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 ...

12 years ago
Budget constraints and the need to remodel office space will keep newly confirmed Kansas Court of Appeals appointee Caleb Stegall from taking his seat until January. Chief Judge Thomas Malone announced Wednesday that Stegall will be sworn in Jan. 3. Stegall is Gov. Sam Brownback's chief counsel. Stegall is filling a new 14th seat on the Court ...

12 years ago
Miss Kansas Theresa Vail says she wants to break the stereotype that women with visible tattoos don't compete in pageants. So during the swimsuit portion of the Miss America competition on Tuesday, Vail revealed two tattoos - the Serenity Prayer on her right side and the insignia of the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her ...

12 years ago
A Fort Riley private has been convicted in the stabbing death of another soldier and sentenced to life in prison without parole. A court martial panel at Fort Riley sentenced Pvt. John Hughes Tuesday for the death of 21-year-old Pvt. Thomas Lavrey, of West Seneca, N.Y. Lavrey was found unresponsive in his barracks room at the fort ...

12 years ago
A Saline County Jail inmate is facing additional charges after allegedly lighting a small fire. According to Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, members from the Salina Fire Department responded to the jail on Monday at 5:30pm, after smoke was discovered in an air vent. Sheriff Kochanowski says 23-year-old Zachary Ruehlen of Clay Center, was in jail for ...

12 years ago
A Kansas community will honor a deaf, double amputee who became a famous bricklayer before his death more than six decades ago. On Thursday, the northeast Kansas town of Atchison will unveil a statute honoring William Boular. He once was featured in "Ripley's Believe It or Not! and was credited with installing 48,000 paving bricks ...

12 years ago
The murder of 21-year-old Keith Ancell Monday has sent a shock-wave through two communities in Lincoln County. Ancell grew up in Sylvan Grove about 15 miles west of Lincoln where he was shot and killed Monday morning. The town of about 500 people is visibly shaken by the loss of one of their own. English teacher Linda Haring, ...

12 years ago
Miscommunication between two parents leads to a scramble Wednesday morning to find a child who was reported abducted. Law enforcement was searching for a child who was reported abducted from Solomon Elementary School. The abductor was believed to be the second grade student's mother. After an attempt to locate was sent out, a Salina Police Officer located ...

12 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University hosted a neighborhood gathering Tuesday evening to discuss the new $7.5 million sports complex project. KWU President Dr. Matthew Thompson gave a presentation on the latest project plans and developments to citizens who live in the area, and several city officials. President Thompson described the vision of the project. It includes a new football ...