12 years ago
Franklin County authorities say a 54-year-old man has died in an apparent skydiving accident in eastern Kansas. The sheriff's office says the accident happened Saturday night in a field outside Ottawa, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Kansas City. Franklin County undersheriff Rick Geist says the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's ...

12 years ago
A poor wheat crop and falling prices for corn and soybeans have Kansas farmers preparing for a sharp drop in their incomes after several prosperous years. The Wichita Eagle reports the state's wheat harvest is down by 26 percent from last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. Abundant rain and cool temperatures in June and ...

12 years ago
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp faces a stronger opponent November after surviving a revolt in the primary from farmers in his rural district. But the incumbent has two advantages that are seemingly insurmountable for his Democratic opponent - a heavily Republican district and lots of campaign cash. The 1st District congressman emerged from the primary with 55 percent ...

12 years ago
An elementary school in southeast Kansas that was closed in May after a year of controversy is still the subject of debate between groups discussing its future. The McCune school, part of the Southeast School District based in Cherokee, was closed in May, despite protests from several area residents. The Joplin Globe reports the Southeast School Board ...

12 years ago
Small bridges across the soybean-growing Midwest can't handle fully loaded farm trucks. The Soy Transportation Coalition and other soybean-industry trade groups are focusing on those obscure bridges as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign to try to improve the transportation infrastructure farmers use. That push has greater meaning this year with soybean prices dropping and farmers looking at ...

12 years ago
A man suspected of using counterfeit money in Salina is caught on video. According to Salina Police, On July 13th a male subject, kdressed in plaid shorts and a black shirt, passed a counterfeit $50 bill at Kwik Shop, 1727 W. Crawford.  Including this case, counterfeit bills have been used to make purchases at multiple businesses around Salina in ...

12 years ago
A south-central Kansas community where nitrate levels in the water supply have long exceeded federal standards is working to address the contamination. The Pretty Prairie City Council has hired an attorney in order to gain more time from environmental regulatory agencies to address the high nitrate levels in the drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency informed ...

12 years ago
Officials are investigating a large fish die-off at a Great Bend lake. The Great Bend Tribune reports thousands of dead fish have been reported at Veterans Memorial Lake. Terry Hoff, acting Director of Public Lands for Great Bend, says crews have been cleaning up the fish as best they can, but it's been tough to keep up. ...

12 years ago
Two residents of a Topeka care facility were prevented from voting in the Tuesday primary election by a poll worker who didn't understand the state's voter identification law. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Secretary of State Kris Kobach confirmed Thursday that some elderly residents of Brewster Place showed up to a polling place without I.D.s and ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus is coming back to life this weekend. Some students arrived on campus Saturday, the first of two student move-in days. KWU athletes, music students, and those involved in forensics and debate are moving in to allow them a week of training and preparation for the fall semester. Current KWU students are ...

12 years ago
New budget projections from the Kansas Legislature's nonpartisan research staff show a state budget shortfall developing by July 2016. The projections released Friday by the Legislative Research Department also show a lower figure for the state's cash reserves on June 30 than Gov. Sam Brownback's administration reported last month. The department provided the ...