8 years ago
Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo is planning a job fair. Are you looking for seasonal work this summer?  Would you like to work in a unique setting?  Do you love the Zoo?  Are you interested in pursuing a career in horticulture, education or hospitality and want experience in your chosen area of study? Rolling Hills Zoo needs to ...

8 years ago
Campus police are investigating the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl at a University of Kansas dorm housing the men's basketball team. Five members of the team are listed as witnesses on the police report. No charges have been filed as of Wednesday and no suspects publicly identified. Police say the alleged assault and other related crimes ...

8 years ago
With university communities pushing back and a political shift in the Legislature, gun-rights advocates who've enjoyed a string of victories in Kansas are facing a new test of their clout. Lawmakers are considering the repeal of a law that will allow concealed guns on campuses starting in July. A state Senate committee will have a hearing Thursday ...

8 years ago
Over a thousand area students and teachers are celebrating Kansas statehood in Salina all this week. Hundreds of grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum. The children, all third-graders, have been learning what life was like for pioneers back in 1861, when Kansas became the 34th state. Activities include shelling ...

8 years ago
A former teacher claims in a lawsuit that a Kansas high school installed a hidden camera in a classroom where people sometimes changed clothes. Rob Marriott filed the lawsuit against Bonner Springs High School. It was moved Tuesday from county to federal court. Marriott alleged the videotaping occurred from 2009 to mid-2015. The lawsuit says Marriott and others ...

8 years ago
A teen who went missing in rural Saline County Monday evening has been found. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday at about 2:00 Samantha Craddock was located in the area of Fairchilds Road and Farrelly Road in rural Saline County.  She was found in the area by a Saline County Highway Department employee. Craddock ...

8 years ago
A McPherson man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole for at least 25 years for felony murder. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 47-year-old Samuel Nelson Darrah was sentenced on Tuesday in McPherson County District Court by Judge John B. Klenda. Darrah pleaded no contest in November 2016 to one ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue says it's resending about 380,000 tax forms after some taxpayers received forms that had incorrect information. The department found on Monday that some of the 1099-G forms sent out for 2016 had incorrect refund amounts. The 1099-G form lists money that the tax filer received the preceding year in the form ...

8 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal court to force Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to turn over proposed changes to the nation's voter registration law. It's being sought as part of the ACLU's lawsuit challenging Kansas' proof-of-citizenship voter registration law. The ACLU filed its request Monday. Kobach was photographed bringing the proposal to ...

8 years ago
About $225,000 in grant money has been awarded to help support victims and first responders affected by last year's mass shooting in Hesston. The Wichita Eagle  reports the grant money was awarded to SafeHope, a domestic violence and sexual assault shelter that serves Harvey, McPerson and Marion counties. SafeHope will use the grant to provide support ...

8 years ago
A marmoset monkey that was loose on the Wichita State University campus has died. She was found by a WSU employee at around 10 a.m. outside Eck Stadium. The animal was brought inside to try to warm it up, but she was unresponsive. The University Police Department and the owner were subsequently notified. The owner took ...