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- Mother Nature cranks up the heat in the Wichita area
The heat wave that has defined the latter portion of July in Kansas will be intensifying over the next several days in the Wichita area.Highs today should reach the upper 90s in the metropolitan area, with the heat index climbing above 105, according to the National Weather Service. Southerly winds will be steady in the teens, with gusts of more than 20 miles an hour.Overnight lows will be in the mid-70s, and then Saturday should see clouds popping up and bringing a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms – much like the metro area saw on Thursday. Highs should once again reach the upper 90s.Read more
- Warnings issue on algae blooms for 2 Kansas lakes
Kansas health officials are warning people to avoid contact with water in two lakes because of toxic blue-green algae blooms.The Department of Health and Environment says the warnings cover Centralia City Lake in Nemaha (NEE'-muh-hah) County and Lowell Reservoir in Jewell County, until further notice.People should avoid ingesting the water, or swimming or wading. They also should not let pets come in contact with the water, and they should avoid eating fish or shellfish from the two lakes.Read more
- Biggs to predict Kansas primary turnout
With five days to go, Kansas Secretary of State Chris Biggs is calculating the expected voter turnout for the Aug. 3 primary.Biggs planned to offer his prediction during a news conference Friday in Topeka.Primary voters will choose nominees for statewide, legislative, congressional and local offices for November's general elections. Next week's top race is the Republican U.S. Senate primary between 1st District Congressman Jerry Moran and 4th District Congressman Todd Tiahrt.Read more
- Reno County axing school resource officer program
A Kansas sheriff's department is pulling the plug on school resource officers in an effort to save about $100,000 next year.Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson said two officers who had been assigned to schools will become process servers. The Hutchinson News says a Drug Awareness Resource Education summer camp also is being cut because of budget problems.Henderson says the school resource officer program had been considered during budget-cutting discussions in the past.Read more
- Kansas family happy with son's new set of lungs
Mark Paine puts it simply, eloquently."I'm proud of him," he says as he gazes over at his teenage son, who is busy laboring in scorching 90-degree weather on a greenhouse and farm operation in East Topeka. The emotion of talking about what his son has gone through causes a slight crack in Paine's voice.It would be difficult to overstate what his son Luke overcame to even get the opportunity to work a greenhouse and farm operation.Read more
- Funeral arrangements set for boy who drowned in farm pond
WICHITA — Mason Medlam, the 5-year-old boy who was found submerged in a farm pond near Colwich on Tuesday, has died.He died this morning at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, a spokeswoman for the hospital said.Mason, who had autism, had been missing for more than a half-hour from his home in the 4200 block of North 183rd West before he was found just before 11:15 a.m.Read more
- Mother pleads no contest to some charges in N. Newton child death case
NEWTON - The mother of a 19-month-old North Newton boy who authorities say died from severe abuse pleaded no contest today to child abuse and aggravated endangerment of a child.As part of a plea agreement disclosed in court, an aggravated battery charge and an endangerment charge against the mother, Katheryn Nycole Dale, are dismissed. Noting that two of the charges have been dismissed, Judge Joe Dickinson reduced the bond for Dale from $50,000 to $25,000. It wasn't clear whether Dale, 21, would be able to post bond.Read more
- New 4th District poll puts Pompeo in front with Schodorf mounting a late challenge
A new SurveyUSA poll in the Kansas 4th District Republican primary shows that GOP National Committeeman Mike Pompeo continues to lead with Sen. Jean Schodorf now in second place and rising.On the Democratic side, Rep. Raj Goyle rebounded from a poor showing in an identical poll two weeks ago, and now holds a 3-1 lead over challenger Robert Tillman.The poll commissioned by KWCH-TV and released today showed Pompeo with support from 31 percent of voters surveyed.Read more
- Wichita aircraft leaders back Tiahrt
Five leaders in Wichita’s aircraft industry announced today their endorsement of U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate in Kansas.Bill Boisture of Hawker Beechcraft, David Coleal of Bombardier Learjet, Jack Pelton of Cessna and Steve Wade of Boeing Wichita signed a letter that described Tiahrt as a “true advocate for the aerospace industry and jobs in our state.”Tiahrt, whose 4th Congressional District includes Wichita, is battling Rep. Jerry Moran of Hays for the open seat. Tom Little, a Mound City accountant, is also a GOP candidate.Read more
- Seven groups choose Wichita as site for conventions
WICHITA _ Seven organizations have chosen Wichita as the site for their conventions, Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau officials said today. The conventions are estimated to bring about $4 million in direct revenue to Wichita, said John Rolfe, Go Wichita president and CEO. Expected attendance for the conventions, including a three-year commitment from the International Machine Quilters Association, is about 5,500 people. Read more
