KWCH - Kansas News and Weather - KBSL
Member Center:
The report suggests two ways to reduce the number of districts. Some areas in western Kansas would be hit especially hard. More>>
Parkinson will appoint a new Secretary of State. Thornburgh will take a private sector job in Olathe. More>>
The proposal comes in response to people finding plastic bags blown into shelter belts and fences. More>>
Crash happened as one driver tried to pass a semi and hit the second car in the opposite lane. More>>
The day celebrates efforts to wipe out heart disease and stroke in women. Find out how you can get involved. More>>
A five-mile stretch of US-56 in Western McPherson County was closed for much of the day as crews cleaned up 8,000 gallons of gasoline and ethanol. More>>
Moran has more than twice as much cash on hand. More>>
Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire at the St. Joseph Ost Cathlic Church in Reno County. More>>
A Senate committee considers bill that would extend Amtrak service. More>>
Officials say the 40-year-old man was most likely killed upon impact when a older model tractor flipped on top of him. More>>
An Overland Park attorney has confirmed he is being vetted for the top federal law enforcement job in Kansas. More>>
The Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant mortality is addressing the high infant mortality rate in the state. More>>
Senators approves resolution designed to send a that Kansas has had enough of federal mandates. More>>
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six announces the results of an eight month long anti-meth operation. More>>
Man accused of using Facebook to get girls to send him naked pictures. More>>
A Nebraska economist who oversees an economic report on several Midwestern states says Kansas is showing signs of economic recovery. More>>
Investigators say a pick-up crossed the center line and collided with a semi. More>>
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment suspends the license of Bridget Stewart Day Care Home in Hays. More>>
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service has released a mostly upbeat assessment of the state's winter wheat crop. More>>
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a former Buhler High School teacher convicted of molesting a foreign exchange student. More>>
For the fourth consecutive month, the state has delayed payments to schools due to a shortage of cash. More>>
A new poll finds Rep. Jerry Moran leading Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the race for the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. More>>
The vote by the Judiciary Committee would repeal the 1994 law and replace it with a crime of aggravated murder, punishable by life in prison without parole. More>>
Scott County commissioners say a Texas company caused damage to the area known as Battle Canyon. More>>
A Kansas girls' high school basketball coach whose blindfolded half-court shot became an Internet sensation will be going to the Final Four after all. More>>
The grant and loans to Rural Telephone Service Co. and its subsidiary NEX-Tech will enable development of high-speed Internet service in a 4,600-square-mile area of central and western Kansas. More>>
A passenger in a paraplane collision in Haskell County earlier in January has died of his injuries. More>>
A Clark County undersheriff found more than $1 million during a traffic stop on U.S. 54. More>>
A state senator wants Kansas lawmakers to restore $22 million in cuts for Medicaid reimbursements imposed by Gov. Mark Parkinson. More>>
A House committee has rejected a proposal by Gov. Mark Parkinson to increase the state sales tax rate to balance the budget. More>>
Crews are busy today installing the new wind turbine. More>>
Seven students to begin program next fall. More>>
A former deputy Kansas attorney general is challenging an ethics complaint filed against him over investigations of abortion providers. More>>
The events will focus on a variety of topics including identity theft, foreclosure and predatory lending. More>>
The Kansas Senate has approved a ban on synthetic drugs that produce effects similar to those of marijuana and Ecstasy. More>>
During testimony before a Senate committee, Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting says 15 of the armories will be closed by the end of February. More>>
Governor Mark Parkinson says the future of the state budget is a top concern - and the way out of the shortfall is more money, not more cuts. More>>
The Lorraine school board agrees to let voters decide whether to consolidate with the Claflin district. More>>
One of the main organizers of a petition drive to overturn Topeka's new smoking ban says the group is considering dropping the effort because of a lack of support. More>>
Ralph Applebaum has helped design the U.S. Holocaust Museum and American Museum of Natural History. More>>
A group of parents wants the Lorraine School Board to reconsider its delay on a vote to consolidate with the Claflin district. More>>
The state Department of Revenue is asking state lawmakers to allow it to charge Kansans fees for filing tax returns on paper. More>>
Officials with Newton High School are alerting parents about a possible abduction attempt outside of the school this week. More>>
Hikes to average 7.5% More>>
The two men were reported missing from Winfield Correctional on Thanksgiving. They were found in Mississippi and will be returned to Kansas to face escape charges. More>>
The Kansas Lottery will soon offer both Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot games. More>>
More than 10 percent of the applicants for jobs at a new casino in Dodge City have been rejected by state regulators. More>>
Many small business owners in Kansas are strongly opposed to Gov. Mark Parkinson's proposal to raise the state sales tax. More>>
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission rejected temporary licenses for 35 of the 337 casino job applicants. More>>
The Dodge City chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers withdrew its petition for an election. More>>
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson's proposals for higher sales and tobacco taxes are generating plenty of criticism. More>>
The 90-day legislative session is underway. Governor Mark Parkinson delivers his State of the State Address tonight. More>>
A proposal to repeal Kansas' death penalty law will be reviewed by a Senate committee next week. More>>
State Health officials say the latest victim was a 52-year-old man from Southwest Kansas with no underlying conditions. More>>
Smoke and flames started in the office of Prairie Hills Nursery Thursday. More>>
The Kansas Attorney General's Office will not file charges against an attorney who used a grenade to make a point during a trial in Reno County District Court. More>>
The Kansas State Board of Education has been asked to approve the consolidation of the Lucas-Luray and Sylvan Unified schools, beginning this fall. More>>
Kansas has suspended certain services for hundreds of frail elderly people to save an estimated $625,000 through June 30. More>>
A Texas man is charged in western Kansas with possessing nearly 400,000 illegal Ecstasy pills valued by authorities at roughly $7.8 million. More>>
The new year means new rules for teens wanting a license. Click to find out what they are. More>>
Kansas is warning its residents that processing some paper income tax returns submitted by mail may take nearly four months. More>>
The Kansas Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Joshua Stieben lost control of his truck on a snow-covered road. More>>
Troopers say the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a semi. More>>
In 1999, Schools For Fair Funding sued the state alleging inadequate and unfair funding of Kansas public schools. They want to do again. More>>
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says he won't propose deep cuts to keep the next state budget balanced. More>>
Kingman Superintendent Arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. More>>
The Kansas Board of Regents approves an increase in fees for room and board at the six state universities. More>>
The Democrats' leading candidate for Kansas governor dropped out of the race Wednesday because of what his spokeswoman called the "insurmountable" effort needed to win. More>>
The building was officially dedicated Wednesday...and will remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. More>>
Texting while driving would be banned in Kansas under a new proposal that's circulating among legislators. More>>
The AG's office says Global Resort Condos Plus was in violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and the Kansas telemarketing fraud statute. More>>
Jerry Choate died Wednesday night in Denver of cancer. More>>
Communities look over zoning codes to decide whether the red bins should stay. More>>
A mail-order pharmacy in Overland Park says it has donated nearly 150,000 units of unused medications to needy Kansans. More>>
The Kansas Adjutant General's Department releases the names of the communities where 18 National Guard armories will close in early 2010. More>>
A group that advocates for more state funding for education continues to add more school districts, but no decision has been made on whether to sue the Legislature. More>>
An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to committing armed robberies in five states during a cocaine-fueled crime spree in August. More>>
Department spokeswoman Lisa Taylor says the decision is intended to save money during tough budget times. More>>
A USA Today investigation found that fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches. FactFinder 12 found that Kansas is the exception. More>>
Kansas plans to use $2.6 million in federal stimulus funds to help low-income families buy new, energy-efficient appliances. More>>
The cattle manure in a feedlot in southwest Kansas may soon be providing electricity to nearby homes. More>>
Kansas City and Wichita business and civic leaders are working to help the University of Kansas Cancer Center's effort to become a National Cancer Institute. More>>
Kansas officials say they will soon begin mapping the state to determine where there are gaps in access to broadband services. More>>
Mike Golub vanished without a trace in 2005. Tonight, CBS News tries to find out what happened to this Johnson City father. More>>
Rojelio Hernandez II was charged with battery today in Marion county. More>>
KDHE issued an emergency order of suspension after an annual inspection turned up several violations. More>>
Budget cuts are forcing the Kansas Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend safety and sanitation inspections of hotels across the state. More>>
Randy Blach, an economist for CattleFax, spoke Friday at the Kansas Livestock Association meeting in Wichita. More>>
A proposed regulatory settlement would allow Kansas' largest electric company to raise its rates $17.1 million a year. More>>
A mediation session has been set for Dec. 18th between Pawnee County Community Health Organization and Central Kansas Medical Center. More>>
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a program that it says could preserve up to 1 million acres of tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills. More>>
Better have those heavy winter coats handy with wind chills expected to stay in the teens and twenties through the day. More>>
Kansas regulators are making preparations for the opening of a state-owned casino in Dodge City later this month. More>>
They were built for a war that never came. Find out how a Kansas couple is turning Cold War relics into homes, businesses, even tourist destinations. More>>
State budget cuts have prompted the Kansas adjutant general to do his own version of base realignment and closure. More>>
Players of the Kansas Lottery's Holiday Millionaire Raffle better hurry if they want to get in on the game. More>>
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to buy easements on up to 1 million acres of intact, native tallgrass prairie in Kansas to establish a conservation area. More>>
One person dies in Liebenthal after running into an on-coming car while passing in the fog. More>>
YATES CENTER, Kan. (AP) - Woodson County Sheriff David Waddell, who is scheduled to resign this week, been charged with domestic battery. Waddell was arrested in Emporia last week and was charged Monday More>>
Friday marks one year since Natalie Pickle's death. Her family says she was in the care of her mother's boyfriend in Dodge City when she was hurt. More>>
Dodge City's new casino is set to open next month but still has openings for table game dealers. More>>
A panel of University of Kansas students has rejected a proposal to allow housing staff to enter students' rooms unannounced if they suspect a housing violation. More>>
An audit in Kansas shows that the National Teachers Hall of Fame lost nearly $251,000 from 2006 through 2008. More>>
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas will name a life sciences building in Kansas City, Kan., after former University Chancellor Robert Hemenway. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday approved More>>
A biophysicist has confirmed that a black rock that fell into a backyard in Liberal during the weekend was a meteorite. More>>
A man finds the body three miles East of Chapman while out bird hunting. More>>
Police in Newton say a man who tried to lure children into his car also exposed himself to them. Click for new details and suspect description. More>>
Corn and soybean crops that are forecast to be the largest in Kansas history are coming in, and elevators are bursting with fall grains. More>>
The owner of Rick's Food Store says if he can't find a buyer, the store will close by the end of the year. More>>
Arkansas City Police say four more teenage girls have stepped forward saying they were contacted online by a 25-year-old man accused of child solicitation. More>>
The board that oversees Kansas' higher education system is considering its funding problems. More>>
Kansas officials are launching an energy efficiency loan program financed with federal stimulus dollars. More>>
A Pratt man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his part in the murder of a partially disabled woman last year. More>>
Dennis Schiel plans to include 300 or more famous figures, important industries and inventions, historic trails and railroads. More>>
A Great Bend man and his wife claim the largest lottery jackpot in Kansas history. They're going to pay off debt, donate to their churches and splurge a little. More>>
The crash involved three cars. Two drivers were taken to the hospital but are expected to be okay. More>>
Two South Carolina photographers are taking free family photos for Greensburg families to help replace some of the pictures lost in the May 2007 tornado. More>>
The group Schools for Fair Funding has decided not to take any action on filing a lawsuit at this time. More>>
Police in Garden City say they're seeing a steady increase in cases of huffing. Check here for resources and warning signs of inhalant abuse. More>>
The 20-year-old Amur Tiger named Boris had been declining in health for several years. More>>
Visitors to the Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City will be able to see a piece of history on Dec. 7. More>>
The National Institutes of Health have awarded an almost $7 Million contract to the University of Kansas to look for ways to improve vaccines. More>>
Pit Bull owners in Hays have some new rules to follow if they want to keep their pets. More>>
Avery served as governor from 1965 to 1967. He died Wednesday night. More>>
A man changing a tire is killed in Greeley County; a man rolls his pick-up in Rooks County. More>>
The Wilson Czech Opera House along with a row of historic buildings were destroyed in a fire Friday morning. More>>
The Kansas Highway Patrol finds more than a dozen people under the influence. More>>
State officials honor the top performing schools in Kansas. Click here to see if your school made the list. More>>
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the driver was killed after he lost control of his SUV. More>>
Fraternities at Kansas State University have agreed to a ban on hard liquor beginning next year. More>>
The average refund is over $800. See if you're on the list here. More>>
21-year-old Keara Bono was shot in the back of her left shoulder. She's expected to be okay. More>>
An unusual case out of Cowley County, where a 9-year-old Dexter boy wrecked a stolen van. More>>
A blizzard that dropped 30-inces of snow in Pratt set a state record for the most snow in 24-hours. More>>
Hunting is not allowed when the whooping cranes are present because they are an endangered species. More>>
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the man was struck from behind by a car headed in the same direction. More>>
Here's a list of how some Kansas Counties are distributing the H1N1 vaccine. More>>
Three people were hurt in the incident outside Salon Primaveras early Sunday morning. More>>
The Kansas African American Museum will use a new $25,000 grant to establish a program to contribute to the state's black history. More>>
Facilities will also be rated for low-, medium- and high-risk offenders. More>>
South Dakota officials are rounding up about 20 wild bison for a trip down south. More>>
Daisy is back at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility after a day on the run. More>>
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says the state is close to having to consider raising taxes to deal with its ongoing budget problems. Parkinson said Friday that he's still prepared to make More>>
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Department of Corrections is seeking disciplinary action against an attorney who helped a reporter investigate illegal sexual relationships at a state prison for women. The More>>
Some parts of northwest Kansas received up to 10 inches of snow Thursday night as a winter storm rolled into the state from Colorado. All KS highways including I-70 are now open according to K-DOT's website. More>>
Those arrested range in age from juvenile through 20 years old. More>>
Federal investigators found nearly 100 pounds of cocaine on board the aircraft. More>>
In a video he posted last month, Rep. Bill Otto criticizes President Barack Obama while wearing a cap that calls opossum "the other dark meat." More>>
The Finney County Economic Development Corp. is negotiating with a company to bring a renewable fuel plant to the area. More>>
The three Finney County sheriff's deputies are taking jobs in security at the new state-owned casino being built in Dodge City. More>>
Click on this story to find out if an H1N1 vaccine clinic is being held in your area. More>>
Search continues for two other suspects. More>>
Salina police say the machine was destroyed and all of the cash was taken out. They're still looking for the truck that was used to steal it. More>>
Opera leaders say it's a perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. More>>
