12 years ago
A San Diego man is building what is believed to be the world's largest subterranean doomsday resort—with amenities such as a wine bar, golf course, spa and dance floor for those waiting out the end of the world. Construction for the 2 million-square-foot bunker is underway in the limestone caves of Atchison, Kan., where an apocalypse-adverse ...

12 years ago
Multiple computers are stolen from a Salina apartment. Salina Police are investigating a break-in at the Chappel Ridge Apartments on Wednesday after someone removed a screen window and entered the home sometime between 2:45pm and 7pm. Thieves removed an Apple Macbook laptop, an Apple iPad, Acer laptop and a Toshiba laptop. Police say a 52-inch Samsung TV was ...

12 years ago
An overnight break-in at a Salina elementary school prompted some early morning schedule alterations. Parents dropping off children Thursday morning at Stewart Elementary School were surprised by a police presence. Students arriving initially went to the gym, instead of their classrooms. According to USD 305, police officials were on the scene at Stewart Elementary investigating a ...

12 years ago
Junction City Police say they have arrested a man in connection with a homicide investigation over the weekend. Police say in a collaborative effort between the Riley County and Junction City Police Departments with assistance from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Kansas City Kansas Police Department, 33-year-old Anthony Stephan Nichols, was arrested ...

12 years ago
Derby High School students who are suspected of being intoxicated at school-sponsored events will now be tested on site. The school bought two AlcoBlow devices to test the students. The device measures the amount of alcohol in the air around a person, rather than requiring someone to blow into it. The district started using the ...

12 years ago
A benefit book sale for the Lawrence Public Library has been canceled by the presence of bedbugs in some donated items. The nonprofit Friends of the Lawrence Public Library announced the cancellation Wednesday. The fall book sale had been scheduled for later this month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. But a donor called the group last week ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas is looking at ways to involve more of its academic departments in research on water-related issues. A five-hour workshop scheduled Friday on the Lawrence campus will bring together more than 100 faculty and staff from more than 30 research centers and departments, including social sciences, arts and the humanities. Participants will hear from ...

12 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is hoping to pack Salina Stadium Saturday evening. The school is inviting all of Salina out for "Community Day". According to the school, Kansas Wesleyan opens the home portion of its football schedule on Saturday when the Coyotes host No. 22 ranked Evangel (Mo.) at 6 p.m., at Salina Stadium. It’s Community Day ...

12 years ago
An Abilene man who intends to run for Congress is planning a town hall meeting this weekend. David Joyce was a member of the Abilene High School class of 1980. He did not graduate with the class, rather earning a GED. He then attended Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned a Bachelors Degree in Business ...

12 years ago
A state audit says that the Kansas Department of Commerce mishandled an economic development program and violated state law by extending tax breaks above a statutory cap. Auditors said Wednesday that the commerce department authorized $7.5 million in incentives through the Promoting Employment Across Kansas, or PEAK, program in the current fiscal year. State law caps ...

12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says the state will move more quickly than expected to shrink waiting lists for disabled residents who are seeking in-home services. Brownback announced Wednesday that his administration is immediately releasing funds set aside by lawmakers earlier this year to address the waiting lists. Those funds will total $37 million over the next ...