12 years ago
A Fort Hays State University graduate and his wife will donate $1.6 million over the next four years to the northwest Kansas school. Peter Werth said Thursday the couple wants the gift used for education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and for the university's chemistry department. Werth is a Hays native who received a bachelor's degree ...

12 years ago
A Minneapolis woman receives a national honor from the National Weather Service, and Governor Sam Brownback. The governor Thursday afternoon presented Melba Bruce with the Thomas Jefferson Award. Bruce is a Cooperative Weather Observer for the National Weather Service. As a weather observer she provides daily high and low temperature reports, precipitation and snowfall measurements, and ...

12 years ago
Kansas residents hoping to find health insurance through a new online marketplace continue struggling to reach the point where they can buy coverage. Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger's office Thursday urged consumers to wait several weeks before going to the federally run marketplace. On its third day of operations, long delays in completing the first steps ...

12 years ago
An unusual strong storm front is threatening the Midwest from the central Plains to the Mississippi Valley over the next several days. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says the system could bring heavy thunder, wind, rain and possibly tornadoes on Friday. Meteorologist Gregory Carbin says about one-third of Iowa and ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a hit and run. According to police, on Wednesday of this week a blue 4-door driven by a white male, was involved in a hit and run accident at 8th and Walnut. The suspect vehicle will have damage to the front, driver's side corner. If you have any information concerning who ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reminds visitors that all Kansas state parks are open for business. State park camping areas, cabins, trails, boat ramps, and other amenities are open, as are many of the businesses who serve lake visitors. Kansas state offices and nature centers are open during regular hours, and access ...

12 years ago
The Beloit City Council has fired the town's police chief. Brenon Odle led the department for two years. The Salina Journal reports the council fired Police Chief Brenon Odle on Tuesday. The council members, who met in executive session Tuesday, did not offer reasons for firing Odle. Odle says he was "shell-shocked" about the decision and said there ...

12 years ago
An escaped emu has been captured after causing a flap at a Johnson County park. Reports that the flightless bird was found running loose Wednesday morning at Kill Creek Park in the western part of the county. Johnson County Park & Recreation District field biologist Matt Garrett says park staff managed to herd the creature into a ...

12 years ago
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after hitting two deer south of Garden Plain. It happened Tuesday evening. The 43-year-old Cheney man was transported via EagleMed to St. Francis Hospital. Officials say as we enter fall you want to be extra careful. “As the deer start moving around, it gets dark earlier. People are still out and the deer ...

12 years ago
A southeast Kansas man is accused of falsely claiming more than $3.8 million in federal tax refunds. An indictment unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court charges Jerold D. Fisher, of Arma, with two counts of filing false claims. The indictment was initially returned in May. Prosecutors allege Fisher filed fictitious tax forms claiming an alfalfa farm in ...

12 years ago
On Tuesday regarding the investigation into missing person David Welch, the Riley County Police Department conducted a search of areas both in and outside of their jurisdiction. Twenty law enforcement personnel, including several members of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks spent the day conducting searches of areas that would be accessible to Welch. These searches ...