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Nearly 2,000 Saline County children picked up backpacks full of school supplies Friday in anticipation of the upcoming school year. For the 12th year in a row a group of dedicated volunteers and organizations  teamed up for the Saline County Back to School Fair. To qualify for the free basic school supplies, the child must live ...

12 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education will consider disciplinary action next week against six teachers who have been convicted of criminal activity, an usually large number for one meeting. Cheryl Whelan, attorney for the State Department of Education, says the board is pursuing school districts that are not reporting criminal activity by teachers and administrators. ...

12 years ago
Horses, cowboys and rescue personnel worked together to clear the wreckage of a cattle truck that closed westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near downtown Kansas City. The accident occurred about 3:45 a.m. Friday and the westbound lanes of the interstate weren't reopened until about 10:30 a.m. Police say the driver told them the accident occurred ...

12 years ago
Tim Murry is on a mission - and he may be looking for you at the Tri-Rivers Fair. The father of four sons who have a rare blood cancer is asking people to stop by the Salina's Got Talent Contest on Saturday to have their mouths swabbed and be added to a nation wide Bone Marrow ...

12 years ago
A Salina area judge is one of two Kansas court officials honored. The two were recognized by the American Bar Assn. Thursday when they were presented prestigious awards as part of the ABA’s annual meeting, in San Francisco. Receiving the national awards were District Magistrate Judge Mary B. Thrower, Minneapolis, and Denise Kilwein, Director of Judicial Education, ...

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 ...