13 years ago
A new government report shows the Kansas winter wheat crop is far bigger than previously forecast. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Thursday that the 328 million bushels expected to be cut in Kansas is 7 percent larger than last month's estimate. Despite the more upbeat outlook, this year's harvest is still anticipated to be ...

13 years ago
A young man was issued a notice for his arrest yesterday after stopping his car to ask a woman for directions on July 9. Upon approaching the woman, the man proceeded to flash his genitals at the victim and drive away. Joshua Mesecher 19, has been charged with lude and lascivious behavior and will be required to ...

13 years ago
A white SUV got away with a pallet of leaf-guard (gutter protector) yesterday, but was caught on business security camera's. Midwest Siding, located at 1550 S Broadway was burglarized of 800 ft of leaf-guard, totaling $1,000 in losses. The pallet had a "For Sale" sign on it, but apparently the price was too high for the ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Attorney General's office is no longer asking a judge to sentence a former law officer to 50 years without parole for killing his wife. Brett Seacat was convicted last month of killing his wife, Vashti Seacat, and setting their Kingman home on fire in April 2011. He and the couple's two sons escaped the ...

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 ...