12 years ago
Police in the south-central Kansas community of Stafford say a fire that burned down the town's old high school over the weekend is being investigated as arson. A police officer on patrol Saturday night spotted a major fire coming out of the building's third floor around 10 p.m. Stafford Police Chief Doug Brown says the wind ...

12 years ago
A new exhibit at the Eisenhower Presidential Library tells the forgotten stories of the many smaller Allied countries during World War II. "Be Ye Men of Valour: Allies of World War II" explores the important victories, defeats and causes associated with these lesser-known nations and resistance groups. This free exhibit is located in the Library building ...

12 years ago
The windy plains of Kansas could be a treasure trove in the nation's effort to harness clean energy. But a major proposal to move wind-generated electricity east from Kansas is meeting opposition from farmers who don't want high-power transmission lines on their land. Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners wants to build a 750-mile-long high-voltage overhead transmission ...

12 years ago
A former national security adviser to President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University. Thomas Donilon will speak April 15 at the Manhattan campus. It's the second lecture of the year in the series named for former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon. Donilon headed the National Security Council until resigning in June ...

12 years ago
An upcoming exhibit at The Mid-America All-Indian Center will feature bird feathers and feathered objects dating from the mid-1880s to 1900s. The exhibit called "Carry Our Prayers to Heaven" will open Saturday and remain on display through the end of the year at the facility in Wichita. Saturday's opening is marked with a $1 admission for ...

12 years ago
Ranchers in the Flint Hills say they are planning to start controlled burns on the prairie this spring. The burns on the tallgrass prairie rarely happened the last two years because drought conditions made it too dangerous. Ranchers say that delay has left a lot of grass on the prairie, and they intend to burn it this ...

12 years ago
Four people have died in a single-vehicle accident in Wichita. Wichita police say the accident occurred Saturday night when the SUV crashed into a concrete barrier, tipped on its nose and caught fire. The accident left a bridge closed to traffic for several hours. Wichita police Sgt. Bart Brunscheen says a police officer pulled one woman out ...

12 years ago
A Lawrence man suspected of stealing prescription medicine from a grocery store was found hiding in the store's ceiling. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the suspect was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of aggravated burglary after he was detected in the grocery store ceiling. Lawrence police say the man is believed to be connected to two other incidents ...

12 years ago
The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church that's widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is in a care facility. Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain said Sunday that Phelps is being cared for in a Shawnee County facility. Drain wouldn't identify the facility but says Phelps is 84 ...

12 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake shook southern Kansas. The earthquake happened at 3:46 a.m. Sunday and measured 4.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was reported eight miles east-northeast of Anthony in Harper County. It was at least the second earthquake in a week in the area. On Wednesday, a quake rated 3.4 on the ...

12 years ago
A Fort Riley man is transported to the hospital in Salina after a Saturday night motorcycle crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 49-year-old James Wilson Jr. was riding a 1981 Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Interstate 70. He was rear-ended by a Toyota passenger car driven by 22-year-old Jess Lemon of Hays. Wilson was thrown from ...