11 years ago
The Democrat seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts says Democrats were given a "gift" when an independent candidate entered the Senate race in Kansas. Democrat Chad Taylor made the comment Saturday during a luncheon address at the Kansas Democratic Party's annual Demofest convention in Wichita. Taylor says he expects independent challenger Greg Orman to steal ...

11 years ago
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says fellow conservatives should "stop the fight" over Common Core education standards and instead consider the benefits the benchmarks offer students in struggling schools. Huckabee's comments Friday put him at odds with a significant bloc of Republicans, including many of his potential rivals for the 2016 presidential nomination. Huckabee acknowledges the standards ...

11 years ago
Prosecutors have dropped a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in a ditch north of Wichita. 23-year-old Antonio T. Bell remains jailed in Sedgwick County on an unrelated drug case. It isn't immediately clear who is representing him. He was charged with killing Deandre Freeman Jr., whose body ...

11 years ago
Officials are "pleasantly surprised" by some of the test results gathered during the first phase of a contamination cleanup project in the Salina Regional Airport industrial area. The first phase of the investigation began back in June. It included monitoring vapor intrusion, ground water, and contamination plumes including the leading edge of a large 8,000 foot ...

11 years ago
Cash and a power drill are taken from a truck. Salina Police are investigating after someone entered a 2001 Ford F350 that was parked near the corner of Santa Fe and West Republic. The burglar removed a wallet full of cash plus a power drill from inside. Police report the owner saw someone rummaging through his truck ...

11 years ago
The Drug Task Force makes four arrests and is expecting to make more after a controlled meth buy. According to Task Force Commander Lt. Bill Cox, a confidential informant made a controlled purchase of methamphetamine inside a room at the Salina Howard Johnson, 222 E. Diamond Drive on Thursday. Agents then used a search warrant and arrested ...

11 years ago
The owners of a corral in Scott County where 75 wild horses died last week defended their work with the animals. A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management attributed the deaths of mostly older horses to stress after being moved from their original pastures. BLM spokesman Paul McGuire says some of ...

11 years ago
A blast of dangerous late summer heat will continue through the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the heat wave will continue across Kansas through the upcoming weekend. Afternoon heat indices of 100 to 104 degrees expected. A heat advisory is in effect for northeast Kansas through Saturday night. Officials urge caution for those who have to ...

11 years ago
Police have arrested the owner of a Wichita home day care where a toddler's leg was partially severed by a lawn mower. The 39-year-old woman was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of one count of aggravated endangering a child. It's unclear if she has been formally charged. Police say the 18-month-old girl was injured ...

11 years ago
A new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy is slowing down in rural areas of 10 states in the Plains and the West. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says falling crop prices have farmers spending less, and crop prices are expected to continue declining this fall. The overall economic index for the region fell into negative ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says he's not sure the federal government knows the unintended consequences of a planned labor overtime rule that aims to protect domestic service workers. Brownback met Thursday with home health care givers and their charges at the Independent Living Resource Center in Wichita to rally opposition to the regulation. Kansas contends the rule that ...