9 years ago
Some Kansas towns are grappling with how to save the dwindling number of historic railroad depots. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2fl8RJa) reports that in the state that had nearly 2,000 depots less than a century ago, the Kansas Historical Society estimates that fewer than 180 old depots remain. Thirty-two are listed on the state or national historic ...

9 years ago
The Salina Symphony is planning an extravagant holiday concert. Experience a musical celebration of Christmas with the Salina Symphony Dec. 17 at 7:00 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 4:00 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre.  Celebrate the season with song and dance from the Salina Symphony, Iron Street Dance Company, Tamara Howe School of Dance, Salina Chorale, ...

9 years ago
A Kansas agency is seeking proposals from private contractors to run a troubled state mental hospital that lost its federal certification a year ago over safety issues. The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services issued a request for proposals on Monday to run Osawatomie State Hospital, one of the state's two mental hospitals. The Osawatomie facility, ...

9 years ago
Police say two people who were in custody in Dallas after authorities found a missing baby knew the mother who was shot to death at her Kansas home. The Wichita Eagle reports that Police Chief Gordon Ramsay says two people were taken into custody before dawn Saturday after authorities found baby Sophia at a Dallas home. He ...

9 years ago
The spirit of Christmas, and the holiday season, was in the air in Salina on Saturday. Multiple events throughout town ushered the holiday season to town. The fun began early at the Central Mall with “Breakfast with Santa”. The event featured prizes to go along with breakfast. Of course, the highlight was the arrival of Santa. Downtown ...

9 years ago
A 21-year-old man has pleaded no contest to a murder charge in the 2014 death of a Pittsburg State student. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports (http://j.mp/2g8ZcH3) that Bryan Bridges pleaded no contest Friday in Crawford County court to first-degree felony murder in the October 2014 death of Pittsburg State University student Taylor Thomas. The plea agreement dismisses ...

9 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is scheduled to meet this weekend with President-elect Donald Trump. Kobach spokeswoman Desiree Taliaferro told The Associated Press on Saturday that Kobach is on his way to New Jersey. She says she could not confirm details of the planned meeting, which is Sunday. Kobach served as an adviser to the Trump ...

9 years ago
The City of Lawrence is suing a local management company, saying a veteran with an emotional support animal was discriminated against when he tried to rent a townhome. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2fo305X) reports that the lawsuit was filed by the City of Lawrence Human Relations Commission. It says KanMar Management LLC violated fair housing laws by ...

9 years ago
The mother of a 4-year-old girl killed in Kansas City, Kansas, questions the months it took authorities to rule the child's death a homicide. The child, Honesty Sanders, died in June and was the apparent victim of child abuse. No charges have been announced. Kansas City, Kansas, officers were called May 27 and found Honesty unconscious on ...

9 years ago
Newly elected congressman Roger Marshall says his top priority in Washington is to secure a seat on the House Agriculture Committee. He told The Associated Press that he wants to protect crop insurance and shape farm policy. Marshall said he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to lessen environmental regulations that farmers and agribusinesses find burdensome. Marshall also looks ...

9 years ago
Police in Kansas say a week-old newborn girl who went missing after her mother was shot to death has been found alive in Dallas. The Wichita Eagle reports that Chief Gordon Ramsay said Saturday morning that suspects in the death of 27-year-old Laura Abarca-Nogueda took the child and fled to Texas, where Sofia Victoria Gonzalez Abarca ...