11 years ago
A 26-year-old man who was arrested after a police chase has been charged with killing a Dodge City woman. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports that the Ford County prosecutor charged Victor Gutierrez on Friday with first-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Natasha Pruitt and three other felonies. Dodge City police and the Ford County Sheriff's ...

11 years ago
Salina City and Saline County rural firefighters responded to a large fire at the Salina Waste Water Plant on North Marymount Road late Friday afternoon. The initial call indicated that a lime pit might be on fire. The first responders to the scene encountered heavy black smoke as they arrived. They discovered that a lime pit ...

11 years ago
As a result of ongoing federal cuts to defense spending, a Kansas Air National Guard official says a Wichita unit could see almost a third of its full-time positions eliminated. The 184th Intelligence Wing stationed at the McConnell Air Force Base is expected to lose nearly 30 percent of its full-time positions by the end ...

11 years ago
As the sun rose Friday morning, volunteers flooded into the Bicentennial Center's Heritage Hall to lend their hand to a service project by packing 50,000 macaroni and cheese meals for those in need. The assembly lines began measuring, pouring and packing noodles and cheese into plastic bags at 7am. As the clock struck 9am - boxes ...

11 years ago
A man wanted for threatening a person with a knife at the Chapel Ridge Apartments on Monday is captured following a high-speed chase Thursday night. Police arrested 30-year-old Jeffrey McLemore after he allegedly tried to hit an officer by backing his car at him - in the lot at the Traveler's Lodge on South Broadway. Police were ...

11 years ago
Federal regulators say a Union Pacific line has reopened a day after two trains collided in central Kansas. The line was reopened early Friday after the railroad replaced 400 feet of track on the main line and 300 feet on a side line. The accident occurred in McPherson County between Canton and Galva. National Transportation ...

11 years ago
Between 10:48 AM and 11:57 AM on August 3, 2014 forced entry was used to commit a burglary at Superior Plumbing, 1645 Copper Court. The following items were taken: CZ Model 82 9mm handgun in a red backpack 100 rounds of 9mm and 1,500 rounds of .22lr ammunition scrap copper Loss is estimated at $1,965. If you have any information concerning ...

11 years ago
Kansas authorities are looking for five girls who left a youth care facility in Newton. Newton Police Chief Jim Daily says the girls left the facility late Wednesday and early Thursday. The girls are considered endangered but police refused to give any more details about the escape or why they are endangered. Police say three of the ...

11 years ago
A motorcyclist in northeast Kansas has died after a pickup truck pulled in front of him. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Kurt Lucas was killed Thursday near Perry-Lecompton High School. They say the 49-year-old truck driver didn't yield to the Lucas while making a turn. Lucas tried to avoid the collision but hit the back of ...

11 years ago
A Flint Hills family is offering access to its 4,600-acre ranch to Wichita State University for research. The gift will help researchers in biology, geology, grassland studies, anthropology and other fields. The land is located about an hour southeast of Wichita. The estate of Earl and Terri Youngmeyer will retain ownership and the land won't be open ...

11 years ago
State Treasurer Ron Estes says the Kansas Cash booth at this year's state fair resulted in more than $750,000 in unclaimed property being returned to its rightful owners. The treasurer says the number of people stopping at the booth and searing for missing money in a computerized database this year was far greater than in recent ...