The theft of $425 worth of copper managed to inconvenience hundreds of electric customers in northeast Kansas. Officials with Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative say a citizen reported a gate to a power substation open around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The Topeka …
Investigators determined a fatal explosion and fire at a Butler County propane company occurred after a coupling broke, but they may never know its full cause, Andover Fire Chief Jim Woydziak said. The Wichita Eagle reported the Aug. 2 fire …
Topeka fire officials say a blaze at the city’s public high school caused $400,000 damage. No one was injured in the Tuesday evening fire at Topeka High School. WIBW reports that police say the fire originated in an area of …
Despite efforts by many Kansas police departments to improve their policies regarding police chases, Kansas drivers continue to flee when officers try to stop them. The Wichita Eagle reports that the fleeing drivers are causing accidents more than four times …
One of three workers injured after a series of explosions at a propane company in south-central Kansas has died, authorities said Wednesday. The Butler County Sheriff’s Department identified the Global Propane employee who died as Jeffrey Burnham, 40, of Wichita. …
Ellis County officials were surprised to learn that the county didn’t have event insurance for the county’s fair last month. The Hays Daily News says Commissioner Dean Haselhorst reported Monday night that Fair Board members had “jumped down his throat” …
Six Kansas counties have been added to a state disaster declaration generated by storms and flooding. The Hays Daily News reported that Gov. Sam Brownback signed the disaster proclamation Tuesday for the six counties, which are Rush, Barton, Hamilton, Kearney, …
Insured property damage loss totals for April 2011 have set a Kansas record, according to figures compiled by the Kansas Insurance Department (KID). Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance, said the April estimated property damage loss from storms stands at $502.5 …
Two businesses that operated in downtown Pittsburg for decades are gone, and the owners are uncertain whether they’ll try to rebuilding. A massive fire on Saturday destroyed Beitzinger’s Hardware and Benelli’s Jewelry. The hardware store had been in business since …
Residents of a small northeast Kansas town are rallying to help the owners of the town’s favorite watering hole. The 5th Street Pub was a central gathering spot in Herington until it was destroyed by fire last week. No one …