11 years ago
Several Kansas groups are seeking a new level of dental provider they say could ease a shortage of dentists across the state. A proposed bill was introduced in the last legislative session to create registered dental practitioners who would be somewhere between a hygienist and a dentist, but it didn't get a hearing. Advocates like the Kansas ...

11 years ago
Improperly disposed of fireworks are blamed for at least three fires in Emporia, including one that destroyed an assisted living facility. KVOE reports smoldering fireworks were stored in a plastic trash can that was rolled up against Sterling House on Friday night. The resulting fire destroyed most of the assisted living residence and displaced 21 residents Firefighters ...

11 years ago
A photo of Wichita police officers rescuing a 6-month-old German shepherd from an overpass helped reunite the frightened animal with his owners. The Wichita Eagle reports an officer was writing a ticket near the overpass at Kellogg and Tyler Road on Friday night when he saw the dog, named Harley, on the overpass ledge. Police say the ...

11 years ago
Blue Bird is recalling more than 2,500 All American school buses and some transit buses to fix a problem that could make steering more difficult. The company also is recalling a smaller number of school buses that may be prone to a propane fuel leak, according to paperwork filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The ...

11 years ago
The excitement of acceptance into that dream college has passed. The first day of classes is still weeks away. But the resources provided by high school teachers and computer labs are no longer available for graduates. Education researchers and academic counselors call it "summer melt," the precarious time when some college-bound students fall through the cracks, ...

11 years ago
A 39-year-old Wichita woman was arrested after police say she chased three people with large fireworks in her hand. Wichita Police Sgt. John Hoofer tells KSN-TV the fireworks were lit and she sprayed the three victims with sparks Friday night. Hoofer says the woman knew the group of people and was intentionally trying to burn them. The woman ...

11 years ago
Supporters of a bid to bring a casino to southeast Kansas say the long-shuttered Camptown Greyhound Park could be converted quickly into a gambling facility if state regulators approve. The Joplin Globe reports the park has applied to the Kansas Lottery Commission for the lone remaining casino slot. That slot has gone unfilled since the state ...

11 years ago
Some longtime southwest Kansas residents accustomed to long periods without rain say this spring was one of the worst they can remember. The Hutchinson News reports Morton County, which sits closer to three state capitals than its own in Topeka, still has received only about 75 percent of normal precipitation, even after an unusually wet June. Morton ...

11 years ago
Nearly two dozen residents of an Emporia assisted living facility are looking for new homes after the building was destroyed by fire. KVOE-AM reports all 21 residents of Sterling House made it out safely after the fire started late Friday night. Emporia Fire Department Battalion Chief Rich Gould says firefighters were called to the facility just before ...

11 years ago
Kansas education officials say the state's remedial education plan for incoming college students isn't working. The remedial courses, sometimes called developmental education, are offered to students who need to improve their capabilities in math, English or reading before taking college-level courses. The state says 42 percent of the first-time students in two-year colleges and 16 percent in ...

11 years ago
A man is dead after being shot by police who were called to a Wichita home in response to a suicidal man who needed help. When officers arrived at the home around 1:30 p.m. Friday the man, believed to be in his 20s, ran out of the house toward officers with a weapon. Wichita Deputy Police Chief ...