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A former librarian has left the University of Kansas library a $1 million gift. The university announced Thursday that Alexandra "Sandy" Mason left the estate gift to the Kansas Endowment from her retirement account. The money will establish the Ann Hyde Fellowship for Medieval and Early Modern British and European Manuscripts. Mason was the Spencer Research Library's ...

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Fort Leavenworth is holding a disaster response exercise April 14. The Army post announced Thursday that it will conduct a full-scale training exercise for soldiers stationed there simulating a response to a train derailment. The drill will evaluate the base's readiness to respond to a derailment that causes a dangerous chemical spill. It will also test the ...

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Two 34-year-old men have been accused in the death of a 33-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman 17 years ago. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome filed charges Thursday against Jason Lanell Rucker of Kansas City, Kansas, and Torry Mashone Johnson, currently incarcerated in the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri. The two were charged in the Juvenile Division ...

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A jury returned a guilty verdict late Thursday afternoon in a case involving a 2003 fatal stabbing at a Salina bar. Jurors found 52-year-old Douglas Aldrich of Kanoplis guilty of voluntary manslaughter. It was the second trial for Aldrich, who initially was found guilty of second degree murder. He was in prison, serving a 51 1/2 ...

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Salina Police have made an arrest in connection with a recent stabbing death. Back on March 24th, 50-year-old Scott Johnson was stabbed to death in the 1400 block of Arapahoe. Salina Police say that an intensive investigation was conducted, and 26-year-old Ivan Huizar Alvarez was identified as the person they believe is responsible for the murder. Alvarez ...

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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Officers were called to the 200 block of N. Phillips on Wednesday evening after someone forced a backdoor open on a home and removed numerous pieces of jewelry. Police say 2 gold wedding rings, a gold bracelet, a 1979 high school class ring were taken along with $50 in loose ...

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Officials say a Wichita elementary school will be the first in the nation to launch a NASA-inspired space program. Space Discovery Institute program will give students a hands-on experience with aerospace technology at the Mueller Aerospace and Engineering Discovery Magnet Elementary school. Plans call for the school to receive a NASA-grade lunar rover, Mars rover and ...

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Kansas spent nearly $7,800 on ridding a state office building near the Capitol of pests in December and January, partly because bedbug-sniffing beagles were called in. The costs of eradicating bedbugs and fleas from the Docking State Office building were detailed in documents obtained through an open records request. Schendel Pest Services billed the state $5,510 for ...

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A Saline County teen accused of stabbing her sister to death last summer was back in court Wednesday afternoon. The Saline County Attorney's Office wants to prosecute Sierra Niehuas, who is now 15-years-old, as an adult. She is accused of stabbing her 13-year-old sister Galazia to death back in August. Judge Patrick Thompson heard three people ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University has received a $1M gift from Sunflower Bank for a comprehensive campus-wide technology infrastructure upgrade. The university has awarded the project to Nex-Tech, a Lenora, Kansas-based technology company. The gift will cover the majority of a $1.2M contract with Nex-Tech that will include installation and maintenance of a one-gigabit fiber network, linking residence ...

10 years ago
A tractor trailer truck rolled and burst into flames near McPherson Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the rollover happened on K 153 Highway south of McPherson. The McPherson Police Department reported that the truck was pulling a tanker hauling diesel fuel, or oil. The McPherson Fire Department needed to let the fire burn due ...