12 years ago
One person has been hurt after a stabbing. Now Junction City Police are trying to find out exactly what happened. According to Police, around 9:00pm Saturday night, emergency crews were called to 1030 Cedar Drive. Police say there was a fight that ended with one person being stabbed in the abdomen. The man went to the Geary ...

12 years ago
A Ft. Riley soldier is in serious condition following a shooting outside a bar in Junction City. Lieutenant Jeff Childs with the Junction City Police Department says 20-year-old Jeffrey Bragg, Jr. was shot in the parking lot of Club Rose early Saturday. Emergency responders found Bragg at a Shell Gas Station at around 2 a.m. and ...

12 years ago
A program to encourage students to pursue technical education is getting glowing reviews from students, business leaders and politicians. Under the 2012 legislation, the state pays tuition for students who learn technical skills during their junior and senior years of high school. Last year, the state paid $12 million in tuition. The students spend part of their ...

12 years ago
A newly created group aims to encourage employers to hire and retain workers with disabilities. The Wichita Eagle reports that for Dave Phillips, that goal is both a personal and professional endeavor. Phillips is the chairman of the Business Leadership Network of Sedgwick County. He is also is the director of restaurant marketing for Sasnak Management, the ...

12 years ago
A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years and two months in prison in the fatal stabbing of his brother. Curtis Leon Small of Topeka was sentenced Friday in Shawnee County District Court for reckless involuntary manslaughter in the July 2012 death of his 41-year-old brother, Scottie Taylor. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that he told ...

12 years ago
Pittsburg State University is getting closer to snuffing out smoking. The Joplin Globe  reports that President Steve Scott says there's "clearly an interest" in accepting a task force recommendation that the campus go tobacco free. Scott says the administration wants a conversation to begin about how the policy can be advanced. A student referendum completed in the ...

12 years ago
A father and his 2-year-old son have been rescued from a Johnson County lake. The Kansas City Star  reports that the toddler fell out of boat Friday morning while fishing with his father. Capt. Eric Barnum of the Olathe Fire Department says the father jumped in to help, but the boat got away from them. Other fisherman ...

12 years ago
A Kansas musician has become the newest World Air Guitar Champion. The Lawrence Journal-World  reports that the title was bestowed upon Eric "Mean Melin" Melin on Friday. Because he'd come in second at the U.S. Air Guitar National Finals in Los Angeles, Melin hadn't actually qualified to compete at the championships in Oulu, Finland. But, fortunately for ...

12 years ago
Fort Leavenworth could be the destination for another high-profile military defendant -- this time, the man convicted of the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Jurors convicted Major Nidal Hasan of murder Friday for killing 13 people. He faces a possible death sentence or life in prison. It's unclear whether he would serve his sentence at the ...

12 years ago
Burglars in Salina are caught on camera Friday morning. Salina Police are reviewing video from Friday morning's burglary at B & K Prescription Shop, 601 E. Iron. Officers responded to an alarm at 4:04am, after two suspects shattered a front window on the business and entered the store. Police say a brick and a rock were found ...

12 years ago
A special event at K-State Salina will make it easier for students to get down to business. According to the school, Lights on Salina will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Monday in KSU Salina's Tech Center lobby. Students can view booths and displays and get promotional items from Salina businesses. The event is a ...