8 years ago
Neighbors of Fort Riley can expect a little more noise than usual at the northeast Kansas post. According to the Army, communities around Fort Riley may hear loud explosions August 29th to August 31st due to training by the 774th Ordnance Company. Training is scheduled to take place during the day; there are no nighttime detonations ...

8 years ago
Hospitals in Salina and Junction City are pondering a potential partnership. According to Salina Regional Health Center, Geary Community Hospital and Salina Regional Health Center have agreed to enter into a period of discovery to examine the potential of a strategic alliance in order to better serve the patients and families of their respective communities, as ...

8 years ago
Jurors have rejected a former employee's claim that religious discrimination was a key factor in her firing from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office. The jurors sided Thursday with the office and chief Kobach deputy Eric Rucker in former employee Courtney Canfield's federal lawsuit. The secretary of state's office had argued that performance issues led ...

8 years ago
Sears is going to close over two-dozen more K Mart stores, including one in Kansas, as its earnings and sales continue to fall. The company announced Thursday that it is closing 28 K Mart stores across the country. Among the K Marts being closed is a location in Topeka, on Wanamaker Road. The store in Salina ...

8 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approved the renewal of an agreement between Saline County Emergency Management and Kansas Wesleyan University at their meeting this week. According to KWU, the agreement will help to enhance both entities’ commitment to mitigation, effective response and recovery from disasters. It will encourage and advance scholarship and research in the field of emergency ...

8 years ago
As students return to school, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is inviting all K-12 girls to sign up for Girl Scouts and lead the way like a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) in their community and the world. Girl Scout troops are forming across the state and preparing for an exciting year of girl-led adventures that ...

8 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities, in collaboration with downtown stakeholders, announces the next Friday Night Live concert event on August 25th. Friday Night Live is a series of arts and entertainment programming for Salina residents and visitors designed to increase attendance and participation in arts-related events and to strengthen partnerships with local business owners in the ...

8 years ago
A special exhibit created for the Symphony in the Flint Hills Gallery is currently at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. "The Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West" is now on display in the Library building gallery. The exhibit will be open during regular operating hours from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily through mid-October, including Labor ...

8 years ago
Though the grand prize was not won in Kansas, don't throw away your Powerball tickets just yet. The jackpot-winning ticket in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing was sold in Massachusetts, giving the winner a choice of a $758.7 million annuity, or $480.5 million in cash. This is the largest jackpot won by a single ticket of ...

8 years ago
Powerball Product Group Chair Charlie McIntyre says the $758.7 million jackpot claimed by a ticket sold in Massachusetts is the largest grand prize won by a single lottery ticket in U.S. history. In a statement early Thursday, McIntyre also says six other tickets won $2 million apiece, and 34 more are worth $1 million. The lucky numbers for ...

8 years ago
A judge has ruled that a man accused of raping and trying to kill a 7-year-old Wichita girl will go on trial. Corbin Breitenbach is charged with attempted capital murder, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary. Prosecutors allege he broke into a woman's condo in June and attacked the girl before putting her back into a ...