12 years ago
Bells are ringing again over the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum thanks to the donation of an electronic system by veterans. The American Veterans Memorial Carillon program donated a new system to the Abilene museum and library complex that honors the nation's 34th president. The previous carillon system was damaged by a spring ...

12 years ago
Topeka police say a 50-year-old deaf man died after he was struck and killed by a train. Topeka police Lt. Mike Cross says the man's death Sunday evening in north Topeka is being investigated as an accident. The man had stayed at the Topeka Rescue Mission in the past and apparently was headed there when he ...

12 years ago
A Cimmaron man is killed in a plane crash near Wilson Lake on Sunday. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, on Sunday afternoon at 12:20 a report of a plane crash came into the Russell County 911 Dispatch. Deputies from the Russell County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with officers from the Kansas Wildlife ...

12 years ago
A former Bishop of the Salina Catholic Diocese has passed away. The diocese Sunday evening announced the passing of Bishop Emeritus George K. Fitzsimons. The Bushop, wh would have celebrated his 85th birthday this September, passed away earlier on Sunday. In sharing this news Bishop Weisenburger made the following statement: "Bishop Fitzsimons was loved by all. In his ...

12 years ago
Kansas gamblers will still be able to deduct part of their losses on their income tax forms this year, but starting next year that deduction is gone. Amid haggling over income and sales tax rates, doing away with the little-used gambling deduction was a popular idea among lawmakers during their session earlier this year. The Topeka Capital ...

12 years ago
A Kansas City police officer fatally shot a man who refused to drop his weapon following a foot chase downtown. The Kansas City Star reports police responded to a report of something being stolen around 3 a.m. Sunday near 13th Street and Grand Avenue. Police say they began chasing the suspect, who pulled out a gun when ...

12 years ago
Kansas residents may now carry switchblades, daggers and other types of knives in most public places without fear of arrest. A new law that took effect July 1 lifted the state's ban on several kinds of bladed instruments. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the measure shortly after legislators approved it in April. The Topeka Capital Journal reports the ...

12 years ago
Salina South's Cody Busby was playing for more than just the West team during Saturday night's Shrine Bowl football game. He was also playing for a Salina child who is battling a brain tumor. If you watched the game, and thought Busby's helmet looked a little different, you were right. He had a special tribute to Keaton ...

12 years ago
A Wichita police officer has rescued a 2-year-old boy from a fast-flowing Wichita creek. Sgt. Bruce Watts says the boy was walking with his grandfather Friday when he slipped down a muddy hill and fell into Gypsum Creek. The boy then became caught on a rock, face down in the 2½- to 3-foot water. With the ...

12 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University, after completing final paperwork, is excited to announce their plans for a new sports complex. This announcement comes on the heels of Kansas Wesleyan University's hiring of Director of Athletics, Mike Hermann, and the new leadership of President Matt Thompson, who began in April. Excitement is building for this project, five years ...

12 years ago
A former Wichita cheer coach has been ordered to spend at least 42 years in prison for having sexual relations with four young girls. Twenty-nine-year-old Timothy Wells-Lee was convicted in April on 10 counts involving girls age 12 to 14 whom he coached at Wichita cheer academies between 2006 and 2008. KWCH-TV reports Wells-Lee was sentenced Friday ...