11 years ago
A golf bag with a dozen clubs inside were stolen from a residence on the evening of July 17th. A 67-year old man who lives in the 100 block E. Kirwin reported the missing Adams Hybrid clubs from his garage. There was no sign of forced entry. Total loss is valued at $600.

11 years ago
A U.S. Treasury Department program brought $31.8 million to Kansas last year, and that number could grow in the future. The Treasury Offset Program helps states collect debts owed by tax deadbeats and welfare cheats. The Wichita Eagle reports Kansas plans to join a part of the program that helps states recover improperly paid unemployment benefits. The ...

11 years ago
Salina Police arrested a man allegedly involved in the burglary of T&R Liquor. McCarver Lawson, 51, of Salina was arrested after witnesses saw a man break into the liquor store around 11 pm on July 18th. Lawson, allegedly, threw a rock threw the front door shattering the glass. He then took four bottles of Barton Vodka and ...

11 years ago
History has not been kind to candidates who've challenged Kansas governors in party primaries. Only two challengers have unseated governors in the August elections since the state started them in 1910. And both of them were Republicans who went on to lose in the November general election. This year, Gov. Sam Brownback faces Jennifer Winn in the ...

11 years ago
A group of Emporia residents is exploring the possibility of returning Amtrak to the northeast Kansas city. The Emporia Amtrak Task Force recently filed for nonprofit status with the Kansas Secretary of State's Office. It's trying to raise funds for an impact study to build a train depot to replace one that was destroyed by fire ...

11 years ago
A Hutchinson man convicted of putting two children in a hot clothes dryer as punishment will be resentenced for the third time. An appellate court has ordered the third sentencing hearing for Aaron Pritchard, who was convicted of child abuse in 2008 after he put his girlfriend's 2- and 3-year-old children in the dryer when the ...

11 years ago
Driver education instructors say they're concerned about a decline in school programs teaching youngsters how to drive at a time when distractions are growing. The Wichita Eagle reports about 200 members of the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association met in Wichita last week to discuss trends in driver training. They say one of the more ...

11 years ago
A widening rift in a key constituency courted by the two abortion opponents is unfolding in the GOP congressional primary race in Kansas. U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo faces a tough GOP primary challenge from former congressman Todd Tiahrt, who held that position for 16 years before giving it up to run for the Senate. Both candidates ...

11 years ago
A national anti-abortion leader has asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo for alleged ethics violations during his re-election campaign. Troy Newman is president of Operation Rescue. Last week, he made public documentation sent to the agency accusing the Pompeo of posting links to campaign material on his House website. Pompeo's office ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Adjutant General's office says federal authorities are investigating possible corruption involving outside medical companies' contracts with the Kansas Army National Guard. Sharon Watson, spokeswoman for the adjutant general's office, confirmed the investigation Friday to The Lawrence Journal-World but declined to release specific details. She said the investigation involves concerns of "inappropriate conduct" on medical ...

11 years ago
Multiple major disasters are poised to pummel Kansas, disasters that will require response not only from local agencies, but also from the state, the Kansas National Guard, other states and federal entities. But it's okay, because we know when they're coming - Aug. 4-7 - and it's all just for training. Kansas will be the host state ...