12 years ago
After bitter cold on Monday, a bit of a warmup is expected for Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, warmer temperatures are on the way for Tuesday. After a very cold start in the single digits Tuesday morning, temperatures on Tuesday afternoon may climb almost 30 to 35 degrees with southwest winds returning to plains. ...

12 years ago
Kansas universities are uniting in an appeal to restore slashed higher education spending. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that political debate about the future of taxpayer financing of the 32-school Kansas Board of Regents system returns to the forefront in mid-January when the 2014 Legislature assembles in Topeka. Officials at Washburn University, Kansas State University and the University ...

12 years ago
he public can expect sirens, helicopters and blocked roads in Chanute this week as law enforcement agencies converge on the southeast Kansas town for an active-shooter exercise. The mock event is scheduled Tuesday at Neosho County Community College. Police, fire, medical and media units from local and regional agencies will participate. Officials say the purpose is to ...

12 years ago
A Topeka homeless shelter has received a $5,000 train safety education grant after two recent railroad track deaths of residents. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Topeka Rescue Mission is among 21 public safety agencies and other groups nationwide receiving such grants from Union Pacific. A woman staying at the Rescue Mission died in May on nearby ...

12 years ago
A coalition that's being formed to promote the use of alternative fuels is inviting businesses, groups and individuals to attend a meeting in downtown Wichita later this month. The Wichita Eagle reports Central Kansas Clean Cities is one of about 100 such groups across the country formed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean ...

12 years ago
The president of a south-central school board has been elected to the leadership of the Kansas Association of School Boards. A recent delegate assembly in Wichita chose Don Shimkus, of Oxford, as the association's president-elect designee. He will begin serving as president-elect on July 1 and serve as president on July 1, 2015. Shimkus says he will ...

12 years ago
Demolition of Kansas Wesleyan's historic Glenn Martin Stadium will begin on Thursday, January 9, as the university celebrates the beginning of a new era on campus and commemorates the stadium, which was completed in 1940, but has not been utilized for KWU games since 2007. The public is invited to attend a short program beginning at ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas woman who spent the year after her 40th birthday performing 40 acts of goodness to honor people who made a mark in her life is inspiring others. The Kansas City Star reports that Tami Greenberg of Prairie Village called her project "A Year of Being 40 and Grateful." The Star's story about her moved ...

12 years ago
Two Kansas City, Kan., men are among three people convicted by a federal jury of being part of a $28 million drug trafficking conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's office says 36-year-old Marvin Lee Ellis of Kansas City was convicted Friday of eight counts, including seven related to possessing or distributing crack cocaine and one count of ...

12 years ago
It has been decades since parts of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze like the one expected to arrive Sunday, with potential record-low temperatures heightening fears of frostbite and hypothermia even in a region where residents are accustomed to bundling up. In Kansas, including the Salina area, temperatures are expected to dip to single digits with ...

12 years ago
The subzero cold being predicted for the Plains next week threatens to damage winter wheat across Nebraska and Kansas in places with little snow cover to protect crops. Low temperatures of minus 5 to minus 15 are forecast for the region by Monday. The Maryland-based commodity risk firm MDA Weather Services says that some freeze damage is ...