11 years ago
A southeast Kansas school district has settled a lawsuit over the death of a motorist in a crash with a school bus last year. The Parsons Sun reports the family of 34-year-old Andrew Simmons and Altamont-based USD 506 agreed to the $500,000 settlement on Tuesday. The Edna man was married and had five children. Simmons was killed ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas is giving a test drive to a new system that its creators believe offers a better way to assess head injuries in student-athletes. The system is called C3 Logix, and has been under development the past two years by Cleveland Clinic's Innovation Group. The system uses an iPad2 as the assessment tool ...

11 years ago
Multiple guns are stolen from a rural home. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary and theft case in the 4000 block of S. Simpson Road. William DeSilvey told deputies that he and his wife returned home to discover that a collection of hunting rifles and shotguns had been removed from a room inside their ...

11 years ago
A community meeting will be held at Central High School on Monday, September 23 at 6:00 p.m., to discuss facility solutions and receive input. Central High School is located at 650 E. Crawford, Salina. 5:00 p.m. building tours of Central High School 6:00 p.m. community meeting in the auditorium The facility proposals were developed ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary and theft from a Salina fast food stop. Police are reviewing video from Taco John's, 303 S. Santa Fe, after a male suspect smashed the drive through window and stole cash from inside. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a heavy set male used a brick to break the window Wednesday morning at ...

11 years ago
Universities are turning to high school gym scoreboards to recruit students. Wichita State University paid the local school district $90,000 for three years of scoreboard banners and other promotions at high schools with athletic programs. Other promotions include full-page ads in student planners and public-address announcements during varsity games. The contract could be extended another year for ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and a special prosecutor are looking into an incident involving the Hamilton County sheriff. Details are scarce, but Scott County Attorney John Shirley told The Associated Press the incident involving Sheriff Richard Garza was a "family matter" and that there was no physical violence. Shirley was appointed special prosecutor at the request ...

11 years ago
The State Board of Education has voted to require all Kansas teachers renewing their licenses to submit fingerprints for checks against a state criminal database. Tuesday's 9-1 vote came during a discussion of how to strengthen a law requiring prosecutors to notify the state about criminal convictions of people seeking or renewing teaching licenses. Kansas has been ...

11 years ago
Authorities say a hunter died after he fell into a sinkhole while looking for a deer he believed he shot. Sheriff Ron Long says the hunter fell into the hole in southwest Missouri, which was about 70 feet deep, on Monday evening near Buckhorn. He told his wife earlier that he was going to track ...

11 years ago
A Kansas State Board of Education member who was criticized for using a racial slur has offered to recite Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at a public discussion. Steve Roberts, a Republican from Overland Park, said Monday he's offered to recite King's famous speech from memory at the event Friday. The ...

11 years ago
Democrat Paul Davis is officially entering the 2014 Kansas governor's race, announcing his plans to challenge Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Davis, the House minority leader and Lawrence attorney, announced his plans Tuesday through social media. It is Davis' first attempt at statewide office. In an online video announcing his candidacy, Davis says he wants to focus on ...