11 years ago
Small communities across Kansas are sparking a revival in movie theaters as a way to bring locals together and provide alternatives to driving long distances to see the latest flick. The Wichita Eagle reports Marci Penner, director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, estimates there are more than 30 theaters open in small towns across the state. ...

11 years ago
Kansas Democrats say that claims that their party's gubernatorial candidate is pro-school consolidation are false. Gov. Sam Brownback has attacked Democratic challenger Paul Davis on the issue based on remarks made by Davis' appointee to a school efficiency task force. The appointee, former Republican state senator John Vratil, was interviewed in 2011 by The Topeka Capital-Journal ...

11 years ago
Authorities say two people have been killed and three injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike west of Topeka. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a sport utility vehicle driving from Omaha, Nebraska, rolled Saturday night near a highway exit. Turnpike officials said the vehicle was turning too fast while exiting the highway. The victims were ...

11 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is launching a first of it's kind challenge this week. According to the school, in order to teach the importance of being prepared for the unexpected during National Preparedness Month in September, assistant professor and director of the Emergency Management program Dr. Lonnie Booker has developed an attention-getting, community-wide competition to see who ...

11 years ago
Fifty-two U.S. House members have signed a letter voicing concerns about a proposal to change the map that governs how donated livers are distributed around the country. The letter, dated Friday, was written by Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder, a Republican. It comes in advance of a meeting Tuesday in Chicago to discuss a proposal to redraw ...

11 years ago
An official with a Wichita youth football league says the group does not plan to add extra security for weekend games in the wake of an attack on a coach and gunfire at a practice earlier this week. Greater Wichita Junior Football League athletic director Mickey Lara says he thinks it was an isolated incident. The Wichita ...

11 years ago
Jurors are getting the weekend off before deciding the fate of a Kansas bail bondsman accused of coercing women he bailed out of jail to have sex with him. The Hutchinson News reports that both sides rested Friday in the trial of 66-year-year-old Dwight Jurgens. He's accused of two counts of aggravated human trafficking, four counts ...

11 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to police, on September 8th a white male entered the Salina Walmart store and removed multiple items. Images of the suspect were caught on store security video. If you can identif the man in the video, or if you have any information concerning who committed this crime, call Crimestoppers ...

11 years ago
Republican Senator Pat Roberts' re-election campaign has posted an online ad attacking independent candidate Greg Orman as a liberal pretending to be conservative. But Orman's campaign demanded Friday that Roberts' team remove the ad because it edits audio from their recent debate at the Kansas State Fair. The ad accuses Orman of pretending to be conservative like ...

11 years ago
A new store is coming to the Central Mall in Salina. According to the mall, Aksent Boutique will open a location in Salina. Aksent Boutique offers clothing for women small to plus size, handmade custom and costume jewelry, handbags, and other accessories. Aksent Boutique will open a 1,862 square foot store located near Finish Line in Fall ...

11 years ago
A Kansas courthouse is open again after being evacuated when an employee found a couple of liquid-filled bottles taped together near a handicapped entrance. Douglas County sheriff's spokesman Lt. Steve Lewis says investigators decided not to take any chances after the suspicious bottles were found around 8:30 a.m. Friday at the old courthouse in Lawrence. Lewis says ...