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 ...

11 years ago
Fire officials say a child died and two other people were injured in a fire at a Wichita home. Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell says a child believed to be about 9 died in the fire early Wednesday. A woman and a 3-year-old child were taken to a hospital with serious burn injuries. Another person who lived ...

11 years ago
A man is jailed in northeast Kansas after he went to police to report that his uncle had died. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat says 70-year-old Larry Arand, of Belvue, was found dead in his home Monday afternoon. Arand's body was found after his 36-year-old nephew went to the Wamego Police Department Monday to report the death. The ...

11 years ago
Civil liberties attorneys are telling the U.S. Supreme Court that delaying gay marriage in Kansas will harm same-sex couples and their families. The American Civil Liberties Union responded to a request from Kansas to the court to maintain the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Justice Sonia Sotomayor directed the ACLU to respond by Tuesday afternoon. The state ...

11 years ago
The secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says he plans to resign. Robert Moser told agency employees in an email Monday that he would resign at the end of this month. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Moser, a family-practice doctor, was hired to lead the department ...

11 years ago
Kansas education leaders fear a new revenue forecast requiring the state to make $278 million in cuts for the current fiscal year will result in a school funding reduction. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the state's fiscal situation is expected to be discussed at a Kansas Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. Board member Janet Waugh says ...

11 years ago
Salinans gathered on a bright, blustery, Tuesday morning at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month to honor all veterans. A nice crowd braved the cold wind and gathered for Veterans Day ceremonies at the Salina / Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. The event included the National Anthem, the Pledge ...

11 years ago
Dodge City police have arrested a man who they say attacked a grocery store employee with a hammer. The victim called police on Monday after the man left the Dillons store and walked to Family Dollar. Police say the man refused to stop when confronted by an officer, who unsuccessfully tried to shoot the man with ...

11 years ago
Hutchinson police say an officer has shot and wounded an armed man who confronted officers. Police say Sgt. Josh Radloff shot 29-year-old Justin Matthews in the shoulder on Monday night on Matthews' mother's lawn in Hutchinson. They say Matthews had an unspecified weapon. Police say Matthews threatened Radloff before the shooting but haven't described the threat. Matthews was ...

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Veterans Day is not only a time to honor those who have served in the military: For American businesses, it's also a time to back that appreciation up with a freebie. A slew of locally owned businesses and national chains are offering up something free Tuesday to anyone who has served in the military. The trend ...

11 years ago
A government estimate of crop production shows Kansas farmers are bringing in bountiful harvests of corn, sorghum and soybeans this season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday it's estimating the state's corn crop at 581 million bushels, about 14 percent more than a year ago. The agency said in its monthly update that Kansas farmers were ...