12 years ago
Your eyes were not deceiving you if you thought that you saw a triple sunrise in the sky Wednesday morning. An atmospheric phenomenon known as a sundog was visible. Sundogs, also known as mock suns or "parhelia", are a pair of brightly colored spots, one on either side of the sun. Sundogs are visible when the sun ...

12 years ago
A winter storm that moved across Kansas dropped up to a foot of snow in some areas. National Weather Service Snow Reports: INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ...

12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered state offices in the Topeka area closed for a second consecutive day because of a winter storm. The Legislature also canceled all of its meetings for Wednesday. Schools throughout Kansas canceled classes and state government ground to a halt Tuesday as well. Residents dealt with a winter storm that brought heavy ...

12 years ago
A south-central Kansas county has been shaken by its second minor earthquake in two days. The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a magnitude of 3.3 rattled Sumner County just after 8 a.m. Tuesday. The tremor was centered about 11 miles northwest of Caldwell - a few miles from where a 3.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has called out Kansas National Guard troops to help transport emergency and medical personnel and rescue stranded motorists. Brownback also announced Tuesday that he's issued a disaster declaration for the state. The declaration makes it easier for the state Division of Emergency Management to move personnel and equipment around the state. State Adjutant General ...

12 years ago
Heavy snow has made driving treacherous around Central Kansas. By early afternoon, nearly a foot of snow was on the ground. There was a report of 10.5 inches of snow in South Salina. About 10 inches was on the ground at the KSAL Studios in Downtown Salina. Assaria was reporting 9 inches. At around 1:30 in the ...

12 years ago
An autopsy indicates that a 23-year-old University of Kansas student died last December from a fall after he had been drinking. The autopsy released Tuesday said Gianfranco Villagomez-Saldana suffered skull fractures, bruising on the brain and broken ribs that suggested he fell on a hard surface. Coroner Erik Mitchell says the death was an accident. ...

12 years ago
A Kansas business owner, his wife, daughter and granddaughter have been identified as the victims of plane crash in Tennessee. Lori Gibson, a spokeswoman for the family, identified the victims Tuesday as Glenn Mull; his wife, Elaine; their daughter, Amy Harter; and granddaughter Samantha Harter. Gibson says Mull owned Mull Farms and Feeding in Pawnee ...

12 years ago
A south central Kansas teacher has pleaded not guilty to having unlawful sexual relations with a student. Twenty-four-year-old Ashley Marie Eck, of Augusta, also waived her right to a preliminary hearing during a court appearance Monday in Cowley County. Eck was a teacher at Winfield High School. The Winfield Daily Courier reports a police investigation began shortly ...

12 years ago
A computer is stolen from a lab room at Kansas Wesleyan University. Salina Police say sometime between January 31 and February 3, someone entered a lab on campus in Peters Science Hall and removed a Dell Optiplex 7010 computer tower with power cord. The hardware is valued at $988. A similar model was stolen from a classroom at ...

12 years ago
Health experts at the University of Kansas Hospital are warning people to avoid overtaxing their hearts while shoveling snow. With a winter storm bearing down on the region, the hospital said in a statement Monday that people clearing snow should be alert to dizziness, extreme fatigue, faintness and chest pains. Cardiologists say that even people in ...