TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas residents began the slow process of digging out from a thick blanket of snow, leaving behind closed schools, slick streets and bitter temperatures. The snow had stopped falling by early Wednesday as the storm moved toward the New England states. The National Weather Service said snowfall totals included 9 inches in Wichita and more than a foot in Topeka and surrounding cities. Temperatures for Wednesday were forecast to stay under 10 degrees for much of the state, accompanied by wind chills well below zero. Gov. Sam Brownback, who took to a snow plow during the storm…
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Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on the East Coast are without power after winter storm. The worst outages are in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.
Officials expected hundreds of thousands of Seahawks fans to line the streets of Seattle for the Super Bowl victory parade. The route went through downtown all the way to CenturyLink Field.
LOUISBURG, Kan. (AP) A 16-year-old Kansas boy’s interest in 3-D printers led to a new hand for a 9-year-old family friend. Mason Wilde of Louisburg recently used a 3-D printer at the Johnson County Library to make a prosthetic hand for a friend named Matthew, who was born without fingers on one hand. Matthew’s mother did not want his last name or hometown publicized. The Kansas City Star reports the device, called a Robohand, is driven by the motion of the wrist. The hand opens when the wrist moves up and closes when it moves down. Matthew says he’s grateful…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County District Court judge’s ruling in a fight over a 2-year-old girl has left the girl’s future undecided. Judge Robb Rumsey ruled Monday that the girl’s 67-year-old great-grandmother is not fit to adopt the girl, who has been in a Wichita foster home since shortly after she was born. But Rumsey’s ruling also denied a request by the girl’s foster parents to adopt the child, although she will stay in their home for now. The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Department of Children and Families will retain custody of the child until an adoptive family…
Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Riley County Police released details just before 2 p.m. Thursday regarding Wednesday night’s armed robbery and aggravated assault at Ray’s Apple Market downtown. Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicates RCPD was contacted at 9:05 p.m., regarding the incident at 222 North Sixth Street. Police were told two subjects, one brandishing a handgun, had entered the grocerty store and then a short time later were able to flee the area with U-S currency. The amount is not being released. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident. Police officers and detectives with…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Pit bulls and similar breeds are no longer considered vicious dogs in Garden City. The city commission voted Tuesday to remove the breed from its vicious dog ordinance. The decision includes any American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier, or any mixed animal that appears to be predominantly one of those breeds. The Garden City Telegram reports the decision means owners of those types of dogs no longer have to post signs or maintain pens or structures unless their animals are declared vicious in municipal court. Owners also can walk their dogs…
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (AP) Clay Center voters have again approved a new tax to build a swimming pool to replace one built in 1937. A special election that ended Tuesday passed 549-251. The Clay County Clerk’s office says 27 percent of eligible voters participated. Voters had approved a 0.5 percent sales tax Oct. 1 to raise between $30,000 to $35,000 a month to help fund a $7.2 million pool. The vote raised Clay Center’s sales tax rate to 9.15 percent on Jan. 1. The Salina Journal reports a group opposed to the city carrying the debt collected petitions last fall…
Finding a power outlet was difficult for city officials as they began to set up a public address system in the auditorium on Wednesday night, and was emblematic of the issues facing architects and designers in renovating the facility. The aging stage was showing its wear according to specialist Edward Logsdon. Logsdon will be conducting an assessment of the facility as part of a study to bring forward a catalog of possible changes for the memorial to the community. On Wednesday night Logsdon spoke to around a dozen community members to receive input on what they would like to see…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The largest electric utility in Kansas has begun a $200,000 solar panel project in Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Topeka-based Westar Energy is installing 160 solar panels at its maintenance facility and service center in southeast Lawrence. The utility also is installing solar panels on buildings it owns in Manhattan and Shawnee. At the Lawrence facilities, Westar is installing the panels in various locations and at a variety of angles to test their efficiency. The public will also be able to use a company website to monitor how the solar panels are performing. Westar also operates a…