8 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education is set to take the first official step toward enacting sweeping changes in the way the state's public schools are accredited and held accountable. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the 10-member board is expected to receive a set of new regulations Tuesday that represent the first overhaul of an accreditation ...

8 years ago
Three open seats on the Kansas Board of Regents have yet to be filled even though the board's next meeting is just days away. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Gov. Sam Brownback hasn't named anyone to replace Regents Shane Bangerter, Ann Brandau-Murguia and Helen Van Etten. As governor, Brownback appoints members of the board. Board members are ...

8 years ago
Leaders of the Wichita school district say they have a plan to reduce the number of discipline problems in the district, particularly in elementary schools. The Wichita Eagle reports data shows suspensions, detentions and trips to the principal's office have increased dramatically in the last four years. In elementary schools, discipline incidents have increased more than ...

8 years ago
A Kansas woman who says a misdiagnosis led doctors to remove parts of her organs and then cover up the mistake is suing the University of Kansas Hospital over her treatment. Wendy Ann Noon Berner, of Shawnee says in her lawsuit that she didn't learn about the misdiagnosis until reading media reports about a whistleblower lawsuit ...

8 years ago
A man serving a Kansas prison sentence of 20 years to life for wounding two Topeka police officers with a shotgun in 1985 has been denied parole. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Kansas Prisoner Review Board rejected 75-year-old Ithiel Lawton's parole. The inmate at the maximum-security Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility will next be eligible for ...

8 years ago
A Kansas Department of Corrections employee is no longer working for the agency after he mistakenly sent an email to a newspaper that advised downplaying the need for a special legislative session because of political considerations. Jimmy Caprio, the department's legislative liaison, sent the email to The Kansas City Star Friday after the newspaper asked about ...

8 years ago
A former Salina high school football standout is living out a boyhood dream, going to the college and playing for the team he grew up idolizing. Dalton Harman, who capped his career as a linebacker at Salina South by playing in a state championship game, is currently a red shirt junior on the Kansas State ...

8 years ago
A spelling mistake on a water tower in Wichita that drew national attention and a lot of laughs has been corrected. The water tower on Wichita State University campus carried the name Wichita Staty Universite" for a few hours on Friday before it was corrected. Alan King, the city's public works and utilities director, said the incorrect ...

8 years ago
Salina Fire Chief Kevin Royse and Rocking M Media/KSAL News Director Todd Pittenger sat down this week for a chat on Salina Community Access Television's "Your City in Action". The two touched on numerous topics, including things like the structure of the Salina Fire Department, fire protection and prevention, technical rescues, and possible upcoming equipment and ...

8 years ago
A Kansas police officer is out of a job in the wake of a government watchdog's complaint to regulators about a 1995 conviction in a California misdemeanor domestic violence case. Marion Police Officer Michael A. Stone's last day on the job is Saturday. The city says he worked there since September 2012, and it appreciates his ...

8 years ago
A missing child has been recovered, suspects are in custody, and an Amber Alert is cancelled. Police in the Kansas City area had been seeking Jace Brunt, who was believed to have been kidnapped by his non custodial father. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation the child has been recovered safe and the father is in ...