11 years ago
The first round of snow this season is expected to blanket a large area of Kansas this weekend, with the heaviest snow expected in portions of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, light accumulating snowfall is expected to begin early Saturday morning across central Kansas and spreading eastward throughout the morning and ...

11 years ago
The Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas. The court on Wednesday denied the state's request to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying while Kansas fights the issue in court. A federal district judge last week blocked the state from enforcing its ban, saying it was in keeping with an earlier ruling by ...

11 years ago
A 4.8 magnitude earthquke centered near Conway Springs shook much of Kansas late Wednesday afternoon. The United State Geological Survey reports that the 4.8 tremor was felt at 3:40 in afternoon, and originated 8 miles south of Conway Springs, or 33 miles south/southwest of Wichita. Shaking was felt across Kansas, as far east as Kansas City ...

11 years ago
A head on crash in McPherson County near Canton killed one person and injured another early Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, 42-year-old James Schultz from Scott City was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla headed west on U.S. 56 Highway. He crossed the center line and collided head on with a 2014 Ford ...

11 years ago
Kansas district court clerks' offices aren't seeing heightened activity ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether gay marriage will be permitted in Kansas. No one was in line for a marriage license application midday Wednesday at the court clerk's office in the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka. There also was no such activity ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after the rear glass on a 2014 Ford F150 was shattered. The truck, which is owned by Long McArthur Ford, was vandalized sometime between 8pm Sunday and 6:30am Monday morning while it was parked in the 200 block of Greenway. Damage is estimated at $785.   A window ...

11 years ago
A teenage boy is transported to the Junction City Juvenile Detention Center after an alleged incident in a Salina home on Monday evening. According to Police Captain Chris Trocheck, officers arrested a 15-year-old male for one count of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a 9-year-old boy. Police report the incident occurred at a group foster home in ...

11 years ago
Thieves hit an area cell tower for copper wire. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a copper grounding plate at a cell tower located two miles west of Salina on Stimmel Road. Deputies say the thieves cut the fence to gain access to the property owned by AT&T, then proceeded to cut grounding ...

11 years ago
With cold air settling in the first snow of the season might be be far off. Forecasters anticipate the first measurable snow of the season in much of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, cold air will remain in place Wednesday with afternoon highs in the upper 20s. Overnight lows will remain chilly, especially ...

11 years ago
Federal and industry officials say the government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission. It's a sharp increase from just two years ago when such reports to the Federal Aviation Administration were still unusual. The officials say many ...

11 years ago
Authorities in eastern Kansas say two 16-year-old boys have been released from the hospital after being struck by a train on a railroad bridge. Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Steve Lewis said that on Tuesday both teens have been discharged but one will have to return for additional surgery on a broken bone. Lewis says the ...