12 years ago
President Barack Obama has nominated Kansas Supreme Court Justice and former Salinan Nancy Moritz to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The White House announced the Democratic president's nomination Thursday, and it immediately drew support from Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas. Moran called Moritz "highly qualified" and said he intends to vote for ...

12 years ago
A federal grand jury has indicted three people on charges of running a sex trafficking scheme at nine Asian massage parlors in Wichita. A six-count indictment returned Wednesday charges owner Gary H. Kidgell, 44, of Waltham, Mass.; Yan Zhang, 49, of Wichita; and employee Xiuqing Tian, 42, of Framingham, Mass., with a conspiracy lasting from ...

12 years ago
A Kansas family values activist says he's pleased with the military's decision to remove pornographic magazines from Army and Air Force stores, but says the rationale fails to make the link between sexual content and abuse. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service announced Tuesday that it was removing 891 magazines from more than 1,500 ...

12 years ago
Two high-end ATVs are stolen from a Salina business. According to Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a pair of red, 2013 Polaris ATVs were driven out of a storage building at Straub International, 3637 S. 9th, sometime between Tuesday night at 9pm and 7:30am Wednesday morning. Deputies say that the 4-seater, valued at $16,772 and 2-seater, valued ...

12 years ago
Police are investigating after a camper is stolen. Police say a 1998 Viking pop-up camper that was parked in the 1500 block of Pawnee was hooked up and taken, sometime Wednesday between 4:30pm and 6:15pm. The camper is valued at $1,500.

12 years ago
K-State Salina's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Club is one of the best in the world. According to the school, the team landed a Top 10 finish at the 11th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Student Unmanned Aircraft Systems Competition at Webster Field, an annex of Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The club placed eighth ...

12 years ago
The building that houses insect research at Kansas State University has a big problem with bugs. Swarms of termites have infested Waters Hall, a historic building that's home to the Entomology Department. The university is working carefully to fight the termites while protecting the insects used by the department for study and research. With ...

12 years ago
An airplane crash lands while trying to takeoff from a small airport in Barton County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a small Luscombe 8a fixed-wing aircraft was attempting to takeoff from the Ellinwood Airport. The aircraft didn't have enough altitude. The pilot tried to abort, lost directional control, and flipped off the runway into a ...

12 years ago
Officials in Lindsborg now estimate the damage from this week's flash floods at $3.8 million. Lindsborg officials issued the new estimate Wednesday following additional inspections of homes that were inundated Monday when up to 5 inches of rain fell in roughly an hour. The initial estimate was $2.5 million. The city will hold a public information meeting ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials say revenue collections beat estimates by $3.1 million in the first month of the new fiscal year. A report Wednesday from the Department of Revenue says July's figures were boosted by strong sales tax collections, which were $9.1 million higher than expected. Overall revenues for the month totaled $425.4 million. Among other categories, individual income ...

12 years ago
A Kansas congressman's legislation seeking a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage has picked up more support, but not from his Kansas colleagues. Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp's bill has picked up at least 47 co-sponsors in the U.S. House since its introduction a month ago. That includes 20 supporters added in July. The Hutchinson News reports that ...