12 years ago
The head of the Kansas Republican Party is vowing to deliver "a knockout punch" to Democrats in future elections. Kansas GOP Chairman Kelly Arnold spoke at luncheon Saturday of the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri. Arnold touted what he calls the "clean sweep campaign" intended to bolster the Republicans already commanding majorities in ...

12 years ago
A rodeo clown has performed for the first time since a controversial State Fair rodeo act that mocked President Barack Obama. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that rodeo clown Tuffy Gessling hammed it up for the crowd during a pro bull riding event Friday in Jefferson County. Beforehand, Gessling said everything has been very overwhelming and that ...

12 years ago
A judge has ruled that he can't impose the state's "Hard 50" sentence against a Wichita man convicted of stomping his girlfriend to death. The Wichita Eagle reports that District Judge William Woolley cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in issuing the ruling Friday in the case against Anson Bernhardt. The ruling said juries, not judges, ...

12 years ago
A University of Kansas fraternity has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and complete 1,000 extra hours of community service to settle an animal abuse case. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said in a statement that evidence obtained through an exhaustive investigation suggests that a turkey was mistreated in December 2012 at a Beta Theta ...

12 years ago
A Topeka man faces sentencing in December after pleading guilty to bank fraud in connection with plans to build an apartment complex in Junction City. The U.S. Attorney's office said Friday that 52-year-old John Wyatt Duncan Jr. entered the pleas this week to two counts of bank fraud, one count of money laundering and one count ...

12 years ago
A driver is hurt when his truck crashes and bursts into flames. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Mark Hitzfield of Ogden was driving a semi pulling a grain trailer southeast of Abilene in the 1200 Block of 1400 Ave. For an unknown reason he lost control. The truck rolled and came to rest on its ...

12 years ago
The first grants under a United Healthcare initiative aimed at helping disabled Kansas job seekers are going to groups with a collective presence across the state. The health insurer said Friday it will provide $1.5 million in "Empower Kansas" grants over the next three years to community groups. The first five recipients were announced at a ...

12 years ago
A car is damaged in downtown Salina. Police are investigating vandalism to a 2002 Lexus that was in a parking lot in the 100 block of N.5th. The vandalism occurred sometime between August 31 at 4pm and September 1st at 10:30am. The owner contacted SPD on September 12th, after learning he needed to make a police report as ...

12 years ago
Police detail an overnight break-in at Stewart Elementary School from earlier this week. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, sometime in the overnight hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning someone broke into Stewart Elementary and stole a school sign. Police say a yellow, 40-inch by 24-inch sign that reads "Grace E. Stewart You Make a Difference," was ...

12 years ago
Several large jackpots this weekend are prompting some lottery players to dream big. According to the Kansas Lottery, the Powerball jackpot stands at an estimated $317 million for Saturday after no ticket matched all numbers in last night’s drawing. The largest-ever Powerball jackpot was $587.5 million, which was split between players in Arizona and Missouri in ...

12 years ago
An elderly Salina man dies at the hospital following a Monday traffic crash. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 93-year-old Eugene Olson died at Salina Regional Hospital on Wednesday, after being severely injured in an accident in the 2100 block of Tulane Monday afternoon around 3:30pm. Police say the incident remains under investigation - after Olson, who was ...