13 years ago
Alumni, friends, parents, faculty, students and corporate partners of Kansas State University made philanthropic gifts, pledges and future commitments totaling $152 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2013. This figure sets a new record in total gift activity in the 69-year history of the Kansas State University Foundation, surpassing the previous record ...

13 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says he won't disclose the applicants for the Kansas Court of Appeals because it would prevent some qualified candidates from coming forward. Brownback issued a statement Thursday amid ongoing criticism that a new selection process for the state's second-highest court is less open than the one it replaced. His spokeswoman said Tuesday that ...

13 years ago
An infusion of federal grant money is expected to improve access to court records and reduce expenses by expanding electronic case filing to more Kansas district courts. Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced Wednesday that the Kansas Supreme Court was awarded a $205,152 grant via the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The money ...

13 years ago
A 27-year-old Hutchinson man who sexually assaulted a 4-month-old girl has attacked a Reno County prosecutor while appealing his life sentence. The attack happened Wednesday while Michael Sherman was objecting to being sentenced under Jessica's Law. The statute mandates a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years for adults convicted of certain ...

13 years ago
An area bridge over Interstate 70 is set to be demolished. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, plans call for the removal and replacement of the I-70 / K-43 Bridge in Dickinson County. Beginning next week on Wednesday the bridge will be demolished and removed while traffic passes by the work zone using the interchange ...

13 years ago
He parked his truck at the Montana-Idaho line and stepped out to an open valley, filled with sun. He sat out by his truck and watched as Bald Eagles soared in the open air for hours. He was soon joined by other drivers, strangers, who in turn took their places next to him just to ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Department of Education wants to study a proposal to make it easier for out-of-state teachers to become licensed in Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a national organization of state education agency officials issued a report listing 10 recommendations for how states could improve the teaching profession. One of those calls for allowing reciprocity ...

13 years ago
A Salina organization is in need of a little volunteer help this Saturday. The Noon Network and Salina AM AMBUCS are ready to install the first fully integrated playground in the country at Coronado Elementary School. On Saturday the organizations will join efforts with 450 community volunteers to assemble this playground under the professional direction of ...

13 years ago
A crash involving a truck and a tractor sends two people to the hospital Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Donald Base was driving a pickup truck east on K-18 Highway. He rear-ended a tractor that was also headed east. Base and a 4-year-old passenger were both transported to Ottawa County Health Center. Troopers ...

13 years ago
A record number of Kansans applied for permits to carry concealed handguns during the recently ended Fiscal Year. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, they received 25,340 applications for concealed carry permits between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013. This number was more than double the previous fiscal-year record of 12,408 permit applications ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Officers were called to the 300 block of E. Claflin, after the homeowner returned to find that his house had been broken into and electronics were stolen. Police say someone shattered a basement window to gain entry sometime at noon between July 4th and 1pm on the 6th. ...