Officials in a central Kansas county are calculating the damage done by vandals to several pieces of heavy equipment. Employees with the Barton County Road and Bridge Department discovered the damage Thursday morning at a job site south of Ellinwood. Department foreman Mike Patton says windows were smashed out of two road graders, a power [...]
An Indiana man has been indicted on charges of using the Internet to sexually exploit a minor girl in Douglas County, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Brett J. Williamson, 35, Ft. Wayne, Ind., is charged with three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of enticing a minor to engage in an [...]
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association says shipments of general aviation airplanes last year were up slightly at the same time billings decreased a bit. The trade group reported Tuesday that 2,133 airplanes were delivered in 2012 for an increase of just point-6 percent. At the same time, airplane billings declined slightly last year to $18.9 [...]
A Kansas woman who to go on trial in the death of her young daughter will instead have a new plea hearing next month. Alyssa Haag of El Dorado was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday for first-degree murder in the March 2012 death of 18-month-old Jayla Haag. Instead, KAKE-TV reports a new plea hearing [...]
A western Kansas couple is having fun and swelling with pride as they watch their son’s career take off with the band Fun. The latest big moment was Sunday, when Ed and Cindy Harold of Weskan watched their son, Nate, play bass guitar with Fun during the Grammy Awards. The band won Grammys for song [...]
By Becky Kiser ~ Hays Post Law enforcement is reporting semi-tractor trailer rigs are pulling off I-70 and into the Wal-Mart and Golden Ox parking lots in Hays due to blizzard conditions. I-70 is now closed west of Hays.
This Afternoon A chance of drizzle, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight Rain, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 9pm. The snow could be heavy [...]
A sporting goods chain says it’s suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut. Dick’s Sporting Goods also says it’s removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown, where the massacre took place. Authorities say a gunman killed 26 people, mostly children, with a military-style rifle at [...]
The Shawnee County commission agreed to pay $150,000 to the survivors of an inmate who died while in the county prison. The commission voted Monday night to pay the settlement to the family of 34-year-old John Bradley Rippee, who died in November 2009 at the jail. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the family alleged in its [...]
Hundreds of people have gathered for a candlelight vigil for two Topeka police officers who were shot to death while investigating a suspicious car outside a grocery store. The crowd at Monday night’s event included dozens of uniformed law enforcement officers, as well as Gov. Sam Brownback and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Family members [...]