11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation is considering a safety improvement after two men were killed in a highway crash. Spokeswoman Kim Qualls told the Topeka Capital-Journal on Wednesday that officials are considering installing a flashing beacon or an interchange at the intersection of N.W. 62nd and U.S. Route 75. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 62-year-old driver Steven ...

11 years ago
Residents in Wichita can now track the location of the city's snow plows on a new interactive website. The city on Wednesday unveiled the site that provides citizens with real-time data from all 50 of the city's GPS-equipped snow plows. That allows people to determine which streets and areas have been treated. Public works director Alan King ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas has ordered two years of probation for a fraternity that was the focus of a sexual assault investigation. Kappa Sigma is barred from having alcohol in its chapter house and must turn over materials to investigators and offer sexual assault prevention training. The Kansas City Star reports that the university imposed the sanctions ...

11 years ago
Kansas officials say bedbugs have been found inside a state office building near the Statehouse targeted for demolition. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the pests were discovered on the third floor of the Docking State Office Building, west of the Capitol. The floor houses Department of Revenue offices. Department spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said it has brought in ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a rate increase for natural gas customers of Black Hills Energy. The Wichita Eagle reports the KCC on Tuesday approved an increase that will cost the average customer about of $3 a year. The settlement gives Black Hills an overall increase of $5.23 million. Customers were already paying about $4.5 million ...

11 years ago
A Pomeranian dog is stolen from a Salina backyard. Police are investigating after a male dog was taken from a fenced in yard in the 3100 block of Foxboro on Tuesday afternoon between 4:30pm and 5pm. Police say two dogs were in the yard when the owner left - and returned 30-minutes later to find the gate ...

11 years ago
More counterfeit bills pop up around Salina. According to Sergeant James Feldman, a 62-year-old woman contacted police after her bank told her a $20 bill that she tried to deposit was a fake. The woman told officers she was given the counterfeit $20 in return for babysitting. Police also report a Salina woman got a counterfeit $10 ...

11 years ago
Hutchinson residents may soon be able to vote on a sales tax proposal that would help fund a $29 million expansion of the city's 62-year-old sports arena. A committee of community leaders asked the City Council on Tuesday to put the tax increase up for a public vote in April. The council didn't vote on the request ...

11 years ago
A fire damages two trucks at Johnson Sand Company. The Saline County Sheriff's Office says a block heater is suspected as the cause of a fire that began in a pickup truck around 2:15am Wednesday morning on the company's lot at 2100 E. Schilling Road. Rural Fire District #5 and the Salina Fire Department responded to the ...

11 years ago
Paul Perkins watched conference championship games around the country, but there was one that the UCLA running back simply could not bear to see. Watching the Pac-12 title game would have been too painful for Perkins, a reminder of the enormous opportunity wasted by the No. 14 Bruins. "I don't get over any loss. I lost last ...

11 years ago
Kansas State record-setting wide receiver Tyler Lockett was one of 12 players added to the Reese’s Senior Bowl roster as the senior will participate in the most highly regarded collegiate all-star game next month. The Reese’s Senior Bowl has invited 110 players to fill the rosters of the North and South squads for this year’s game. ...