10 years ago
A photo of Sarah Palin's young son standing on a dog to reach the kitchen sink is drawing sharp reaction both in support and in protest. The image of Trig, presumably preparing to wash dishes, and the reclining and seemingly relaxed black Lab-type animal is posted on the former Alaska governor's Facebook page. The online response to ...

10 years ago
A 19-year-old man has drowned at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department identified the victim as Michael Tolsdorf of Manhattan. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that he fell through the ice Friday in the River Pond area. Bystanders collecting firewood in the area unsuccessfully attempted to rescue Tolsdorf before emergency rescue teams arrived ...

10 years ago
A group representing Catholic bishops in Kansas wants lawmakers to approve tougher state regulators for payday lenders. The Wichita Eagle reports that Kansas Catholic Conference executive director Michael Schuttloffel says the short-term, high-interest rate loans take advantage of people's desperation. He says many borrowers get stuck in a cycle of taking out more loans to pay ...

10 years ago
Snow that began falling Saturday evening quickly made travel dangerous across parts of Kansas. Slick roads contributed to multiple slide offs and crashes. A van carrying players from the Brown Mackie college basketball team was among those that crashed. Coach Francis Flax tells KSAL News that the van rolled over after sliding off Interstate 70 near ...

10 years ago
Snow that fell across Central Kansas ended early Sunday morning only to be replaced by bitter cold Arctic air. According to the National Weather Service, Arctic high pressure will settle south across the area Sunday into Sunday night. Temperatures will hover around 20 degrees below normal for early January. Lows will drop into the single digits ...

10 years ago
Four Topeka police officers have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the deadly shooting of a suspect. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said Friday that the officers acted in self-defense on Dec. 13 when they fatally shot 19-year-old Joseph Michael Rodriguez of Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Rodriguez was armed with a handgun and a ...

10 years ago
Festivities leading up to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's swearing-in for a second term should have a familiar feel to them. The Republican governor's inaugural committee is sticking with the template from his first inauguration four years ago. Community service events next week will lead up to a Saturday night dinner and ball in Topeka, followed by a ...

10 years ago
Westar Energy and Kansas City Power & Light will both ask for rate increases in 2015 to recover some of the costs of environmental upgrades at the LaCygne power plant. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the companies, which co-own the plant in Linn County, spent $1.2 billion on the upgrades and have recovered about half the ...

10 years ago
UCLA held off a furious second half rally by Kansas State on Friday night in the Alamo Bowl, as the No. 14 Bruins picked up a 40-35 win over the No. 11 Wildcats in San Antonio at the Alamodome. UCLA established its dominance early, as quarterback Brett Hundley orchestrated a magnificent opening drive. Hundley scored on ...

10 years ago
A monthly report shows an improved economic outlook over the next three to six months for nine Midwestern and Plains states. A survey report issued Friday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index jumped to 54.4 in December from 51.3 in November. The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from ...

10 years ago
A fire at a Hays apartment left one person dead and another injured. Hays officials say the fire was reported about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. KAKE-TV reports firefighters and police pulled two women from the apartment. A 56-year-old woman later died. The condition of the other victim, a 58-year-old woman, was not released. The fire caused heavy damage to ...