12 years ago
A basketball game between Sterling and Tabor colleges was postponed until Monday after a fire broke out at Sterling's gym. The college says about 300 to 400 people were evacuated from the gym when the fire began Thursday evening at the Gleason Center gymnasium. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A damage ...

12 years ago
The final personal journals of novelist William S. Burroughs have been donated to the University of Kansas. Burroughs lived in Lawrence from 1982 until his death in 1997. Besides the journals, the donation to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library includes typescripts and editing materials. The materials were the source for "Last Words: The Final Journals of ...

12 years ago
Douglas County sheriff's deputies are investigating after two older horses that got loose were found shot to death. The horses apparently had been wandering south of Stull for several days before being found dead this week. Darrel Harden says he owned one horse and was keeping the other for an acquaintance. He doesn't live ...

12 years ago
A nationally known politician and commentator spent a little time in Salina Thursday. Former governor, and potential future presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee was in town as the keynote speaker for the 103rd Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting. Huckabee is the former Arkansas Governor, and currently is a nationally known television and ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas teenager who braved this week's winter storm to pull dozens of cars out of the snow has been recognized for his good deeds. 19-year-old Andrew Flood headed out from his Lenexa home in a pickup truck Tuesday night amid snow blanketing the Kansas City metro region. One by one, he hooked up his ...

12 years ago
Campus police at Kansas State University are cracking down on drunken drivers, calling them a hazard to pedestrians and bicyclists. The university's police department has arrested 15 people suspected of drunken driving so far this year on and around the Manhattan campus. Kansas State officials note that Manhattan has several options for people who choose not to ...

12 years ago
A Kansas House committee has endorsed legislation that would bar people younger than 18 from using commercial tanning beds. Thursday's 11-4 vote by the Health and Human Services Committee sends the bill to the full House for consideration. Businesses that allow people under 18 use their tanning beds could be fined $250 for each violation. ...

12 years ago
State officials say that Kansas residents weathered the snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas, though the danger from cold temperatures remains. Gov. Sam Brownback says Thursday that residents heeded warnings to prepare for the storm and to stay off the roads earlier this week to allow crews to clear ...

12 years ago
A counterfeit $100 bill shows up in a bank deposit from a Salina business. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, staff at Conklin Cars, 2700 South 9th, contacted police after their bank found a fake $100 bill in a recent deposit. Police say the bill was computer generated and had no security features. Police are continuing the ...

12 years ago
Sedgwick County officials are warning residents about a jury duty scam that has resurfaced in the area and cost one person several hundred Several people have received calls saying they missed their jury duty and must pay a fine. Sheriff's Lt. David Mattingly says one person who was called paid $500 for the bogus fine. Instead of ...

12 years ago
Visitors to the Kansas Statehouse can once again make the long climb to see the sights from the dome, now that renovations to the building are complete. Guides from the Kansas Historical Society lead free tours of the dome each weekday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tours include a glimpse of the inner and outer domes ...