10 years ago
A federal judge has ruled that a former Lawrence police officer involved in dismissing speeding tickets for a University of Kansas athletics employee was not fired because of his race. Michael Monroe, who is black, was fired from the police department in March 2012 after an investigation into allegations tickets were dismissed in exchange for Kansas ...

10 years ago
A fungus called wheat flag smut has re-emerged in Kansas after not being seen since the 1970s. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says the fungus is not a danger to humans or animals and doesn't effect grain quality. Jeff Vogel, of the KDA, says the main concern is that 15 countries have some restrictions on imports that ...

10 years ago
A man who shot and killed himself Sunday evening near a North Salina intersection as Salina Police were approaching was being sought for alleged crimes against a woman. Police Monday identified the man as 26-year-old Jose Robles. He had been sought since late last week. Late Wednesday Robles allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head multiple times ...

10 years ago
A multi-million dollar fundraising campaign is underway to update exhibits and education about President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1U0ZakX) reports that the Eisenhower Foundation began raising money three months ago. The money will go toward improving the Eisenhower Presidential Museum, Library and Boyhood Home, its website and education programs. The museum is located near ...

10 years ago
A Kansas mathematician who is suing county and state officials for the right to audit the 2014 election results says she's not optimistic she'll win her case. Beth Clarkson is a Wichita State University mathematician who says her calculations from the November election showed suspect patterns. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1E8AnnU) reports she is suing Kansas Secretary ...

10 years ago
Wichita police say an officer fatally shot a man after the officer was dragged by a vehicle following a traffic stop. Police spokesman Lt. James Espinoza says officers stopped a car around 10 p.m. Saturday and one officer approached the vehicle. There was a struggle and the man drove away, dragging the officer. The man hit another ...

10 years ago
Opponents of a proposed regulation to purge the names of more than 34,000 prospective voters will protest at public hearing next month, but concede there is little else they can do. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is pushing an administrative rule that would allow him to throw out any incomplete voter registration forms after 90 ...

10 years ago
The resignation of the Kansas Democratic Party's chairman has thrown the party's mid-year convention into flux. The "DemoFest" convention began Friday in Wichita just hours after the resignation of Larry Meeker. He stepped down amid a backlash over comments he made about rebranding the state party's message to emphasize it is more conservative than the national ...

10 years ago
A scientist with the Kansas Geological Survey says an increase in earthquakes in two Kansas counties is linked to saltwater injection from oil and natural gas drilling. The agency has said in the past that there was a "reasonable probability" that injection wells were linked to an uptick in earthquakes in Harper and Sumner counties in ...

10 years ago
A UTV accident Saturday morning south of Russell killed a juvenile and injured another. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 10:37 AM Saturday, Russell County 911 Dispatch received a report of an injury accident. The accident occurred in a pasture south of Russell. Deputies from the Russell County Sheriff's Office along with Russell City Fire ...

10 years ago
Three people from Salina were among four people hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Wichita Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Randolph Kibler of Salina was driving a 2002 Saturn, headed east on Kansas Highway 96. His car was hit by a 2014 Ford Focus driven by 71-year-old Donna Wiltse of Wichita. Troopers ...