A 13-year-old is facing felony charges after officials say they threatened to bomb the Kansas Statehouse. The Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office said their agency was made aware of a threat to the Kansas State Capitol made through social media earlier this week. Officials say a post was made about “bombing” the Capitol. Shortly after learning about the post officials evacuated the Statehouse and s...
If you are heading lo a lake in Kansas this Labor Day Weekend be aware toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for 18 different bodies of water across the state. Still included on the list is a pond at a Salina park. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or pai...
A retired math teacher at Fort Riley Middle School has been awarded $95,000 from the school district after a settlement agreed that her First Amendment rights had been violated when she used a student’s dead name and was required to not tell their parents about their social transition. Pamela Ricard, a math teacher, had been reprimanded and suspended by Fort Riley Middle School officials for add...
For the first time, the Kansas Highway Patrol will have a cruiser featured in the AAST's 'Best Looking Cruiser' Calendar, and it's all thanks to you! You'll find our KHP Challenger under the month of September in the calendar! Thank you for your support, encouragement, and votes over the past few weeks. We appreciate it! To order your copy of the Best Cruiser Calendar and to support the ...
Four recent drug overdoes in Riley County, including one at a school, have prompted officials to issue a warning. On Wednesday Riley County Police and EMS responded to two overdoses involving adults. Last week, they responded to two more overdoses over the course of 48 hours, both involving juveniles, with one occurring at Manhattan High School during school. Riley County Police say these overdose...
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a concrete truck rolled over on I-135 Thursday morning in Saline County. The incident happened at around 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-135, near exit 88. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the concrete truck to roll over. Crews were working to upright the truck, which rolled over near Water Well Road, just south of Salina....
Wyatt Thompson, who is entering his 21st season as the Voice of the Wildcats, will be inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame as he is one of three inductees to be enshrined in the Class of 2022. The ceremony will take place Oct. 24 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan, and Thompson will be joined in the class by radio engineer Don Free, who was a longtime member of both...
Photo by Janelle Dockendorf/Dickinson County Asst. Co. Admin. Dickinson County Commissioners thanked the Dickinson County Clerk’s office staff for their hard work leading up to and during the Tuesday, Aug. 2 Primary Election at the commission’s Aug. 4 meeting. County Clerk/Election Officer Jeanne Livingston commended her employees for their hard work, especially since none of them had ever be...
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation arrested a Salina man Friday for a 2011 murder in New Cambria, Kansas. 51-year-old Steven Couch, Jr. was arrested by KBI agents at the Salina Municipal Court. The KBI says Couch is suspected of 2nd-degree murder in the February 17, 2011, death of 39-year-old Carol Williams. His bond was set at $1 million. Williams was dating Couch at the time of her death. Couch ...
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