9 years ago
Jurors are being selected for the trial of a man accused in the 2013 killings of four people at a Kansas farm, including an 18-month-old girl. The selection process began Monday in the case against Kyle Trevor Flack. He is charged with capital murder in Franklin County in the shooting deaths of Kaylie Smith Bailey and ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Westar Energy is set to deploy drones to help the electric company perform a variety of tasks like pinpointing storm damage and inspecting wind turbine blades. The  utility obtained a rule exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration last week to begin using two remote-controlled aerial drones. The utility is awaiting final approval ...

9 years ago
It appears that a project that is expected to spur a revitalization of Downtown Salina will cost more than was anticipated. In 2015 Salina City Commissioners entered into a public / private partnership for the development of the Fieldhouse Salina project.  At the time, it was projected to be a $9 million project. The city agreed ...

9 years ago
A Kansas man who spent 15 years in prison for a killing he didn't commit says his case is a good example of why the state should repeal its death penalty. Floyd Bledsoe was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the 1999 slaying of Camille Arfmann in Oskaloosa. He was freed in December ...

9 years ago
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would allow people to register to vote on Election Day and cast a ballot the same day. "Same-day registration" is allowed in 10 states and the District of Columbia, but under Kansas law requires voters to be registered at least 21 days before an election. Rep. Gail Finney, a Wichita Democrat, ...

9 years ago
An expert on African painted wild dogs won't be barking up the wrong tree when he comes to speak at Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo. Dr. Greg Rasmussen will speak at the zoo in February. According to the zoo, with an affinity for wildlife conservation, Dr. Greg Rasmussen has become a champion of the endangered African painted ...

9 years ago
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) – Authorities say a 30-year-old soldier from Fort Riley has died in a vehicle accident in Iraq. Fort Riley said in a release Friday that Sergeant Joseph F. Stifter of Glendale, California died Thursday. Stifter was a field artillery cannon crewmember. The Defense Department said Stifter died from injuries suffered when his armored ...

9 years ago
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) - Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing four people in eastern Kansas in 2013. Kyle Flack is charged with capital murder in Franklin County in the shooting deaths of Kaylie Bailey and her 18-month-old daughter. He's also charged with first-degree murder in ...

9 years ago
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) - Residents in a southeast Kansas community are responding to a post office's removal of a "God Bless America" banner by putting up similar banners. The Pittsburg post office took the banner down Wednesday after hearing complaints about it from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. The organization said hanging the banner at ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The email that prompted the firing of an attorney for a Kansas agency that represents residential and small-business utility customers urged board members to allow her to continue talking to lawmakers and reporters. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board released the email Friday after an open records request ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican leaders expect two Kansas legislative committees to approve plans next week for closing a projected $190 million deficit in the state's next budget. The House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees will be starting from GOP Governor Sam Brownback's proposals for juggling funds and capturing unanticipated savings. Senate Majority Leader Terry ...