11 years ago
Two Union Pacific freight trains collided in central Kansas but no injuries or major hazardous waste spills were reported. The collision occurred early Thursday in McPherson County between Galva and Canton. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says an eastbound train hit the back of a westbound train that was moving onto a side track to ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame says it will induct six people into the hall this year. The honorees will be inducted into the Dodge City institution on Oct. 11. The new members announced Wednesday are Dusty Anderson, of Skiddy, a working cowboy; Fredric Young, of Dodge City, a cowboy historian; Barry Ward, of Dodge City, a ...

11 years ago
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of an employee at a Pittsburg plant. Authorities say 51-year-old Harley Burch Jr. of Pittsburg died Tuesday after being injured in an accident at the Vinylplex plant, which makes PVC plastic pipe products. Lt. Tim Tompkins says Burch was working near a manufacturing machine and somehow ...

11 years ago
Wichita city officials are warning pet owners that three rabid skunks were found in the eastern part of the city. Officials announced Wednesday that the skunks came into contact with people's pets during separate incidents. They say some dogs have been placed under home quarantines for observation, which is the state protocol for possible exposure to ...

11 years ago
The Salina Area United Way is doing things a little different to kickoff its 2014 fall campaign this week. At a kickoff event Friday, volunteers will assemble and deliver 50,000 meals. Executive Director Amanda Michaelis tells KSAL News that in lieu of a typical campaign kickoff, the Salina Area United Way is hosting an event that ...

11 years ago
Two temporary exhibits are scheduled to open at a Manhattan heritage and science center. Visitors to the Flint Hills Discovery Center can access the new attractions starting on Friday. An exhibit titled "Flint Hills FORCES II" explores the time period between 1917 and 1963 when the city, Fort Riley and Kansas State University intertwined to become one ...

11 years ago
After more than a decade of planning and millions spent to build a memorial near the National Mall honoring the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a key lawmaker who has helped oversee the project from the start is stepping away. Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran has resigned from the Eisenhower Memorial Commission as the panel votes Wednesday ...

11 years ago
A student seeking records about the financial relationship between the University of Kansas and the Koch brothers has raised the $1,800 the school required to fulfill her request. Schuyler Kraus, president of the Students for a Sustainable Future, filed the Kansas open records request last month. She wants to know about the financial relationship between Art ...

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has received an endorsement from one of his predecessors in his bid for a second term. Republican Bob Stephan served as attorney general from 1979 through 1995. He now chairs the Attorney General's Senior Consumer Protection Advisory Council. Schmidt was unopposed in last month's Republican primary. He faces Democrat and Topeka lawyer ...

11 years ago
Jimmy John's sandwich chain said Wednesday that it believes customers' credit card data was stolen from 216 of its shops between June and September, including at five stores in Kansas. The Champaign, Illinois-based chain said in a news release that stores in 37 states across the United States were affected. It did not say how many ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is arrested for attacking a male acquaintance with a splintered board. Police arrested 26-year-old Starla Willenberg on Tuesday - in connection to an incident that took place on August 31st. Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance in the 700 block of W. Cloud after a 35-year-old man was assaulted. The victim told ...