12 years ago
The Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty is campaigning against legislation limiting the time allowed for appeals of capital punishment convictions. The state Senate approved a bill last month setting a limit of three years and six months for the Kansas Supreme Court to hear and decide an appeal of a death penalty conviction. There is ...

12 years ago
The president of ESPN will join three college athletics executives in delivering a Landon Lecture next month at Kansas State University. ESPN's John Skipper is also CEO of Disney Media Networks. He'll be joined for the April 2 lecture by Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, retired University of Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds and Kansas ...

12 years ago
Wichita's airport will now be known as the "Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport." The Wichita City Council vote Tuesday to change the name to honor the former president, who grew up in Abilene. It will cost the city about $140,000 to change signs at the airport. It wasn't immediately clear when the new name ...

12 years ago
A body recovered from Tuttle Creek Lake has been identified as a 56-year-old woman from rural St. George. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat said in a news release that the body found last Friday was that of Jane Peterson, who worked in the physics department at Kansas State University. Peterson's family reported her missing on Jan. 19.  ...

12 years ago
President Barack Obama is proposing Congress provide another infusion of cash to continue construction of a new biosecurity lab in Kansas. The president's budget was announced Tuesday and includes $300 million for the Department of Homeland Security to continue work on the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility under construction near Kansas State University. The $1.25 billion new ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are focusing their investigation on a known suspect in a forgery and theft case. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, someone stole and forged checks belonging to 56-year-old Steven Jacobs of Salina. Police say on five occasions between November of 2013 and January 20th, of this year the suspect forged his name and cashed checks at ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a theft case after being contacted by an 83-year-old woman who told officers that her jewelry collection was stolen from her home in the 600 block of Huehl. Police say there is no sign of forced entry and that the woman has had several acquaintances over to her home in the ...

12 years ago
The latest government snapshot of the Kansas winter wheat crop shows a mixed outlook after a month of cold, snowy weather. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that wheat fields started to green up and show signs of growth as snow melted in February. But concerns persist about the potential for winterkill because of the ...

12 years ago
A Sedgwick County judge has recommended a Hard 50 prison sentence for a Wichita man who left his girlfriend on a road after kicking her between 20 and 30 times with steel-toed boots. District Judge William Woolley ruled Monday that 43-year-old Anson Bernhardt should serve 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole for the ...

12 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday approved the idea of entering into a water supply group. Commissioners authorized staff to prepare and submit an application to the Kansas Water office for membership to form the Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access District. The group will include other cities, industries, and farmers that get water from the Smoky Hill ...

12 years ago
A statewide tornado drill in Kansas is planned for Tuesday afternoon. The event is part of severe weather awareness week. The statewide drill is scheduled for 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Every school, citizen and business is encouraged to participate in the drill by practicing seeking secure, safe shelter as if this were a real warning. Saline ...