12 years ago
Ranchers in the Flint Hills say they are planning to start controlled burns on the prairie this spring. The burns on the tallgrass prairie rarely happened the last two years because drought conditions made it too dangerous. Ranchers say that delay has left a lot of grass on the prairie, and they intend to burn it this ...

12 years ago
Four people have died in a single-vehicle accident in Wichita. Wichita police say the accident occurred Saturday night when the SUV crashed into a concrete barrier, tipped on its nose and caught fire. The accident left a bridge closed to traffic for several hours. Wichita police Sgt. Bart Brunscheen says a police officer pulled one woman out ...

12 years ago
A Lawrence man suspected of stealing prescription medicine from a grocery store was found hiding in the store's ceiling. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the suspect was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of aggravated burglary after he was detected in the grocery store ceiling. Lawrence police say the man is believed to be connected to two other incidents ...

12 years ago
The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church that's widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is in a care facility. Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain said Sunday that Phelps is being cared for in a Shawnee County facility. Drain wouldn't identify the facility but says Phelps is 84 ...

12 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake shook southern Kansas. The earthquake happened at 3:46 a.m. Sunday and measured 4.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was reported eight miles east-northeast of Anthony in Harper County. It was at least the second earthquake in a week in the area. On Wednesday, a quake rated 3.4 on the ...

12 years ago
A Fort Riley man is transported to the hospital in Salina after a Saturday night motorcycle crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 49-year-old James Wilson Jr. was riding a 1981 Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Interstate 70. He was rear-ended by a Toyota passenger car driven by 22-year-old Jess Lemon of Hays. Wilson was thrown from ...

12 years ago
A face familiar to "Hee Haw" fans, and many country music fans, is coming to the area. Lulu Roman will be the featured performer at the "Good News Spectacular" event. Lulu was in the first episode of "Hee Haw" and the last episode. She appeared in most of the episodes of "Hee Haw" simply known as ...

12 years ago
If you think life changed after the Internet emerged, wait until you see what's coming next. Tech people say three-dimensional printing will create the next wave of joys and frustrations, job creation and job loss. In five to 10 years, 3-D printers will be all around us, they predict. The printers will make food, including customized wedding ...

12 years ago
A leading credit rating firm says a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling on school funding was a "negative" event that puts even more pressure on the state's ability to pay its debts. Moody's Investor Service, one of the leading credit rating firms in the country, raised the concerns in its weekly public finance outlook issued late ...

12 years ago
Authorities trying to establish a plan for dealing with dwindling water resources in Kansas say it's unclear how much the state wants to spend on solving the problem. Gov. Sam Brownback in October called for development of a 50-year plan for water in Kansas that would meet residents' needs and extend the life of the Ogallala ...

12 years ago
A new report shows federal prosecutors charged about 21 percent fewer defendants last year in Kansas than in 2012, led by steep declines in immigration and drug cases. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Kansas says it, like other districts, has faced gaps in resources over the past two years due to a federal hiring freeze and ...