10 years ago
It's the last days of summer vacation for students in Salina.  In preparation of the new school year, school zone lights in Salina were activated last week, and teachers returned to the classroom. The annual Saline County Back to School Fair, where nearly 2,000 backpacks full of school supplies were distributed, was Friday. While teachers are already ...

10 years ago
Police say a teenager has been critically injured after falling off of a moving car. Police say the 19-year-old man was with a group of people at the Side Pockets sports bar and billiards parlor Sunday morning in Wichita. They say the teenager jumped onto the back of a moving car as the group the left. ...

10 years ago
Although Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts looked vulnerable after winning his Republican primary race last week with only 48 percent of the vote, he still has an easier path to victory in November than his remaining opponents. Democrat Chad Taylor must hold his party's smaller base and build on it with GOP moderates and unaffiliated voters. Independent candidate ...

10 years ago
Franklin County authorities say a 54-year-old man has died in an apparent skydiving accident in eastern Kansas. The sheriff's office says the accident happened Saturday night in a field outside Ottawa, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Kansas City. Franklin County undersheriff Rick Geist says the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's ...

10 years ago
A poor wheat crop and falling prices for corn and soybeans have Kansas farmers preparing for a sharp drop in their incomes after several prosperous years. The Wichita Eagle reports the state's wheat harvest is down by 26 percent from last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. Abundant rain and cool temperatures in June and ...

10 years ago
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp faces a stronger opponent November after surviving a revolt in the primary from farmers in his rural district. But the incumbent has two advantages that are seemingly insurmountable for his Democratic opponent - a heavily Republican district and lots of campaign cash. The 1st District congressman emerged from the primary with 55 percent ...

10 years ago
An elementary school in southeast Kansas that was closed in May after a year of controversy is still the subject of debate between groups discussing its future. The McCune school, part of the Southeast School District based in Cherokee, was closed in May, despite protests from several area residents. The Joplin Globe reports the Southeast School Board ...

10 years ago
Small bridges across the soybean-growing Midwest can't handle fully loaded farm trucks. The Soy Transportation Coalition and other soybean-industry trade groups are focusing on those obscure bridges as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign to try to improve the transportation infrastructure farmers use. That push has greater meaning this year with soybean prices dropping and farmers looking at ...

10 years ago
A man suspected of using counterfeit money in Salina is caught on video. According to Salina Police, On July 13th a male subject, kdressed in plaid shorts and a black shirt, passed a counterfeit $50 bill at Kwik Shop, 1727 W. Crawford.  Including this case, counterfeit bills have been used to make purchases at multiple businesses around Salina in ...

10 years ago
A south-central Kansas community where nitrate levels in the water supply have long exceeded federal standards is working to address the contamination. The Pretty Prairie City Council has hired an attorney in order to gain more time from environmental regulatory agencies to address the high nitrate levels in the drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency informed ...

10 years ago
Officials are investigating a large fish die-off at a Great Bend lake. The Great Bend Tribune reports thousands of dead fish have been reported at Veterans Memorial Lake. Terry Hoff, acting Director of Public Lands for Great Bend, says crews have been cleaning up the fish as best they can, but it's been tough to keep up. ...