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The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is planning a big celebration to remember the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, or D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a ...

12 years ago
A free patriotic concert is planned in Salina Monday. According to the Salina Military Affairs Council, the United States Air Force Academy Concert band will be performing a free concert at the Stiefel Theatre. The concert will include programming from classical repertoire, current popular music to patriotic favorites. The concert in Salina is one stop apart of ...

12 years ago
A Purple Heart medal and other items belonging to a Kansas soldier killed in World War II has been returned to his family. Purple Hearts Reunited presented the medal awarded decades ago to PFC Alvie Leroy Scott to his niece, Mary Strotkamp, during a ceremony Saturday at the Liberty Memorial. Scott, who was born in Harvey County, ...

12 years ago
A western Kansas community has rallied to replace the prom venue after a fire at the school gym. The Wichita Eagle reports a fire was reported early Saturday in the La Crosse High School's gym, which is where the prom was going to be held Saturday night. La Crosse schools superintendent Bill Keeley says the prom was ...

12 years ago
Firefighters in Shawnee County had to contend with grass fires thanks to dry conditions and low humidity. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County fire crews Friday put out one grass fire after another. Local fire officials thought because of low wind Friday would have been a good day for field burning, which is when Kansas landowners ...

12 years ago
About 600 runners laced up their shoes Saturday morning and hit the streets in and around Abilene. The Kansas community came together to host the 12th running of the Eisenhower Marathon. The event included a men's and women's marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K races. There was also a family fun walk. There were no repeat ...

12 years ago
Congressman Tim Huelskamp will make a stop in Salina Monday for a town hall event. According to the Congressman's office, he is continuing the tradition of visiting each of the District’s 63 counties each year. So far Huelskamp has completed 221 town halls during his time in office. The Congressman will be in Salina on Monday, as ...

12 years ago
A father and daughter from Topeka are killed in a crash near Bennington late Friday afternoon as they were headed home after enrolling her in college. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a vehicle was parked along the north edge of K 18 Highway, partially in the westbound lanes of travel. A pickup truck moved from ...

12 years ago
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government is making "tremendous progress" toward fixing what she called a broken health system. Sebelius commented Friday after President Barack Obama announced her resignation after five years in his Cabinet. The former Kansas governor was blamed for the disastrous start to sign-ups for coverage under Obama's health care ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials working on a 50-year water plan say regional conservation efforts and the Missouri River are likely to be included. A six-member team developing the plan discussed the work Friday with reporters after a daylong meeting with about 150 state and local officials and members of the general public in Manhattan. Gov. Sam Brownback called in ...

12 years ago
Police have connected 12 shootings targeting vehicles on Kansas City-area roads and highways since early March. Three drivers have been wounded by gunfire, though none of the wounds was considered life-threatening. Police have said they were looking into as many as 20 reported highway shootings, but that number has fluctuated as investigators address new reports ...