12 years ago
A 69-year-old Kansas man ends up with a broken rib and collapsed lung after unsuccessfully trying to get a young woman to dance with him. The man attempted to dance with the woman at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at the Driftwood Lounge when she took exception and pushed him. Police spokesman Sgt. John Hoofer says the man was ...

12 years ago
A cash-strapped therapeutic horse riding center plans to close next month. The Flint Hills Therapeutic Riding Center in Wichita has been unable to replace funding lost when its main corporate sponsor, Boeing, left town. It has also now lost its Medicaid insurance. The 14-year-old horse therapy center in southeast Wichita says it is about $50,000 a year ...

12 years ago
Kansas State Board of Education officials are considering making changes to how teachers in Kansas are licensed in effort to meet a growing demand for technical education courses at high schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the board discussed the changes during a meeting Thursday in response to a growing demand for courses resulting from new programs ...

12 years ago
A group of hearty volunteers took an icy dip as a large group of well-wishes cheered them on. The Salina Polar Plunge event to help support Kansas Special Olympics was held Saturday at the Webster Conference Center. The event featured an entire morning of activities, including a 5K "Polar Strut" run, a costume contest, and a ...

12 years ago
An information night is planned to discuss the upcoming USD 305 bond issue. According to the district, a public information night is planned Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the District Office at 1511 Gypsum. All community members are invited to attend to learn more about the reasoning behind the bond issue, proposed solutions and site plans, ...

12 years ago
A Kansas school that once was on the brink of closure has found new life as an agriculture-themed charter school. Students at the Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center now learn through projects that range from selling eggs to showing pigs at the county fair. The farm curriculum has been replicated elsewhere, including urban environments in Chicago ...

12 years ago
Authorities in south-central Kansas say they are seeing more burglaries at rural elevators, where thieves are mostly stealing tools and other equipment. Dustin Cooke, an investigator with the Kingman County Sheriff's Office, says at least 15 burglaries reported in recent months at elevators from the Colorado border to Kingman County have involved the theft of tire ...

12 years ago
The attorney for a former Kansas Bureau of Investigation deputy director charged with sexual exploitation of a child says no child was ever in danger. Thomas Haney told The Associated Press on Friday that his client, 57-year-old Kyle Smith, isn't accused of approaching, touching or having any communication with a child. Haney says the charge involves ...

12 years ago
A judge has set bond at $1 million for three people arrested after this week's discovery of a woman's body in rural northeast Kansas. KJCK-AM in Junction City reports a woman and two men made first appearances Friday in Geary County District Court. Formal charges have not been filed, but two suspects were arrested on suspicion ...

12 years ago
The U.S. Agriculture Department is estimating the total value of Kansas crop production last year at $7.79 billion, a drop of 4 percent from 2012. The agency's National Agricultural Statistics Service calculates crop values by multiplying the average marketing price by the amount of production in each state. Friday's report said Kansas wheat production in 2013 was ...

12 years ago
Police are looking for a couple of suspected shoplifters who were caught on video. According to Salina Police, two subjects are suspected of committing a theft from Hobby Lobby in Salina's Mid State Plaza. The suspects are a white female wearing a white coat and black pants, and a white male wearing a white coat and blue ...