12 years ago
Residents are being invited to the University of Kansas in Lawrence to help mark the 90th birthday of former Sen. Bob Dole and celebrate his life of public service.   The event Monday will be held at the Dole Institute of Politics where the former Republican U.S. senator's archives are housed. The institute opened in 2003.   Dole is ...

12 years ago
A Topeka man charged with shooting another man to death will claim self defense at his trial next month. The Topeka Capital-Journal  reported that the attorney for 22-year-old William Paul Spangler discussed planned the self-defense claim during a hearing Friday in Shawnee County District Court. Spangler is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the March shooting death ...

12 years ago
A new work of public art has joined the Wichita skyline. The Wichita Eagle reports that runners created a unique billboard last month during a 5-kilometer run sponsored by Ballet Wichita. After crossing the finish line, runners walked across a 35 by 14 feet canvas with their feet slathered in paint. Ballet Wichita's executive director, Barbara Yarnell ...

12 years ago
Issues have arisen with two figures Wichita is negotiating with to extract oil from beneath the Century II exhibition hall in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that one man has unpaid state taxes, loan defaults and debt recovery judgments. A second key figure in the negotiations ran a company that has a tax dispute with the ...

12 years ago
Swimming, skiing and other direct water contact is banned at six Kansas lakes because of toxic blue-green algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the lakes are: Buhler City Lake in Reno County Colwich City Lake in Sedgwick County Logan City Lake in Phillips County Memorial Park Lake in Barton County Riggs Park Lake in Sedgwick County South ...

12 years ago
A stove is blamed for a fire that damaged a Salina home. According to the Salina Fire Department, On Friday at around noon firefighters were dispatched to a fire on a stove at 1929 S. Dover Drive. When the first responding unit arrived on scene they reported that there was smoke visible inside the structure and ...

12 years ago
Three people are hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Jordanne Lemuz of Salina was driving a 2003 Toyota Sequoia, As she merged from northbound Interstate 135 onto westbound Interstate 70 she lost control. The SUV slid into a guardrail. Lemuz was hurt, as were two passengers. ...

12 years ago
A head-on crash on a smoke-covered road sends three people to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford F 150 pickup truck was headed west on Mulberry Road in Ottawa County. At the same time a Jeep Grand Cherokee was headed east. Troopers say that there was a field fire on the north side ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism "roadies" are headed to Salina. As part of the five-month road trip Faces & Places Tour across the state they will be in Salina later this week during the Kustom Kemps of America's Leadsled Spectacular. The event in Salina is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Oakdale Park. There ...

12 years ago
Wichita will add 40 jobs through the closure of a Honeywell Aerospace avionics repair shop in suburban Cleveland. The Wichita Eagle reports that the jobs will be moved to Honeywell's service center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. Honeywell spokesman Scott Sayres says the openings are primarily for electronic technicians. But a few openings are for support ...

12 years ago
Authorities have arrested a Wamego man in connection with the theft of about $25,000 from the Flint Hills Area Builders Association. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the theft was reported Tuesday. A suspect in the case was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of theft and making false information. A search warrant was served at the suspect's home. ...