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One of the biggest events of the year at Rolling Hills Zoo is this Saturday. It's Pumpkin PaZoola. According to the zoo, Pumpkin PaZoola is a pumpkin-themed festival for all ages to celebrate the fall season with fun activities for the whole family while enjoying all the animals at Rolling Hills Zoo. All kids age ...

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Two longtime Fort Hays State University donors are giving the school $1 million for scholarships. The school said Thursday the donation from Don and Chris Bickle will benefit athletes and students from their hometown of Hoisington. Fort Hays State University Foundation President and CEO Tim Chapman says the gift will help the foundation achieve a $12 million ...

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The threat of Ebola has caused some Christian groups to rethink their mission efforts in West Africa. Real Impact Missions takes 400 high school students a year on short-term mission trips to five countries. Founder and director Scott Boss told the Tulsa World that a trip was scheduled for next spring to Burkina Faso in Africa, ...

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Same-sex couples are lining up for marriage applications in Johnson County after a judge cleared the way for what could be the first gay marriage in Kansas. District court clerk Sandy McCurdy said 42 same-sex couples had applied for licenses by late Thursday afternoon. McCurdy said the stream of applicants was "pretty steady" in the first ...

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Police in Topeka say a driver involved in an accident that killed an 85-year-old motorcycle rider told officers he was looking at his CD player just before the collision. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports it paid $5 to the city's Police Department Thursday for a copy of the report on the Sept. 12 accident. The report quotes the ...

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A new report shows Kansas job growth is lagging well behind the nation but predicts the employment outlook will be better next year. Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research on Thursday released its employment forecast for the Kansas and the Wichita metropolitan area. It shows that while employment nationwide grew by 1.9 percent ...

10 years ago
The Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center, which broke ground in July, is already creating momentum toward its project goals. The innovation center has garnered $2.4 million in equipment donations, the facility's foundation is currently being poured and the job description for a full-time research manager is being finalized. "It is absolutely thrilling to ...

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Cooler, wet weather is on the way. According to the National Weather Service, showers and thunderstorms will develop as the day progresses on Thursday, dropping heavy rain in some areas. As the main storm system approaches this afternoon and evening, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to spread. Rainfall may be heavy at times, with totals ...

10 years ago
Kansas authorities are searching for a man who they say led officers on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph. Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson says that the 26-year-old suspect is armed and dangerous. He says the man on Wednesday led law enforcement officers from the county, Hutchinson and the Kansas Highway Patrol ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation says teenagers will be coming to the Statehouse to participate in a quick-click buckling-up challenge as part of a traffic safety event. Friday afternoon's event on the south side of the Capitol is part of KDOT's Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day. The challenge involves teams of teenagers racing to unbuckle their ...

10 years ago
A Wichita couple who left their 18-month-old son in an apartment closet have been sentenced to one year of probation. 18-year-old Destiny Lee and 19-year-old Donivan Turner pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment charges. A maintenance worker repairing an air conditioner in May found the boy inside a closet in the couple's apartment. Police say the temperature ...