11 years ago
Kansas legislators and the State Board of Education have concluded a rare meeting to discuss the status of public education and what common ground they can find on key issues. Wednesday's meeting at the Statehouse included the 10-member state board and members of the House and Senate education committees. Most of the discussion focused on how ...

11 years ago
Kansas regulators plan to review charges imposed on utilities by a state agency that represents residential customers and small businesses to finance its work. The Kansas Corporation Commission opened an informal inquiry Tuesday after chairman Mark Sievers raised questions about the Citizens' Utility Ratepayers Board. The KCC still approved $109,000 worth of ...

11 years ago
The final days of the popular live penguin exhibit at Rolling Hills Zoo are this Saturday and Sunday. To celebrate "Penguin Landing", Rolling Hills Zoo is throwing a “Bye Bye Birdie Party” both days. Visitors can come and sign the four giant Bye Bye Birdie going away cards, visit the penguins one last time, make a ...

11 years ago
There's been a boost in the reward for information on a man being sought in two shooting deaths in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation told The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1hWqkBk ) the reward for information leading to the arrest of 35-year-old Kevin R. Welsh has been increased to $11,000. Welsh is not been charged but he ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary and theft that dates back to last month. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, someone forced open a detached shed at a home in the 400 block of N. 13th, sometime between September 1st and September 30th and stole a Honda CR 50r mini bike valued at $250. Police say a ...

11 years ago
A documentary about slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller is being screened in Wichita, where Tiller was murdered. Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, co-directors and co-producers, of the film, "After Tiller," are bringing the movie to Wichita in November. They say they hope the movie will spur civic discourse about abortion. The movie focuses on ...

11 years ago
State education officials are offering two plans for Kansas legislator to consider that would increase state funding for career and technical education programs. The plans, depending on which formula legislators adopt, would increase education spending for the state's 286 school districts by between $9 million and $12 million. Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis said the ...

11 years ago
An historic limestone bridge erected in 1936 in western Kansas apparently will be demolished. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking public comment until Oct. 31 on a proposal to tear down and replace the bridge, which straddles Rush and Russell counties. Russell County officials refused to help repair and strengthen the limestone ...

11 years ago
Imagine taking a trip back in time more than 70 years, to the beginning of what many call the "Green Revolution." It was a time when the world population doubled, and the agricultural industry was forced to grow rapidly with the population to prevent starvation. The growth in the food and agriculture system took sound research ...

11 years ago
A new memorial to military veterans will be dedicated in Leavenworth on the anniversary of a local soldier's death in Iraq. The Leavenworth Times reports the ceremony will be held Thursday, seven years after Army Cpl. David Unger and four other soldiers were killed in Baghdad by an improvised explosive device. Unger was a 2003 graduate of ...

11 years ago
Engineers from the Kansas National Guard will deploy from Salina to Colorado to assist in rebuilding highways damaged by recent flooding in that state. According to the Kansas Adjutant General's office. about 75 Kansas National Guardsmen will deploy Wednesday from Salina and report to the Colorado National Guard armory in Boulder. They are expected to ...