McKenna Law Office was victim to a damage to property case Thursday night. A bullet hole was found in an east facing window on the front face of the property, and the bullet was found lodged into the...
View ArticlePolice Log 1-25-16
A trailer was stolen from Bob's Pawn Shop at 925 West Lincoln on Saturday morning. The black, single axle trailer is valued at $1,200. Video surveillance footage puts the crime taking place from...
View ArticleFurniture Store Falls Victim to Theft
Feldkamp's Furniture at 1930 South Ninth Street was victim to a burglary on Friday night. Burglars broke in through the back door, causing $250 in damage to the door, and stole a seemingly random...
View ArticleCraigslist Home Not As Advertised
A Salina woman was scammed from a Craigslist ad for a home in town. The ad for a home on Birch Street caught the 19-year-old's attention, and when she contacted who she thought was the landlord, she...
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