12 years ago
A mock community in central Kansas near Salina that provides training on responding to disasters has been expanding thanks to its popularity with emergency crews. Crisis City opened in October 2009 southwest of Salina on property owned by the Air Force. It hosts training drills that simulate various catastrophes, such as an active shooter, ...

12 years ago
Some of the copper from the old Kansas Statehouse dome is being repurposed. Several artists are using some of the weathered copper that was removed from the dome during renovations to make jewelry and sculptures. The creations are on sale in the Capitol gift shop. Artist Kristen Haug says the artists get the copper in rough-edged sheets, ...

12 years ago
A central Kansas company has bought an Italian manufacturing company. Moundridge-based Bradbury Co., has acquired Industrie Pu. Ma. Bradbury's facility in Tribano, Italy, will include sales, engineering, assembly and equipment testing. The companies of The Bradbury Group, which employ about 600 people, manufacture and supply roll forming and coil processing equipment. The acquisition expands Bradbury's operations into ...

12 years ago
The expansion of U.S. 50 in southwestern Kansas no longer includes leveling a historic rock formation. The Dodge City Globe reports the U.S. 50 expansion from a two-lane road into a four-lane expressway will use a paved 16-foot median as it passes the Point of Rocks formation, which was once used as a navigational aid for ...

12 years ago
Volunteers have removed two swastikas that were spray-painted onto a Wichita mural that celebrates immigration. On Saturday, volunteers scrubbed off the two swastikas that had been sprayed in black paint onto the mural. The mural, which was painted by a group of high school students on the side of a store, depicts two people wrapped in flags, ...

12 years ago
Authorities say a grass fire over about 1,500 acres in northeast Kansas damaged two homes and four outbuildings. No injuries were reported. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones told The Topeka Capital-Journal its  unclear what started the fire Sunday. Fire crews from throughout the city and surrounding area fought the fire through strong winds and dry conditions. The ...

12 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University introduced Salina to the big world of small science on Sunday. The school celebrated "NanoDays" at the Central Mall. Students and faculty from the KWU science department hosted hands-on exhibits that allowed visitors to imagine, discover, and explore a world that is too small to see. Activities included things like demonstrating how ...

12 years ago
45-year-old man has died after he was hit by a train in south Wichita. The accident happened Sunday morning in south Wichita. Police say the train's engineers told officers the man was standing on the tracks and facing the train before he was hit. The man, who was not identified, died a short time after he was ...

12 years ago
Police say an 18-year-old Kansas woman has died after falling from the 10th floor of a Tempe residential building. Tempe Police Sgt. Mike Pooley said Naomi McClendon was transported to a local hospital early Sunday where she later died her injuries. Authorities say both Tempe fire and police responded to the scene to investigate the fall and ...

12 years ago
Monday is the deadline to sign up for private health insurance in the new online markets created by President Barack Obama's health care law. So far, about 4 out of every 5 people enrolling have qualified for tax credits to reduce the cost of their premiums. Here's what you need to know: - The deadline is Mar. ...

12 years ago
A person who Kansan Wesleyan University believe's could be key to the school's continuing growth is now on staff. According to the school, Sara Nettleingham has joined the Institutional Advancement team as Director of Annual Giving/Stewardship. She is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the relationship between the university and its alumni, friends and benefactors and for ...