10 years ago
Republican Sen. Pat Roberts isn't saying much about his long record of advocating for the farmers that drive Kansas' economy. That worries some supporters of the three-term senator as he scrambles for re-election against a self-styled independent candidate, businessman Greg Orman, who's become a real threat. Roberts instead is banking on antipathy toward President Barack Obama, which ...

10 years ago
A new report says the on-time immunization rate for Kansas children dropped sharply during the last school year after several years of improvement. The report compiled for the annual Kansas Kids Count report says only 61 percent of Kansas children who were kindergartners during the 2012-13 school year received recommended immunizations by age 2. That was ...

10 years ago
A new poll suggests the Kansas governor's race is a toss-up. The poll released Sunday by NBC News and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, showed Democratic challenger Paul Davis as the choice of 45 percent of the likely voters surveyed. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback was the choice of 44 percent. Libertarian candidate Keen Umbehr was chosen by ...

10 years ago
Hunting and fishing is big business in Kansas. According to the Kansasa Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism there’s no place like Kansas for an excellent hunting and fishing experience. Both activities have a substantial impact on the Kansas economy, generating over a half billion dollar annually. Here are some numbers the department released: Hunting - $401+ million ...

10 years ago
A former Manhattan mayor little known to rural western Kansas voters is giving Congressman Tim Huelskamp an aggressive re-election challenge. Democrat Jim Sherow has mounted a hard-fought challenge in the sprawling 1st District of Kansas despite seemingly overwhelming odds in a heavily Republican district against a well-funded incumbent. Sherow has crisscrossed the mostly rural district on ...

10 years ago
A 17-year-old suspect has been charged as a juvenile with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Wichita couple. The Wichita Eagle reports that the teen is accused of killing 70-year-old Martha Moreno and her husband, 72-year-old Godofredo Moreno. Court records also show the teen faces an aggravated robbery charge. The Morenos' son found ...

10 years ago
A 24-year-old man received an electrical shock in a farming accident south of Salina Saturday afternoon. First responders were called to the area of Ohio Street and Farrelly Road at around 1:00 in the afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Chad Flesher tells KSAL News that a crew working in a field was just coming back from ...

10 years ago
A tip helps game wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism catch a poacher. According to the agency, a citizen's call to Operation Game Thief resulted in a poaching case made in Rawlins County this week. The investigation included the cooperative assistance of Tennessee Game Wardens, and K9 Kooper locating evidence hidden from ...

10 years ago
After lifting the spirits of Kansas Democrats eager to oust conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, challenger Paul Davis now appears to be losing ground. The state's longstanding GOP loyalties and negative television ads seem have been eroding his onetime lead in the polls. Incumbent Brownback has been gaining since the Republican Governors Association began bombarding television ...

10 years ago
A Lawrence woman has pleaded guilty to arranging the shooting of her ex-boyfriend on a highway south of Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 22-year-old Brittany Nicole Smith pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge. The victim, 24-year-old Skylar Workman, survived after being shot May 26 on Highway 59. Testimony at a preliminary hearing in July indicated ...

10 years ago
A federal judge has spurned an effort by a heterosexual couple to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Kansas ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Friday that Phillip and Sandra Unruh, of Harper, have no legal right to join the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas. The Unruhs claimed ...