11 years ago
Two days of media previews of the world's tallest water slide have been canceled and the attraction's scheduled opening Sunday is in question because of problems with its conveyor system. The 17-story, 168-foot-tall water slide is called Verruckt — German for "insane." Schlitterbahn Waterpark spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the conveyor carries 100-pound, four-person rafts to the ...

11 years ago
A man already serving time in a Kansas military prison has been indicted in cold case sex crimes involving three young girls. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said in a statement Wednesday that 45-year-old Billy Wayne Cooper, formerly of Calhoun County, was served with the indictments at the detention barracks of a military base in Fort ...

11 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education has approved regulations allowing people with relevant experience but no education degree to obtain teaching licenses. Wednesday's 9-1 vote during a brief special meeting was necessary for implementing a new law that takes effect July 1. Legislators approved the measure as a way to increase the available pool of teachers in ...

11 years ago
The number of arrests in a central Kansas drug investigation is up to five in slightly more than a week. KWCH-TV reports sheriff's deputies arrested three people June 17 in Great Bend and rural Barton County. Authorities reported seizing motor vehicles, drug paraphernalia and 9 ounces of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $20,000. Several ...

11 years ago
A judge is allowing a celebrity hunter who unlawfully killed a deer in Kansas to travel abroad while on probation once his ban from hunting worldwide expires. Federal prosecutors argued Wednesday the career of William "Spook" Spann would not suffer from the travel ban. But U.S. Magistrate Judge James O'Hara disagreed and ruled that Spann ...

11 years ago
Earthquakes used to be almost unheard of on the vast stretches of prairie that unfold across Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. But in recent months, temblors have become commonplace in some areas, rattling nerves and raising suspicions that the shaking might be connected to the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing. Although most ...

11 years ago
Kansas State University has received a $1 million donation from the William T. Kemper Foundation in Kansas City. The university says the gift will go toward renovating and expanding the Seaton Complex at the College of Architecture, Planning & Design. Kansas State said in a news release that the $75 million project will include consolidated ...

11 years ago
Police make an arrest in burglary case from last month. Officers were sent to an apartment in the 500 block of E. Crawford on May 3rd, after Paul Smith called for help. Smith said he answered a knock at his door and was hit on the side of his head, knocking his glasses off. A police investigation led ...

11 years ago
A woman is treated at the hospital after being beaten by an acquaintance. Police are looking for a known male suspect, after a woman called for help Tuesday night from a neighbors home in southwest Salina. Officers say the man, who is in his 40's allegedly hit the woman in the face multiple times and used his ...

11 years ago
The Smoky Valley Historical Association is launching a capital campaign in an effort to fund repairs at Coronado Heights. The SVHA solely owns and maintains Coronado Heights Park. Other than an occasional grant or donation for specific projects, the association receives no county, state, or government funding for the day-to-day expenses incurred in operation ...

11 years ago
Area youth from Salina, Abilene, Great Bend, and Inman are among volunteers being rewarded by Kohl's Department Stores. According to the company, the Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program will recognize more than 2,300 young volunteers nationwide who have made a positive impact in their communities through volunteerism. Twenty-five youth from Kansas will each receive a $50 gift ...