11 years ago
Monday is the deadline to sign up for private health insurance in the new online markets created by President Barack Obama's health care law. So far, about 4 out of every 5 people enrolling have qualified for tax credits to reduce the cost of their premiums. Here's what you need to know: - The deadline is Mar. ...

11 years ago
A person who Kansan Wesleyan University believe's could be key to the school's continuing growth is now on staff. According to the school, Sara Nettleingham has joined the Institutional Advancement team as Director of Annual Giving/Stewardship. She is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the relationship between the university and its alumni, friends and benefactors and for ...

11 years ago
A series of earthquakes centered in northern Oklahoma early Sunday morning were felt across much of Southern and Eastern Kansas. The United States Geological Survey recorded nine earthquakes of a magnitude 2.5 or greater early Sunday, after four were recorded Saturday. The strongest were two quakes registering 4.3. Nearly all of the quakes were centered near ...

11 years ago
Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The ...

11 years ago
K-State Salina is preparing to open its doors to the community for a special event. The university's annual open house is next Saturday, April 5th. According to the school, more than 40 booths will be on display across campus exhibiting student clubs and organizations, class projects, academic information and fun, interactive demonstrations. The community can learn ...

11 years ago
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2012 death of a 34-year-old Topeka woman. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Benjamin Anaya was sentenced Friday, ending the cases of three men and one woman charged in the death of Ashley Alcala, who was shot in the head at her ...

11 years ago
A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2011 stabbing death of a Garden City man. Fred Schmidt pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 to second-degree murder in the March 29, 2011, stabbing death of 24-year-old Jeffrey Nichols. The Garden City Telegram reports Finney County District Court Judge Robert Frederick sentenced Schmidt Friday ...

11 years ago
A federal agency's final report about its technical investigation into the 2011 Joplin tornado calls for nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, and public shelters and emergency communications to reduce deaths caused by tornadoes. The final report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology was released Friday and doesn't alter any of the ...

11 years ago
There were no serious injuries in a head-on crash early Saturday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 86-year-old Angel Zaval of Salina was driving a 2007 Nissan pickup headed west on K18 Highway near Talmage. She went left of center and collided head-on with an oncoming car. Two women in the car, 30-year-old Amanda Wuehler from ...

11 years ago
New census figures show that more people have been moving out of Kansas than have recently been moving in. Census data released Thursday shows that from 2010 to 2013, Kansas lost about 10,000 people because of outward migration. The census also showed that Kansas gained more than 16,000 people from international migration over the last ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a strong odor of alcohol from inside a motor vehicle isn't enough to justify a search by law enforcement officers without a warrant. The court ruled for a Sedgwick County man convicted of possessing methamphetamine discovered by officers who searched his SUV after smelling alcohol they suspected had ...