9 years ago
Attorneys who filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn a Kansas voter registration law are seeking to make the suit a class action. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach suspended the pending registrations of more than 36,000 would-be Kansas voters earlier this year until they provide proof of insurance. Former Lawrence Rep. Paul Davis and William ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A plan at the University of Kansas to require "inclusion and belonging" training for everyone on campus is drawing criticism from some Republican legislators. Several said Wednesday they worry the training will become an effort to squelch conservative thought. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said that won't happen and such training is common among ...

9 years ago
A project that is expected to ignite a revitalization of Salina Downtown has received a million dollar donation. Salina Regional Health Center is making a million dollar donation to the Field House Salina project. According to the hospital, the Salina Regional Health Center board of trustees approved the donation after discussing merits of the project’s ability ...

9 years ago
Officials are urging citizens to not make it quite so easy for thieves. According to the department, in October there were ten stolen vehicle reports. Of those,  seven had the keys left inside. There were 24 reported thefts from vehicles. In 21 of those cases the vehicles were unlocked. Police urge to not leave keys in a vehicle ...

9 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has issued a state declaration of emergency for sections of northwest Kansas hit by heavy snow. The National Weather Service says the heaviest snowfall was from Atwood to Colby, where about 20 inches of snow was recorded early Wednesday. Heavy snowfall was also reported in Sharon Springs, which got about a foot of ...

9 years ago
A school bus carrying about 20 students has rolled over in northeast Kansas, injuring students onboard. The Brown County Sheriff's Department says that the accident involving the school bus from the Hiawatha school district occurred early Wednesday in Hiawatha. Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says about 20 students were on the bus, and all were taken to ...

9 years ago
For just the third time in Kansas Wesleyan University history, the Coyote football team is heading to the playoffs. The #10 ranked Coyotes will play at the defending national champion, and #7 ranked Southern Oregon Raiders this Saturday in Ashland, Oregon in the first round of the NAIA Championships. The KWU team is taking a chartered flight ...

9 years ago
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) -  Authorities have taken a person into custody in connection with an online threat to a northeast Kansas college. Security was increased at Benedictine College late Tuesday after an anonymous threat posted on the social networking site YikYak. Atchison police Chief Mike Wilson says authorities arrested one person associated with the comments, but formal ...

9 years ago
With City Building Inspector Jim Brown and Fire Marshall Roger Williams present, it was clear from the start that this wasn’t going to be a standard tour of Road and Bridge’s Shop. Director Gary Nash invited County Commissioners to tour the shop following his submission of a “request for action” to build a $2.6 million, ...

9 years ago
COLBY, Kan. (AP) - A heavy winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in northwest Kansas, forcing the closure of at least one area highway. The National Weather Service says the heaviest snowfall was from Atwood to Colby, where about 20 inches of snow was recorded early Wednesday. Heavy snowfall was also reported in ...

9 years ago
A top official at the University of Kansas says it is creating a team to address demands from student protesters and expects to release an "action plan" by mid-January. Provost Jeffrey Vitter released a statement Tuesday in response to demands made last week by the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group. They include increasing faculty diversity, forming ...