10 years ago
State records show that fewer irrigators are pumping more than they are allowed but that the issue remains a problem. The Hutchinson News reports that 114 water right holders received a first-offense warning of civil penalties so far this year for overpumping in 2013. Another 70 irrigators were warned a second, and, for a few, a ...

10 years ago
The southeast Kansas town of Galena is shedding ten employees and raising taxes to correct a budget shortfall. The Joplin Globe reports that Mayor Dale Oglesby says the city had a $260,000 cash shortfall. After the 2011 Joplin tornado, the city's construction and demolition landfill brought in additional revenue that was used to keep the mill ...

10 years ago
Monarch butterflies are rebounding after three years of significant drops. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch at the University of Kansas says the number of Monarchs wintering in Mexico could be two to four times more than last year. Monarch Watch organizes tagging to track the migration of the butterflies. The Wichita Eagle reports that favorable weather seems ...

10 years ago
A company in Neodesha is building drones that its owner believes could someday help farmers watch over their fields without spending hours walking or driving through their property. The company, called AgEagle, has shipped 125 unmanned aircraft systems to customers across the world since January 1st. AgEagle was started by Bret Chilcott, a former aircraft employee ...

10 years ago
Hours digging in the August sun rewarded Kris Super, a Wichita freshman at Fort Hays State University, with a remarkable discovery -- more than half a skeleton of an 85 million-year old bird. Super and a few of his paleontology friends spent their last weekend before school "in the chalk" looking for fossils near Castle ...

10 years ago
On what turned out to be a blessing of an afternoon, animals at Rolling Hills Zoo, and some of their keepers, were blessed Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Robert Nelson Smith, President and CEO of Saint Francis Community Services, performed a blessing of the animals. On what was a beautiful fall day, Father Bobby visited the ...

10 years ago
A student housing project at Bethany College in Lindsborg is underway. Increasing enrollment at the school has caused officials to scramble for accomodations. The school is leasing space at two nearby motels, the Coronado Motel and the Viking Motel, for student housing. A more long-term solution is a new residence hall. That project began this week. According to the ...

10 years ago
Authorities are looking for one or more intruders who they say broke into the Wichita home of a 100-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her. Police told reporters Friday that the victim walked to a neighbor's house Tuesday morning, saying there were two people inside her home. The woman told police she was awakened during the night ...

10 years ago
A budget shortfall predicted for Kansas for July 2016 has grown to $260 million after tax collections fell short of expectations during the past three months. The previous figure from the Legislature's nonpartisan research staff was $238 million. But researchers noted that tax collections in July, August and September fell a total of $22 million short ...

10 years ago
Independent Greg Orman has released a plan that he says would create a better climate for small businesses. The U.S. Senate candidate says his proposal seeks to spur investment, streamline regulations and reform student loans to create a skilled work force. The plan was unveiled Friday as Orman toured small businesses across central Kansas. In Wichita, ...

10 years ago
A warrant sweep by the Saline County Sheriff's Office nets nine arrests. Four, 2-man teams of deputies had 33 warrants in hand on Thursday evening as they traveled around the county knocking on doors, double checking addresses trying to find citizens who have civil and district court warrants. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that they have ...