11 years ago
Tea party groups and other Republican rebels that thrive on bedeviling the party establishment are minding their political manners in the run-up to Election Day, while Democrats are struggling. That combination doesn't guarantee a Republican takeover of the Senate or big GOP gains in the House in elections midway through President Barack Obama's second term. But ...

11 years ago
With the beginning ofthe biggest hunting season in Kansas less than a week away, game wardens and state troopers are ready. The regular pheasant and quail seasons open November 8, the greater prairie chicken regular season starts November 15 and duck and goose seasons will also be underway. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism ...

11 years ago
A rule that prevents utilities from disconnecting Kansas customers during extreme cold is in effect. The cold weather rule is enforced by the Kansas Corporation Commission and runs from this weekend through March 31. The rule bars utilities from disconnecting electric or natural gas service for non payment when temperatures of 35 or lower are forecast ...

11 years ago
A University of Kansas fraternity has agreed to remain suspended while a sexual assault investigation continues. The university sent a letter Friday to the president of the school's Kappa Sigma chapter. In it, university student conduct and community standards coordinator Joshua Jones wrote that it could be after the beginning of December before the investigation is ...

11 years ago
Kansas Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis made a stop in Salina Saturday, as he criss crosses the state in the final days leading up to Tuesday's election. Davis, involved in a tight race with incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback, stood on a chair as he spoke to an enthusiatic group of supporters. Davis touched on a number ...

11 years ago
A train has injured two people on a bridge in northeast Kansas. Douglas County dispatchers say emergency personnel responded Saturday afternoon to the accident west of downtown Eudora. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1zoJn4o ) reports that all train traffic was stopped while emergency vehicles parked on the tracks to attend to the victims. Two helicopters ...

11 years ago
Independent Senate Candidate Greg Orman brought his message of "breaking the gridlock" to supporters in Salina on Saturday afternoon. Orman, who is in a tight race with incumbent three-term Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, spoke to a gathering of about 50 people in Downtown Salina. Orman told the group that voters in Kansas on Tuesday will ...

11 years ago
The help wanted sign is out at Salina Downtown. According to the organization, director Melissa Hodges is stepping down. She announced her resignation to the Business Improvement/Salina Downtown, Inc. Board of Directors via email on October 31. Her final day with SDI will be on Friday, December 5th. Hodges said, "I've known for a while that ...

11 years ago
Three bodies and the cockpit voice recorder have been removed from a Wichita flight training facility that was hit by a small plane this week. The Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said the bodies of the people trapped inside a simulator in the building were pulled from the rubble late Friday evening. Crisp ...

11 years ago
Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Greg Orman says a Republican accusation that he called former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole a "clown" is a distortion of his words. Orman is in a tight race with three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, who was traveling Friday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Dole. Asked about ...

11 years ago
The Kansas attorney general's office has argued that a federal court should not weigh in on the state's gay marriage ban until the Kansas Supreme Court has reviewed it. Assistant Attorney General Steve Fabert on Friday urged U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree not to issue a preliminary injunction preventing Kansas from enforcing its ban. Crabtree was hearing ...