12 years ago
Miscellaneous items are stolen from a northeast Salina residence. Officers were called to a property located in the 1200 block of Elmhurst on April 25th. The suspect allegedly forced his way through a garage door. Reported missing was a Schwinn Bicycle, Craftsman socket set, handcrafted saddle and 1970 red Honda motorcycle. Total loss and damage is estimated at ...

12 years ago
After two ATVs and a trailer are stolen on Tuesday, Salina Police have made an arrest in connection to the case. A 7-foot by 12-foot trailer that had two Yamaha Grizzly ATVs on board was stolen from the west parking lot of the LaQuinta Inn at the 200 block of East Diamond Drive on April 22nd ...

12 years ago
Storms that roared through the Midwest kicked up dust in drought-stricken western Kansas, causing a multi-car accident in Oklahoma just across the Kansas border and severely reducing visibility farther east. Tyrone, Okla., fire chief Anthony Adams says the blowing dust caused accidents involving 12 vehicles on U.S. 54 one mile south of the Kansas-Oklahoma border near ...

12 years ago
A $629,000 gift has been given by the estate of a former Army officer to the Kansas State University military science program to provide more opportunities for future officers. The university said Friday that the estate of Lt. Col. Albert E. Hylton III had provided the donation to establish a fund to be used by the ...

12 years ago
A newspaper report suggests that faculty members at Washburn University must now alert the school's administration before they talk to public officials or members of the media. Academic affairs vice president Randy Pembrook said the policy developed earlier this month was intended only for the university's deans, and as a way to keep track of their ...

12 years ago
Officials say 25 people were injured and dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed by a tornado in the southeastern Kansas town of Baxter Springs. Southeast Kansas Incident Management Team spokeswoman Kari West said late Sunday night that one person died, but it was not clear whether the death was related to the storm. West said nine ...

12 years ago
Authorities in Topeka are blaming a lightning strike for a fire that forced several people out of an apartment complex. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a man working at a nearby automotive shop heard a loud boom around 11 a.m. Sunday, then saw flames erupt on the roof of an apartment building. Fire Department shift commander Mike Thompson ...

12 years ago
First responders in Kansas' Butler County observed the 23rd anniversary of the deadly Andover tornado by brushing up on their rescue skills. The wedge tornado that roared over south-central Kansas on April 26, 1991, killed 13 people at an Andover mobile home park. Andy Hall of the Butler County Rescue Squad was part of the team that ...

12 years ago
A Wichita fourth-grade class has defied expectations and met a challenge requiring every class member to complete homework assignments for 100 consecutive days. Brianna Falvey's class at Colvin Elementary School set the goal in September. Two students did not have their homework done in October and the class had to start over. The Wichita Eagle reports the ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators reconvene Wednesday, ending their annual spring break to wrap up business for the year. They still face fiscal and criminal justice issues. The Republican-dominated Legislature has approved and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback already has signed the year's biggest measure. It's a school funding plan designed to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court mandate to boost ...

12 years ago
Kansas State has unveiled plans for a $65 million renovation of the north side of the football stadium that will break ground after the upcoming season and be ready for 2015. The project, funded through private donations, was revealed before Saturday's spring game. It comes less than a year after Kansas State finished a $90 million ...