12 years ago
On about one and one-half acres of fertile Kansas soil, neatly-kept rows of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes and other produce greet visitors to the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Welcome to the Garden for Good, where 30 inmates -- trained as Kansas Master Gardeners -- find respite from the harsh realities of life behind bars. For the past three ...

12 years ago
The first case of West Nile this summer is confirmed in Kansas. State health officials say an Atchison County adult is the state's first reported case of West Nile in Kansas this year. The officials did not release further information about the patient. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Thursday the first sample of mosquitoes infected ...

12 years ago
Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis has formed a campaign committee for a potential run for the Democratic nomination for governor next year. Davis announced Thursday that he's created the committee and appointed former state Rep. William Kassebaum, of Burdick, as his treasurer. Kassebaum is the son of former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker and served ...

12 years ago
Two longtime Kansas State University supporters have donated $10 million to support a new building for the school's College of Business Administration. Paul and Sandra Edgerley of Brookline, Mass., have provided financial support for years to the university where Paul Edgerley graduated in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in business. He is managing director of Bain Capital ...

12 years ago
A collection of more than 1,000 pieces of University of Kansas memorabilia that has been housed at the university's Student Union will soon be up for auction. The collection's owner, Bud Jennings, says he started gathering the items in 1939. He let it go on display at the union in hopes a collector would buy ...

12 years ago
Emergency responders say most of the flood damage to Kansas homes has been water in basements and sewage backups. Megan Hammersmith, director of the Central Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross, said Thursday Reno County has some of the worst damage, mostly stemming from Sunday's downpour. There has been no new flooding to homes ...

12 years ago
Salina USD 305 teachers, including 90 educators new to the district, returned to the classroom Thursday. The district kicked of the 2013 - 2014 school year with its annual all-school assembly, the only time during the year when the entire district gathers in one location. Teachers from every school in the district gathered at Salina ...

12 years ago
A man allegedly tries to coerce a child to get into a vehicle. According to Salina Police, in the 1200 block of Republic Circle yesterday a young girl was stopped while crossing the street by a man in a white pick-up truck. The man, reportedly in his 30's, offered the 9-year-old girl a ride in his truck ...

12 years ago
Much of soggy south central Kansas remains under a flood warning as more rain is forecast to fall into already full waterways. The National Weather Service says 5 to 6 inches of rain fell early Thursday in Clark and Ford counties. Several county roads are impassable, particularly near Kingsdown and Blooms. In Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner, ...

12 years ago
Lottery officials say three winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $448 million dollar Powerball drawing. Two of the tickets were sold in New Jersey, while another was purchased in Minnesota. The winning numbers are: 5-25-30-58-59 and the Powerball is 32. Though it's not the grand prize, there is still several big ...

12 years ago
Tri Rivers Fair royalty is crowned. 18-year-old Allisa Houchin from the Gypsum Valley 4-H Club is the 2013 fair queen, and 17-year-old Andrew Puechen from the Sunny Valley 4-H Club is the 2013 fair king. Houchin, a recent graduate of Southeast of Saline High School, tells KSAL News that this is her 7th year of involvement in ...