10 years ago
A task force at the University of Kansas is recommending changes in how the school handles sexual assaults and rape on campus. The suggested changes include requiring all freshmen, including fraternity members, to live in residence halls. Other suggestions: creating an on-campus center for sexual assault prevention and education and clarifying that the university can discipline ...

10 years ago
Top Republican legislators in Kansas appear increasingly ready to reconsider a business tax break that's been a cherished economic policy for GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Their push could make closing a projected budget shortfall more difficult. Brownback is clear that he wants to preserve an exemption from personal income taxes for 281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers. ...

10 years ago
A restaurant waitress says she left a message for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on his receipt promoting more funding for schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Chloe Hough was working her last shift Saturday night at Boss Hawg's in Topeka when she waited on the governor. The newspaper said she later posted his receipt on Facebook, ...

10 years ago
Five teenagers charged in juvenile court with making threats to commit shootings on the last day of school at Hutchinson High School will remain in custody. After a Reno County judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy would not be released from the juvenile detention center where he and four friends had been held since being ...

10 years ago
Four charitable projects received greater visibility and a chance to directly compete for grassroots funding at a first-ever event in Salina. The Konza Seeds microfunding event was held at the Salina Art Center Warehouse. Organized by Konza Club Salina, the Leadership Salina alumni organization, Konza Seeds vetted applications from both established and brand-new charitable entities, selecting ...

10 years ago
Flour Power is offering many activities again this year in Abilene’s beautiful Eisenhower Park Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. To go along with the Grill-Off, Car Show, and Baking Contest, are many other activities for the family to enjoy. Kids and adults have a lot to choose from. This is Abilene’s second largest ...

10 years ago
One person was arrested following a shooting in Manhattan's Aggieville Business District early Sunday. According to Manhattan Police, at about 1:20 in the morning officers on foot patrol heard and responded to the sound of gunshots near the 600 block of N. 12th Street. Officers gave chase to a suspect, and after using a taser, took the suspect ...

10 years ago
Farmers and other agriculture industry leaders plan to fan out across Kansas in the coming days to examine the extent of damage to winter wheat from drought, disease and winterkill. The Wheat Quality Council's hard red winter wheat tour this year has already drawn a record number of expected participants with more than 90 people signed ...

10 years ago
A southwest Kansas single mother who lost custody of her son for using medical marijuana to ease her Crohn's disease has gone from being a massage therapist eking out a living in the back of a health food store to a national figure at the center of the pot debate. Shonda Banda, 37, of Garden City, ...

10 years ago
A 45-year-old man was in critical condition after police say he was stabbed by a 17-year-old for refusing to place a bet on a foot race between the two. The Wichita Eagle reports the unidentified victim was visiting someone who lived in a Wichita neighborhood when he and the teen decided around midnight they would race. Police ...

10 years ago
No one was hurt when a semi transporting a load of vehicles caught fire. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the incident happened at around 6:30 Saturday evening. A tractor trailer truck hauling multiple vehicles caught fire near mile post 73, in the Lindsborg area. The truck was headed to Guatemala. The fire, which started in the ...