13 years ago
It's fair week in Salina. Festivities of the Tri-Rivers Fair run Tuesday through Sunday. The fair parade down Santa Fe gets things started Tuesday evening at 7:30. Many favorites are back this year including the rodeo, demolition derby, combine demolition derby, and the draft horse show. General Schedule: Tuesday, August 6th 7:30 pm Parade Downtown Theme “Fulfill Your Dreams in ...

13 years ago
A groundswell of school pride after the Wichita State Shockers made it to the Final Four of this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has resulted in a record year of donations for the university. The Wichita Eagle reports the WSU Foundation's fiscal year 2013 ended with a three year record of $22.5 million in total giving. ...

13 years ago
Two Kansas doctors challenging a sweeping new state abortion law are attacking its form as well as its substance. Dr. Herbert Hodes (HOH'-deez) and daughter Dr. Traci Nauser (NOW'-zuhr), perform abortions at their health center in Overland Park and filed a lawsuit against the new law in Shawnee County District Court. They're asking a judge to strike ...

13 years ago
Developers are planning a new facility in Salina that will research the best ways to move bulk solids. The 17,000-square-foot research facility, will be called The Salina Bulk Solids Innovation Center. Construction is expected to begin next summer. The Salina Journal reports the research will be used by industries that use and make conveyance systems for materials ...

13 years ago
Heavy rain late Saturday night into Sunday prompts more flooding. According to the National Weather Service, among the wettest areas is Reno County, where over 7 inches of rain fell in some areas. In Hutchinson, where nearly 5 inches of rain fell within 90 minutes, major flooding was occurring.  A nursing home was evacuated as stalled ...

13 years ago
A bug is blamed for causing a crash on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford Fiesta was headed east on Interstate 70 Saturday afternoon. The driver, 16-year-old Jeremy Baggs fron Dacula, Georgia, was distracted by a bug. He veered off the road into the south ditch and struck the 196 milemarker sign. The ...

13 years ago
There was no jackpot winner in Saturday night’s $300 million Powerball drawing. According to the lottery, the estimated jackpot for Wednesday is $400 million. The cash option is $230.3 million. Both of those numbers could likely rise within the next couple of days. The winning numbers Saturday were 21, 24, 36, 42 and 45; the Powerball was ...

13 years ago
A bucking horse has died after running into a fence during a Kansas rodeo event and breaking her neck. The 6-year-old mare, Jitterbug, had her head down while bucking at the Phillipsburg Rodeo on Friday and went straight into a fence. A veterinarian at the arena says the horse died instantly and did not suffer. Veterinarian John ...

13 years ago
Kansas' two U.S. senators are seeking to rename a Veterans Affairs clinic in Junction City after a decorated World War II veteran who continued serving the military community around Fort Riley long after he retired. Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts filed the measure Friday to honor Lt. Gen. Richard Seitz by renaming the health facility ...

13 years ago
A Topeka man is on the run after escaping from a minimum security unit at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility where he was being held on burglary and shoplifting convictions. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Mark Edward Lucas fled from the facility between 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday. The 44-year-old is described as 6 feet tall, 180 pounds ...

13 years ago
A 16-year-old Pratt High School football player has died after his car crossed the center line and struck a semitrailer in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Drake Evert was killed in the crash at 6:38 a.m. on K-61 near Preston. The Wichita Eagle reports the truck driver, Robert Myerski of Pennsylvania, was taken ...