9 years ago
The average price of gasoline has dropped 7 cents over the past three weeks to $2.22 a gallon for regular grade. Locally, it's even a  little cheaper. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday lower oil prices and an abundant gasoline supply caused the decline. She says the price is 60 cents less than it was a ...

9 years ago
A new university study shows that Kansas lost about $110 million annually between 1996 and 2005 in the value of its High Plains aquifer. The study, conducted by a Yale University team, was led by Eli Fenichel, assistant professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environment Studies. The aquifer is a vast underground water resource. The analysis ...

9 years ago
Law enforcement agencies in Topeka have been taking steps to ensure officer safety after incidents elsewhere that have claimed officers' lives. Police Chief James Brown says the Topeka Police Department is implementing two-person patrols to some extent. The department also is taking other measures that aren't being disclosed. Kansas City, Kansas, police Capt. Robert Melton was killed ...

9 years ago
There were dire warnings for the Boy Scouts of America a year ago when the group's leaders, under intense pressure, voted to end a long-standing blanket ban on participation by openly gay adults. Several of the biggest sponsors of Scout units, including the Roman Catholic, Mormon and Southern Baptist churches, were openly dismayed, raising the ...

9 years ago
A California man was transported to the hospital Saturday night following a single-vehicle crash near Abilene on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Ford Econoline Van driven by 45-year-old William B Wallett from Senoia, Georgia, was headed east. For a unknown reason he drove into the median and struck a guard rail. ...

9 years ago
A 9-year-old child was hurt in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County Saturday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  a 2013 Toyota truck driven by 44-year-old Matthew Blaine Harting from Olathe, Kansas, was headed west, in the right hand lane. For an unknown reason the truck gradually left the road, and ...

9 years ago
A three-time Paralympics gold medalist from Wichita wants whoever stole the gold ring he received during the 2004 Athens Paralympics to return the ring. Nick Taylor's ring and other items were stolen during a robbery at his Wichita home earlier this month. Taylor told The Wichita Eagle the ring is a symbol of his first Paralympics ...

9 years ago
A facelift of an 80-year-old Central Kansas landmark is nearing completion. A renovation project that began in late May at Coronado Heights will be complete within the next couple of weeks, and the historic castle structure will once again be open. The Smoky Valley Historical Association, and project manager Bill Shipley from Harbin Construction, took KSAL ...

9 years ago
Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp will be joined by three fellow conservative Republican legislators from across the country on Monday for a whirlwind series of town hall meetings across Kansas.   According to Huelskamp's office, the group will host meetings in four communities. The tour will make stops at the following locations: What: Second Amendment & Our ...

9 years ago
Kansas students will spend less time taking tests under recently announced changes. The Kansas State Department of Education is reducing the total required material to be assessed by 60 percent next school year. Education officials said the changes follow conversations with superintendents, principals, teachers and advocacy groups during the latest round of testing. Education department official Beth ...

9 years ago
As Crisis Intervention Team Week drew to a close, Mayor Kaye Crawford congratulated the police officers and sheriff deputies who attended the inaugural 40 hour, week-long training.  She said she wanted residents to know Salina has a crisis intervention team and noted the training will help officers intervene when they are dealing with individuals with ...