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The opening of Fort Riley's new hospital faces another delay. The new hospital would replace the Irwin Army Community Hospital, the oldest Army hospital in the nation. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the new hospital was originally scheduled to open in 2012 and was later scheduled to open in January 2016. The Kansas City District of the U.S. ...

10 years ago
U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp was back in his home state Monday, hosting town hall meeting in Salina. A standing room only crowd of about 100 gathered to listen, and to ask questions. Topics ranged from things like foreign policy and refugees, veteran's issues, taxes, and health care. In talking about the recent controversy surrounding refugees from ...

10 years ago
Four children under the age of 10 are safe after their father abandoned them in a van at the scene of a crime in Salina. Police arrested 27-year-old Justin Kemmerer of Jewell, Kansas on Saturday after officers were called to the Ambassador Hotel, 1616 W. Crawford at about noon. Police say staff at the hotel observed Kemmerer ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred on Friday sometime between noon and 4pm in the 100 block S. Kansas. The owner told police thieves took a HP Notebook computer, computer speakers and an iPad from the home. There was no sign of forced entry and total loss is listed at $700. A storage ...

10 years ago
Kansas is moving toward a goal of increasing the number of college graduates majoring in engineering. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Kansas has a multiyear plan to increase college degrees in engineering to 1,365 annually by 2021. That compares with 875 in 2008. The initiative includes more than $100 million in funding by the Legislature for Wichita ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is facing rape and kidnapping charges after his arrest on Friday. Salina Police arrested 20-year-old Atzin Hernandez after a female in her teens contacted authorities. Police allege that back on July 30th, Hernandez held the victim against her will and raped her while the two were at a party in an east Salina home. Police ...

10 years ago
An inmate found hanging in a Saline County Jail cell remains unconscious at the hospital. According to Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, an inmate alerted deputies after waking up to find 49-year-old John J. Tripp hanging from the top bunk in his cell. Deputies performed CPR before Tripp was transported to Salina Regional ...

10 years ago
TROY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say an 8-year-old northeast Kansas girl has died after the car she was driving ran off a roadway and down an embankment. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 8-year-old Cadence Orcutt of Troy died in the accident Sunday. The patrol says a 56-year-old Missouri man in the car with the child sustained ...

10 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas residence hall is coming down this week. About 750 pounds of explosives will detonate Wednesday morning at McCollum Hall. In 18 seconds, the 10-story, three-wing, 220,000-square-foot residence hall will become a pile of rubble. Opened in 1965, McCollum initially housed 910 students. It has been the king — at ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A two-and-a-half-story Victorian home has moved to new spot in north Wichita. Months of planning led up to Sunday's move of the 240,000-pound home. QuikTrip bought the 1902 home for $203,000 to allow for a convenience store expansion. The home then was donated to the Historic Preservation Alliance, which found it a ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington-based nonprofit has given Kansas a grade of "C'' for its legislation addressing domestic child sex trafficking. Shared Hope International's rating places Kansas 29th in the country. The state Legislature passed a package of bills to protect and support victims in 2013. Deputy Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit for the ...