Kansas legislators gave final approval early Friday to a bill that authorizes betting on sporting events, with most of the state’s revenues from it going to efforts to lure the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 21-13, with six GOP senators abstaining, to approve the sports betting bill. The Republican-controlled ...
A police report has been filed with the Lindsborg Police Department regarding an incident involving allegations of water cooler tampering during a baseball game at Bethany College. On Monday, Kansas Wesleyan Athletic Director Steve Wilson told the Associated Press a foreign substance was discovered in the cooler his team was using during a doubleheader against Bethany on Sunday. Bethany College of...
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in connection with a Wednesday morning murder in Salina. According to Salina Police, Wednesday morning an arrest warrant was issued for Anthony Quentin Lopez-Garcia by Saline County District Court, for the charges of First Degree Murder and Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Wednesday afternoon a Kansas City, Missouri resident recognized Lop...
Governor Laura Kelly announced the largest economic development investment in her administration’s history on Monday in Manhattan. Governor Kelly announced the new investment, Scorpion Biological Services, a subsidiary of Heat Biologics, Inc., is commencing on planned development of a new 500,000 square foot biomanufacturing facility. Gov. Kelly says the $650 million business investment project ...
Three sheriff's deputies were wounded, and a female suspect was killed during a shooting Friday in Kansas, the incident occurred in Cowley County, about 50 miles southeast of Wichita, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Deputies responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle and shots were exchanged, the injured deputies are being treated at Wesley Hospital in Wichita and are in stable condition,...
Kansas kids will soon be eligible to get a Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license. Gov. Laura Kelly signed HB 2456 into law on Wednesday. The bill allows any child who lives in Kansas under the age of five to receive a kids license for no more than $300. Kansas children between six or seven years-old can acquire the same license for no more than $500. The fee may also b...
K-99 south of Wamego has closed due to an out-of-control wildfire as crews attempt fight a second fire along I-70. Residents have been warned to be ready for evacuation. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says there are currently several out-of-control fires in the area, two of which are located in the county. It said one fire is located along I-70 at milepost 326, the other can be found alon...
The Kansas Highway Patrol is responding to multiple blown-over semis across the state due to high winds. Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz snapped a photo of a semi blown over on I-70, just of Salina. She was coming back from a transportation announcement with Gov. Laura Kelly where more than $13.5 million was awarded for Kansas public transit projects. Trooper Ben Gardner ...
Multiple districts in Marion County have closed schools Thursday due to a threat. Centre K-12 School, located in Lost Springs, Kan., posted Thursday morning that its school was closed. The post did not elaborate on the threat or who it was made against. Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh superintendent Max Heinrichs said its schools were also closed Thursday and said school officials were instructed...
Kansas is under a State of Disaster Emergency. Governor Laura Kelly issued the declaration due to a significant threat of wildfires. According to the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, weather conditions for the coming six-day period indicate a significant threat for wildland fires in Kansas. Due to this potential, Governor Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency for the state. ...
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According to a Media release by the Abilene Polic department on Thursday April 18 the Abilene Police...
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