10 years ago
A Kansas council that reviews legal issues plans to study expanding the state's Open Records Act to cover officials' emails about public business on private accounts. The Kansas Judicial Council says it is forming a committee that is expected to meet once a month, starting Aug. 7 through November. The chairmen of the Kansas House and Senate ...

10 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas plans to let freshmen decide whether to lock in tuition costs over four years or to gamble that yearly rates won't increase dramatically. For the last eight years, nearly all incoming freshmen have been required to use the tuition compact. It is intended to protect from sudden sharp ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is seeing a surge this summer of teachers leaving for jobs in other states, while many more are deciding to retire early or get out of education altogether. The exodus comes amid a backdrop of cuts in classroom spending, uncertain school financing and eroding job protections. The Kansas State Board of Education ...

10 years ago
A group of scientists from NASA-the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NOAA-the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and multiple universities are working on a project this summer, learning as much as they can about nighttime thunderstorms. The multi-agency scientific project has been utilizing the facilities of the Salina Regional Airport for the past couple of ...

10 years ago
Authorities say a Texas driver has died in flash floodwaters after sliding off a wet stretch of Interstate 35 near the Kansas town of Emporia. The Kansas Turnpike Authority said in a news release that 21-year-old Zachary Clark, of Keller, Texas, was headed northbound around 5 p.m. Friday when his vehicle hydroplaned. The vehicle then went ...

10 years ago
Kansas and Missouri legislators face debates next year over religious objections proposals and expanding their state's anti-discrimination laws to protect gays and lesbians. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation raised both issues in both states. The high court ruling immediately led social conservatives to warn that the religious liberties of gay marriage ...

10 years ago
A large sinkhole that has developed near the Tuttle Creek Dam has the attention of officials. According to the  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, they are monitoring and evaluating a non-emergency condition that occurred below Tuttle Creek Dam at approximately 5:00 Thursday evening when a sinkhole developed. The sinkhole is adjacent to the stilling basin, also ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are warning the public that devices used to steal personal information have been discovered on two drive up bank cash machines. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, devices known as "skimmers" were found at drive up ATMs at two Sunflower Bank locations; 2450 S. 9th and 2070 S. Ohio. Both had the skimmer devices affixed ...

10 years ago
A pretrial date has been delayed for a 15-year-old central Kansas boy ordered to stand trial as an adult in the fire-related deaths of his mother and sister. Samuel Vonachen has pleaded not guilty to two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder of his father and aggravated arson. Authorities allege Vonachen used gasoline to ...

10 years ago
The latest government forecast is painting a more optimistic estimate of the size of the Kansas winter wheat crop now that harvest is nearly completed. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that it expects this year's wheat production to be 334.4 million bushels in Kansas. That is up from the 314.5 million bushels it had ...

10 years ago
A Kansas district court judge says he is prepared to challenge the constitutionality of this year's judicial budget bill if his lawsuit against last year's budget bill is successful and lawmakers move to nullify all judicial branch funding. The Lawrence Journal-World reports lawyers representing 30th Judicial District Chief Judge Larry Solomon filed a brief on Wednesday ...