11 years ago
Some parts of Kansas received up to half a foot of snow in the season's first snowstorm, but the white stuff isn't sticking around very long. The Wichita Eagle reports 6 inches of snow fell in the northwest part of the state, while the Goodland area got 5 inches and eastern Hodgeman and western Pawnee counties ...

11 years ago
Two sisters in central Kansas have turned their family farm into a classroom aimed at helping urban and in some cases rural students learn where their food comes from. Laura Mourn and Angie Flippo spent much of their childhood on their family's farm south of Lindsborg, property that has been in the family for more than ...

11 years ago
SALINA, Kan. (AP) - A Saline County commissioner says school districts are keeping juveniles out of detention until they've been counted as students so districts can account for them to get state funds. Commissioner John Price accused the Salina School District and other districts of keeping the students until "count day," which is the day school ...

11 years ago
The Salina South Cougars defeated the Salina Central Mustangs Friday night at Salina Stadium. But the biggest winner may have been the Salina Area United Way, and the agencies it serves. On a cold wet day, where over an inch of snow fell through early afternoon, fans lined up early outside the gates to be sure ...

11 years ago
A former volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to a year of probation for setting three Reno County grass fires amid severe drought last fall. The Hutchinson News reports 19-year-old Cody Knox apologized Friday in Reno County District Court. Knox was initially charged with setting 14 grass fires from October 16th through November 27th, 2012. Prosecutors dropped 11 ...

11 years ago
A Wichita chiropractor has been charged with carrying out a $1.3 million health care fraud scheme. The U.S. attorney's office says 32-year-old Jeffrey D. Fenn, of Wichita, surrendered his license Friday, the same day a federal indictment was unsealed. The 26-count indictment alleges that Fenn submitted false claims to Medicare and other health care benefit providers for ...

11 years ago
A missing Manhattan is found deceased. According to information from Manhattan Police, on October 18th the Riley County Police Department was contacted by the Utah Highway Patrol in reference to a single vehicle fatality accident involving a maroon in color Pontiac Montana van. The fatality accident reportedly occurred on Interstate Highway 70 approximately forty-seven miles west ...

11 years ago
Sedgwick County authorities say a small plane crashed in a field southeast of Derby. Sheriff Jeff Easter says the plane split apart before hitting the ground Friday morning and pieces of human remains were found. He says it is not clear how many people were on the plane. The sheriff says witnesses saw pieces falling ...

11 years ago
The FBI is investigating a threat against water systems in four Midwestern cities, including Wichita, Kan. FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton said Friday the FBI hasn't substantiated any threats to the four cities. She would not name those cities, saying only that they were confined to the Midwest. Wichita spokesman Van Williams said security in ...

11 years ago
The big red United Way letters that have been all over Salina recently are at Central High School today, yet this event marks more than just another fundraiser. This year the Salina Area United Way has begun a fantastic relationship with the Student Councils of both Salina Central and South High Schools, and the United ...

11 years ago
The first measurable snow of the season is falling across the area. Forecasters at the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for several counties in extreme northwest Kansas. The precipitation started as a mix of snow and rain. By mid-morning the snow moved further east than anticipated and was falling across Central Kansas. ...