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The superintendent of a rural central Kansas school district has been picked as the state's next education commissioner. The Kansas State Board of Education named Randy Watson to the role Thursday. Besides leading the McPherson school district, Watson is chairman of a new innovative districts program. Under a 2013 law, up to 29 of the state's ...

11 years ago
With snow in the forecast later this week, the Kansas Department of Transportation is ready. This year KDOT has implemented new snow fighter training courses to better educate new equipment operators on all aspects of roadway snow and ice control as well as how to maintain their equipment. KDOT has a staff of 1,200 ready for winter ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges for promoting obscenity. A father and his 16-year-old daughter drove to police headquarters on Wednesday after the girl received a sexually explicit picture on her Facebook account from a man she used to work with. Police arrested 25-year-old Jonathan Lewis of Salina Wednesday, on charges of distributing obscene material to a ...

11 years ago
An earthquake that rattled parts of Kansas and Oklahoma is the 94th earthquake reported this year in Kansas. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday was the strongest in Kansas this year, with most quakes recorded in south-central Kansas. The vibrations were felt across Kansas, northern and central Oklahoma and even a county in northwest Missouri. The most severe damage ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary at a home that is listed for sale. The owner told officers that sometime between November 7th and November 9th, someone entered his home in the 2800 block of S. Ohio and removed two flat screen televisions and $50 in cash. Police say there was no sign of forced entry. Total ...

11 years ago
A Salina volunteer has been recognized for his efforts to help a non-profit organization. Marshall Stanton has been named Ambassador of the Month by international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox USA. According to the organization, Stanton was selected from a group of nearly 400 Ambassador volunteers nationwide who actively raise funds and awareness through public engagements. ShelterBox provides ...

11 years ago
Valley Center police have arrested the director of a youth cheerleading program after parents accused her of stealing more than $26,000. Police arrested the woman Wednesday night. She faces a charge of theft of $25,000 to $100,000. Parents of children in the Sedgwick County squad say the program has been left in debt to other organizations ...

11 years ago
Police say no one has been injured after six train cars derailed near the Hutchinson Municipal Airport. The accident happened about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night on private property in Reno County. They say no hazardous materials were involved and that no roads were closed. It's unclear what caused the BNSF Railway cars to derail. The railway didn't ...

11 years ago
The first round of snow this season is expected to blanket a large area of Kansas this weekend, with the heaviest snow expected in portions of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, light accumulating snowfall is expected to begin early Saturday morning across central Kansas and spreading eastward throughout the morning and ...

11 years ago
The Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas. The court on Wednesday denied the state's request to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying while Kansas fights the issue in court. A federal district judge last week blocked the state from enforcing its ban, saying it was in keeping with an earlier ruling by ...

11 years ago
A 4.8 magnitude earthquke centered near Conway Springs shook much of Kansas late Wednesday afternoon. The United State Geological Survey reports that the 4.8 tremor was felt at 3:40 in afternoon, and originated 8 miles south of Conway Springs, or 33 miles south/southwest of Wichita. Shaking was felt across Kansas, as far east as Kansas City ...