9 years ago
The University of Kansas has received a gift of more than $2 million for faculty development in the university's department of chemical and petroleum engineering. The gift is from John V. Bossi, who earned his bachelor's degree at Kansas in chemical engineering in 1948. He died in 2015, and directed the estate gift to the university. ...

9 years ago
More lawsuits have been filed against a former physician assistant accused of sexual battery and other crimes at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth. At least three lawsuits were filed earlier this year in U.S. District Court in Kansas accusing Mark Wisner of conducting unnecessary and improper genital examinations at the Leavenworth VA Medical Center. Wisner surrendered ...

9 years ago
Pittsburg State University has been given two small patches of native prairie land northeast of Cherokee as a gift. The Joplin Globe reports that the university has managed the land known as the O'Malley Prairies for several years and received it as a gift this week from the descendants of Mary O'Malley and her brother, Charles ...

9 years ago
National Hunting and Fishing Day is Saturday. It's a day to recognize contributions hunters and anglers have made to wildlife conservation over the past 100 years. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a proclamation officially dedicating Sept. 24 as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Kansas, crediting Kansas hunters and anglers for their positive impact on wildlife ...

9 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's administration has declared that budget proposals forwarded to the governor by state agencies are "draft" documents and not subject to the state's open records laws. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Brownback budget director Shawn Sullivan told Cabinet agency staff members recently that budget proposals are internal documents and not subject to the Kansas Open ...

9 years ago
The U.S. Army says it has suspended the commander of Fort Riley and launched an official investigation, though no details have been provided. Army spokesman Col. Patrick R. Seiber announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby has been suspended as commander of the 1st Infantry Division at the Kansas base. He declined further comment. An Army ...

9 years ago
Students at Kansas Wesleyan University had a unique opportunity Friday afternoon to discuss civics with what was described as a "distinguished panel of Kansans" that included two former Kansas Governors, two sitting Kansas Supreme Court Justices, and a retired Kansas Supreme Court Justice. The roundtable discussion, hosted by the Saline County Bar Association, featured former governors ...

9 years ago
A thief walked into a Salina garage and helped himself to the beer. Salina Police report that sometime between 8pm on Tuesday and 8am Wednesday morning, someone entered a garage at 2313 Mayfair and stole an iPhone and a 12-pack of Bud Light beer. Total loss is listed at $113.

9 years ago
A Kansas judge says he won't allow the resentencing of a man convicted of killing abortion provider George Tiller to turn into a "political forum on abortion" or "a circus." The Wichita Eagle  reports that Judge Warren Wilbert made the comments Wednesday while preparing for the start of Scott Roeder's Nov. 28 trial. Roeder says he shot ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle. Police say sometime between 9pm on Thursday and 5:15am Friday, someone stole a 2008 Ford F150 crew cab 4x4 truck that was parked at a residence located at 409 East Kirwin. The owner told officers the truck had tools in a tool box on board as well as ...

9 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is hosting a telephone town hall on voting rights in the state. The group is inviting 20,000 households across the state to participate in Tuesday's event, which takes place on National Voter Registration Day. Former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger will moderate. Panelists are Marge Ahrens, co-president of the Kansas chapter ...