8 years ago
First District Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall was not in the area during a shooting incident Wednesday morning in which legislators on a baseball team he plays with were targeted, and he is fine. A gunman opened fire during an early morning baseball practice for Republican members of Congress.  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is among those ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University Polytechnic, working with the City of Salina, is launching a “global aeronautic initiative”.  Kansas State University President Richard Myers addressed city commissioners, and made the official announcement at a special meeting late Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the initiative is to grow Unmanned Aerial Systems, also known as UAS or drones, in Salina. ...

8 years ago
In a 4-1 vote, Saline County Commissioners approved the purchase of both new voting machines and electronic poll pads.  Earlier, Saline County Clerk Jamie Allen said she hoped to be able to put the new equipment to use in the November election. Commissioners agreed to purchase from Election Systems and Software Voting System: 38 model DS200 ...

8 years ago
A 70-year-old man who said he robbed a Kansas City, Kansas, bank so he could get away from his wife blamed his actions on depression. A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Lawrence John Ripple to probation. Ripple went to the Bank of Labor - a block from the Kansas City, Kansas, police headquarters - last September and ...

8 years ago
With a history of battling over matters of joint interest, there were some uncertainties about whether the City and County Commissions tour of the EXPO Center, at Kenwood Park, would produce any results.   At the end of a two hour congenial meeting, there was agreement that the EXPO Center served important functions, but there was ...

8 years ago
Eight Soldiers enrolled in Fort Riley’s Career Skills Program will receive their Tower Technician certifications during a graduation ceremony, this week on Thursday. Airstreams Renewables, Inc. offers a seven-week course, “Renewable Energy and Communications Tower Technician” as part of Fort Riley’s Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program. Airstreams Renewables, Inc., is a California-based company that provides ...

8 years ago
A Wichita man who texted a photo of his dead girlfriend to family has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her. Forty-two Jonathan Perret won't be eligible for parole for 25 years under the sentence imposed Tuesday. He pleaded guilty last month to felony murder for fatally shooting 42-year-old Melissa Englert while she checked ...

8 years ago
Fort Riley says a 23-year-old soldier who drowned over the weekend while swimming at a lake with his family was from Arizona. The base said Tuesday that Spc. Xavier Joseph Harden was from Tolleson, Arizona. Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf said previously Harden went under Sunday afternoon when he jumped off a flotation device to help ...

8 years ago
Kansas officials say the troubling rise in traffic fatalities across the state is accelerating. AAA spokeswoman Jennifer Haugh tells the Wichita Eagle that Kansas is currently averaging more than one traffic fatality a day. Data from AAA shows that there have been nearly 175 traffic deaths across the state this year through the end of May. That's ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone shot out the windows on a party bus. Police say sometime between 2pm Saturday and 7:45am Monday morning, someone used a BB-gun or pellet gun to shatter 8 windows and the windshield on a purple bus with K-State decals while it was parked behind Copy ...

8 years ago
A nonprofit organization that purchased the last known airplane identical to the one Amelia Earhart flew has announced plans for a new airport facility in Kansas that will serve as a museum to showcase the plane and as a terminal for airport traffic. The News-Press Now reports the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation is finalizing renderings of ...