11 years ago
An attempt to thaw a frozen pipe turned into a big problem for a southwest Kansas resident. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports  an above-ground water pipe beneath a mobile home froze and broke Thursday afternoon. The resident tried to unfreeze the pipe with a propane burner, but set a fire instead. No one was injured, but ...

11 years ago
Two days of hearings in Kansas by a national health care oversight panel raised questions about the implementation of the state's KanCare system and the impact on Medicaid services. The hearings were conducted Wednesday and Thursday by the National Council on Disability, which advises the president and Congress on health care issues. Members of the panel on ...

11 years ago
An attorney for former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to consider modifying a ruling that indefinitely suspended Kline's law license. The motion for a rehearing was filed this week by Tom Condit, who argued that investigators in Kline's case were biased and facts about the former attorney general's investigations into ...

11 years ago
The women who coached the U.S. women's soccer team to two Olympic gold medals will be a distinguished professor at Bethany College in Lindsborg. The college announced Thursday that Pia Sundhage will start in January as this year's Distinguished Pearson Professor of Swedish Studies. Sundhage will teach a one-credit-hour class, work with Bethany's soccer team and other ...

11 years ago
A fixture on the Topeka skyline for more than three years is coming down as renovation of the Kansas Statehouse nears completion. The towering blue crane was used to carry building materials to the capitol roof and dome, including massive steel beams used to support scaffolding. Statehouse architect Barry Greis said Thursday the crane has picked up ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is helping investigate three separate thefts of cattle in Stafford County. The department's division of animal health says three groups of cattle were stolen between Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. The first group included 11 heifers, all solid black with black and white faces. The cattle had tags in one ear stamped ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Officers were called to the 400 block of West South on Thursday afternoon at about 3:30pm after a homeowner returned to his house to discover a game controller and TV missing. Police say there was no sign of forced entry but someone apparently removed an internet router plus an Xbox ...

11 years ago
Three of four people arrested in a September drug bust in Ellis County that netted 2.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine have accepted plea deals. Thirty-nine-year-old Rick Grecian of Hays on Wednesday agreed to enter an Alford plea to three counts of felony distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine. The deal calls for ...

11 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is hosting a holiday open house this weekend. According to the museum, there will be festive fun for the entire family. Planned activities include carriage rides, a pioneer Santa, music, crafts, and refreshments. Special music by Salina singer and songwriter Ann Zimmerman will bring a special touch to this come and go event. Free ...

11 years ago
The Better Business Bureau is warning of on-line fraudulent websites using their logo. According to the agency, in the past year, Better Business Bureau has shut down more than one hundred fraudulent websites that illegally steal the famous BBB logo and imply they are legitimate sites. A noticeable trend recently is websites that include the word "overstock" in the domain ...

11 years ago
Westar Energy says it has received several reports from customers of fraudulent calls from scammers posing as employees of the Topeka-based electric utility. The company says the scammers are targeting Spanish-speaking customers and businesses. In most cases, the caller claims to be a customer service representative and says the customer's check has bounced or a bill is ...