9 years ago
With a one month birthday milestone reached and all things going extremely well, the staff at Rolling Hills Zoo are ready for visitors to see for themselves the new baby giraffe born the end of November. The baby giraffe will be able to be viewed by visitors on a limited basis from the giraffe barn’s viewing ...

9 years ago
Two of the Kansas Department of Revenue's top officials have stepped down shortly after Gov. Sam Brownback appointed a new revenue secretary, who is expected to make changes to the department. The Wichita Eagle reports Brownback announced in the first week of December that former lawmaker Nick Jordan would step down as revenue secretary and Wichita ...

9 years ago
Regents universities in Kansas are reviewing earthquake insurance policies after several quakes were reported in the state this year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports chief financial officers decided to review the policies out of "due diligence." University of Kansas CFO Leisa Julian says the regents system has $1 billion in property insurance, at a cost of more than ...

9 years ago
The Kansas town known as the Little Apple is gearing up for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York's Times Square. Manhattan is staging its annual New Year's Eve celebration in the Aggieville bar and entertainment district. Saturday's festivities begin at 10:30 p.m. and include music and fireworks. The event culminates at midnight ...

9 years ago
Attorneys for Haskell Indian Nations University argue in a court filing that the school is not subject to the federal Title IX law, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education. A former Haskell student claims in a lawsuit that school administrators treated her unfairly after she reported being raped by two football ...

9 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities announced that the Smoky Hill River Festival has received a bequest of $321,975 from the Trust of Jeri Sparks, designated for the River Festival Legacy Fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Family members presented the check to Salina Arts & Humanities Director Brad Anderson at the GSCF offices on Thursday, ...

9 years ago
An unknown suspect broke into The Appliance Center at 211 South Broadway on Wednesday night. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the building. The thief broke a window to gain access, leaving the store with $150 in damages.

9 years ago
The K-State Wildcats rocketed to a Texas-sized victory Wednesday night at NRG Stadium in Houston. The team that kicked off the first ever Texas Bowl, and the first decade of the game back in 2006 with a loss to Rutgers, got the second decade of the bowl started with a thrilling win. Jesse Ertz threw for ...

9 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker says the economic development incentive tool that could finance a proposed outdoor activity center at a Lawrence lake will be examined during the upcoming legislative session. Republican Sen. Julia Lynn of Olathe leads the Senate Commerce Committee, which is expected to conduct hearings on whether STAR bond authority should be allowed to continue. The ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in a deadly Wichita shooting. KAKE-TV (http://bit.ly/2hwOf5H) reports that the suspect was booked into jail Wednesday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Charles Hawkins. Police Lt Todd Ojile says Hawkins was killed Friday when he pulled out a gun and attempted to rob the ...

9 years ago
A man whose 8-year-old granddaughter died in a northeast Kansas crash after he let her drive him home from church is awaiting sentencing. The St. Joseph News-Press (http://bit.ly/2idSD6I) reports that Dennis Meers, of St. Joseph, is set to be sentenced Feb. 6 after pleading no contest last week to aggravated child endangerment. The Kansas Highway Patrol says ...