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A Kansas utility is starting a pilot project that will let customers who have advanced digital meters pay for their electricity in advance. Westar Energy is awaiting permission later this month from the Kansas Corporation Commission to offer as many as 1,000 customers prepaid service. Approval is highly likely because all of the parties that would ...

12 years ago
Military officers from the U.S. and eight other countries will receive their degrees in advanced military studies this week from an Army college at Fort Leavenworth. The 132 graduates include 12 international officers. They'll complete their education with a ceremony Thursday at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. The program is a 10-month course in ...

12 years ago
Two people are hurt when a car goes airborne and crashes. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 90-year-old Earl Hanna was driving a Toyota Prius, headed east on K 61 Highway. As he approached the intersection with Interstate 135, he drove off the road. The car went airborne, struck the ground, then struck KDOT ...

12 years ago
There were plenty of smiles, hugs, and tears in Salina on Sunday as family, friends, and well-wishers said goodbye to graduating seniors. Seniors from Central were the first to walk across the stage and graduate in front of a packed house at the Bicentennial Center. A couple of hours later seniors from South did the same ...

12 years ago
A southeast Kansas school district is changing its protocol for storm shelters after a school hadn't been unlocked when a recent tornado hit. Two elementary schools were unlocked before the tornado struck Baxter Springs April 27. But a shelter at Baxter Springs Middle School wasn't unlocked in time, leaving those who drove there to seek shelter ...

12 years ago
More than 12,000 Boy Scouts from the Kansas City region attended a weekend event called Scouting 500 at the Kansas Speedway. The Kansas City Star reports the event at the Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, included a zip line, go-karts, scuba lessons, remote-control helicopters and lessons on welding, carpentry, archery and more. Scott Boswell of Commerce Trust ...

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The University of Kansas has held its 142nd annual commencement ceremony. More than 4,000 students were candidates for graduation this spring, and 12,000 were invited to the commencement ceremony on Sunday. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little told the crowd at Memorial Stadium to "strive to be something bigger than your selfie." Gray-Little ...

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The ROTC program at the University of Kansas is graduating its first female combat arms officer since the Pentagon lifted the ban on women in combat. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Madeline Wilcox enrolled in the Army ROTC program at the University of Kansas four years ago when women weren't allowed to be combat officers. So she ...

12 years ago
Addiction treatment specialists say as dozens of tribal casinos popped up throughout the state in the past decade, resources for problem gamblers haven't kept pace. Only 45 certified counselors are available at 12 treatment facilities, but specialists say there should be at least double the counselors. The facilities are often located many miles from where problem gamblers ...

12 years ago
- Authorities have arrested several teenagers in connection with a string of daytime burglaries in Garden City. The Garden City Telegram reports that police, the Finney County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, arrested 10 people Wednesday. The burglaries cost the victims about $36,000. Among items stolen were electronics, jewelry and cash. Most of the ...

12 years ago
The 2014 Walking Tour in downtown turned into a chance for Salinans of all ages to stop and touch 26 new sculptures on Saturday. The works made of steel, glass, and bronze gleamed in the sunshine and touched off conversations on the walkways where they'll stand for the next 11-months during Sculpture Tour Salina 2014. "I ...