12 years ago
A Kansas Wesleyan University team is competing on a national level against much larger schools, and beating them. According to the school, KWU debaters headed east last weekend for a national competition at the University of Central Missouri to face a tournament field of 32 teams from 20 states. KWU placed second in the Team Sweepstakes ...

12 years ago
Furloughed federal workers have made out like bandits in some states, reaping back pay for time off while simultaneously collecting unemployment benefits. But not in Kansas. Officials with the Kansas Department of Labor said 1,420 federal workers filed for unemployment insurance over the course of the 16-day shutdown, with the bulk of applications rolling in during the ...

12 years ago
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is explaining issues with the healthcare.gov website. She says President Obama did not know about the technical glitches that have hampered the website until days after it went live. Sebelius says that the President didn't find about the problems with the site until a few days ...

12 years ago
A man known to many in Salina for his love of the community theatre has passed away. The Salina Community Theatre announced the passing of Jack Stewart: "It is with the deepest sadness that we have to say that the magnificent Jack Stewart has passed away. Jack was a true champion on the theatre, on stage ...

12 years ago
During a four-city tour Tuesday that included a stop at Jerry Ivey Park in Salina, Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis announced Wichita businesswoman Jill Docking as his running mate. Davis back in September officially entered the 2014 Kansas governor's race, challenging Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Davis is the House minority leader and a Lawrence attorney. Jill ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case after numerous tools and a car are taken from a garage. Police say a padlock was broken on a garage in the the 700 block of S. Santa Fe sometime between Sunday night at 6pm and Monday Morning at 9am. Once inside, someone removed numerous construction tools, power ...

12 years ago
A scooter is stolen from in front of a Salina home. Officers were called to the 1400 block of S. Santa Fe on Monday morning after a homeowner realized his motorbike was missing. Police say a black, 2007 Tank 150cc Urban Touring Scooter was taken from the home's front sidewalk sometime Monday morning between 8:30am and 10am. Total ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman in charged with assault after an argument turns violent. Police arrested 47-year-old Annette Baker after she allegedly threatened two men with a knife. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, Baker was in a residence in east/central Salina with a male acquaintance when a verbal argument began. Police say events escalated when she grabbed a long handled ...

12 years ago
A woman has been arrested after her young child was found wandering in southeast Wichita. Lt. Doug Nolte said Monday that a neighbor called 911 on Sunday night to report that a 4-year-old boy was walking into the street and crying for his mother. Officers found the child's mother passed out on couch in ...

12 years ago
Hutchinson police say a couple has killed a kitten by taking turns throwing it against doors and walls. Det. Curtis Black said the suspects were upset that the 5-month-old yellow tabby kept "using the restroom inside." Authorities found the dead kitten in the couple's home Saturday while responding to a disturbance. The animal's body was ...

12 years ago
More than 75 Kansas National Guard soldiers and airmen have begun work in Colorado repairing roads washed away during a flash flood Sept. 12. U.S. Highway 36, between Lyons and Estes Park, became inaccessible after the flood, cutting off residents in the smaller, rural communities who live along the 25-mile stretch of highway. Army and Air National ...