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A former board member for a northeast Kansas chamber of commerce has been charged with embezzling from the organization. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that felony theft, criminal use of a financial card and identity fraud charges were filed Friday in Brown County against 42-year-old Beth Mikita. She was the Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce's treasurer from ...

10 years ago
Weather extremes are reigniting farmers' interest in planting cover crops, a traditional farming practice that's gaining renewed popularity in Kansas and other states. Supporters say it's a way to help combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A New York-based environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council, released a report Thursday on the benefits of ...

10 years ago
The spirit of Christmas, and the holiday season, was in the air in Salina on Saturday. Several 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 ...

10 years ago
Kansas Game Wardens are asking for the public's help in catching hunters illegally poaching. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, the sad reality is countless numbers of big game animals are illegally killed in Kansas each year. While game wardens make every effort to solve these cases, lack of evidence often leaves ...

10 years ago
Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found in a Wichita park. The Wichita Eagle reports that police were called to McAdams Park around 5:30 p.m. Thursday after someone reported finding the body. The man was in his late 60s. Witnesses say he was homeless and was camping ...

10 years ago
Kansas is spending about $20 million to remove sediment from the reservoir that serves as the primary water source for a nearby nuclear power plant and several communities. The project seeks to remove about 3 million cubic yards of sediment from the bottom of John Redmond Reservoir, which provides water for the Wolf Creek nuclear power ...

10 years ago
Two teenagers have been arrested in Kansas in connection with the fatal drive-by shooting of a 16-year-old girl in Tulsa. Tulsa Police say a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were arrested in Wichita on charges of first-degree murder in the July 17 death of Deouijanae Terry. Police say the suspects were 14 and 17 at ...

10 years ago
A Topeka City Council member and his wife each has been charged with one felony count and four misdemeanor counts accusing them of abusing some of the 16 children in their care. The Shawnee County prosecutor's office says 34-year-old Jonathan Robert Schumm and 32-year-old Allison Schumm were charged on Thursday with aggravated battery or, in the ...

10 years ago
The United Methodist Church in Kansas and Nebraska says 35 congregations are willing to sponsor at least one Syrian refugee family. Bishop Scott J. Jones, leader of the church in the two states, announced Friday that the number of participating congregations could increase in the future. Jones says the vast majority of Muslims in the world are ...

10 years ago
A former assistant professor is suing four Emporia State University officials, alleging he faced racial discrimination and retaliation before he was fired. Rajesh Singh taught at the university's School of Library and Information Management from 2009 to 2015. He is suing two current administrators in the department, a provost and the university's former president. He plans ...

10 years ago
Kansas is spending about $20 million to remove sediment from the reservoir that serves as the primary water source for a nearby nuclear power plant and several communities. The Wichita Eagle reports the project seeks to remove about 3 million cubic yards of sediment from the bottom of John Redmond Reservoir, which provides water for the ...