10 years ago
The University of Kansas received nearly twice as many sexual assault complaints in 2014 than the year before. School officials attribute the increase to improved awareness of the crime. The school's Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access says it received 169 complaints last year, compared with 85 in 2013. IOA Executive Director Jane McQueeny says 120 of ...

10 years ago
Some members of a class that donated a Thomas Hart Benton painting to a Shawnee Mission school in the 1950s are wondering where the gift is being kept. The district says it has the painting, called "Utah Highlands," but it isn't saying where. The district's spokeswoman says the location is being kept secret for security reasons ...

10 years ago
As the east coast prepares for a blizzard that is expected to drop record snowfall amounts in some areas, record warmth is possible in the midwest. According to the National Weather Service, record setting high temperatures will overspread the area Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the 70s will be possible for locations along and west of Interstate ...

10 years ago
A southwest Kansas roadside museum about a gang of bank and train robbers is among the newest properties added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas Historical Society said in a news release that the Dalton Gang Hideout & Museum in Meade County is one of six new Kansas listings. The attraction was built ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pedestrian is dead after being hit by a semi-trailer in Cowley County. Troopers say the deceased is 23-year-old Vance Lee Oliver of Winfield. The accident happened Sunday morning near the intersection of Kansas Highway 360 and U.S. 77. The state highway patrol says Oliver was killed after stepping in front of ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislative committees are preparing to consider proposals for closing a projected $279 million shortfall in the state's current budget. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr. says the panel will begin hearings Wednesday on budget-balancing legislation. The Senate Ways and Means Committee has scheduled debates on budget-balancing proposals for Wednesday and Thursday. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals ...

10 years ago
A National Park Service feasibility study/environmental assessment for the Chisholm and Great Western National Historic Trail is complete and is available for public comment. This has been a four year project. In 2010 the National Park Service conducted 12 public meetings along the trails to receive feedback. After receiving this feedback the park service began ...

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Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are courting the Republican Party's elite donors in the early maneuvering for the 2016 presidential race. But several other potential Republican candidates are concentrating their efforts on Christian conservatives. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal hosted a prayer rally in his home state, where he called for a national spiritual revival. Dr. Ben Carson, a ...

10 years ago
In an effort to offer more cultural experiences to the campus and community, Kansas State University Salina’s Multicultural Student Union will be hosting a Diversity High Tea that will feature a question and answer forum with the cast of “Clybourne Park” from Salina Community Theatre. The presentation, led by Community Access Television’s Marnie Rhein, will ...

10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing to backpedal on a much-ballyhooed increase in state spending on public schools after seeking to slow down aggressive tax-cutting to close budget shortfalls. Brownback won a name in conservative circles by successfully pushing lawmakers to slash personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 to boost the state's economy. He narrowly won ...

10 years ago
Herding cattle. Counting fish. Taking an animal's temperature. Applying pesticides. The president of the National Farmers Union says that when it comes to drones, "your imagination can go pretty wild in terms of what would be possible." This month, the Federal Aviation Administration issued the first permit for agricultural use of unmanned aerial vehicles. An Idaho-based business ...