11 years ago
Seven finalists have been selected for the site of a proposed Kansas transload shipping center The Kansas Department of Transportation/Kansas Turnpike Authority Transload Facility Site Analysis team selected the finalists from the 111proposals submitted for consideration. Some communities submitted multiple sites. The finalists include: Abilene, Concordia, El Dorado (Refinery Road site), Garden City (U.S. 50 Industrial Park), Great ...

11 years ago
Divers were to resume the search for a 26-year-old man who fell into the Walnut River at an El Dorado park and never resurfaced. The man was with his brother Sunday morning when he tried walking across a man-made waterfall and got swept away. Emergency crews spent the day looking for the man, whose identity hasn't been ...

11 years ago
Authorities are searching for a 26-year-old man who hasn't been seen since falling out of a boat in south-central Kansas. KWCH-TV reports that the man was fishing with a friend Sunday morning when he went into the water at El Dorado's Riverview Park. The friend never saw the man resurface and called 911. Lt. John Stewart with ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested following a high speed pursuit late Sunday morning. Officials tell KSAL News that the incident began when a Saline County Sheriff Deputy observed what appeared to be a vehicle burglary in progress in the parking lot of the Coyote Canyon restaurant at the Salina Central Mall. The suspect fled the scene in ...

11 years ago
Wichita-based aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems is trying to fill 500 jobs. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1IaYzYl) reports that the effort involved a job fair Saturday morning at the Spirit Employment Office. The focus of the fair was filling 350 openings for assembly mechanics. The company says the Boeing 737 program is driving their need for workers. Spirit ...

11 years ago
A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a Kansas child-sex case. Matthew Pennell was sentenced Friday in Ford County after admitting to two of the 17 child sexual exploitation counts he was charged with in March. The Dodge City Daily Globe (http://bit.ly/1HB76Ap) reports that Pennell also ...

11 years ago
The help wanted sign is out, and the state of Kansas is looking to hire 6 to 10 new game wardens. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism  invites qualified applicants to test for entry-level game warden positions in the Law Enforcement Division. Successful applicants will enter a pool of eligible persons who may receive ...

11 years ago
The Salina Symphony will celebrate a historic season, its 60th. The Salina Symphony’s 60th Anniversary “Diamond Jubilee” season includes a full schedule of a wide range of shows. The Symphony will open the season Oct. 4 with Tchaikovsky’s powerfully dramatic Symphony No. 4 and a premiere performance for two cellos and orchestra composed by award-winning Japanese ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has denied a request to remove the judge from the case of a Topeka man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple. The state has been seeking to have William Marotta declared the father of the couple's child so he can be forced to pay child support. The state started pursuing the ...

11 years ago
A committee appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback's administration to study Kansas' behavioral health system is tentatively recommending that the state explore expanding Medicaid. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that idea flies in the face of the governor's resistance to expansion unless several conditions are met. The Adult Continuum of Care Committee hashed out recommendations Thursday that will go ...

11 years ago
Topeka officials say a museum dedicated to daredevil Evel Knievel will open in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Evel Knievel museum will be located at the Topeka Harley Davidson and will house the largest collection of Knievel's possessions. City officials said in an announcement Friday that the Knievel museum will include a dozen jackets, six ...