12 years ago
A woman is hit and killed on Interstate 70 late Sunday evening after exiting a vehicle that hit a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Dale Williams of Manhattan was a passenger in a car that was driving west on I-70 and hit a deer. The crash left the car disabled on the road ...

12 years ago
Three Kansas Highway Patrol troopers face a civil lawsuit in the Ottawa County 2011 fatal shooting a 56-year-old man. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Ottawa County District Court, accuses one trooper of unreasonable seizure and use of excessive force in the death of Larry Death Smith in October 2011. Two other troopers ...

12 years ago
A critical point in the early history of Kansas will come to life on stage at Lecompton's Constitution Hall. The Lecompton Re-enactors will perform J. Howard Duncan's play "Bleeding Kansas Characters" on Nov. 3. Actors will portray significant figures from Kansas' territorial days in the 1850s engaging in discussions about slavery. The setting is a town hall ...

12 years ago
The attorney for a Kansas survivalist who believed the global economy was near collapse says his client created explosive devices for defense, not for a malicious attack. Alfred Dutton, of Eureka, faces sentencing Monday in federal court in Wichita for unlawful possession of unregistered explosive devices. The veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines was convicted ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies is holding a live webcast of a nationwide town hall meeting on U.S.-China relations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is broadcasting the town hall to more than 60 cities across the country. The webcast will be projected in Alderson Auditorium at ...

12 years ago
A fire has destroyed an abandoned church in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the fire at the old Harrison Street Church was reported Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. By the time the first crews arrived at the two-alarm fire, flames were shooting out the east side of the building and heavy, black smoke was rolling out ...

12 years ago
Beechcraft Corp. CEO Bill Boisture says the company is "dangerously" close to reaching a deal with a potential buyer for its Hawker 4000 and Premier business jet assets. Boisture told The Wichita Eagle the potential buyer has plans for its composite manufacturing facility. But Boisture says he doesn't think the buyer will restart jet production. He wouldn't ...

12 years ago
Salina woman accused of being part of an online scam has an upcoming court hearing. The Salina Journal reports the 51-year-old woman is accused of scamming sellers on Craigslist.com out of more than $5,400 by sending fake money orders for purchases. She's scheduled for a hearing Monday in Saline County court. Police Lt. Jim Norton says an ...

12 years ago
Little ghosts and goblins have plenty of places to go this Halloween for safe trick or treating. Salina Downtown is again sponsoring a safe trick or treat event from 4:00 to 5:30. Primarily on Santa Fe, families are encouraged to bring their children to go door-to-door among the Salina Downtown businesses. Salina Downtown members supply their ...

12 years ago
A federal judge is expected to hear testimony on the market value of deer before sentencing two Texas brothers convicted of running a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to shoot deer illegally. James Bobby Butler Jr. was the owner and operator of the hunting camp. His brother, Marlin Jackson Butler, worked as ...

12 years ago
Two former front-running candidates for president from the Democratic and Republican parties will take the stage at Fort Hays State University's Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4. It will be the inaugural event in the university's Sebelius Lecture Series on public policy and issues. Howard Dean, former Vermont governor, and ...