The Flint Hills Discovery Center is marking the official start of fall this weekend by offering a free family day on Saturday, September 22, 2012.

The January 13 shutdown followed a loss of off-site power. The NRC blames an electrical short caused by improper wiring.

Bruna Gladney recalls the dreadful day at Lake Shawnee. It was a family outing Latonya Merriweather had been begging to go on. "She loved that Lake," Gladney remembers her daughter.

On September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Riley County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.

A California attorney has filed a lawsuit in Kansas challenging President Barack Obama's listing on the state's Nov. 6 election ballot.

Hutchinson police have uncovered virtually nothing after receiving a tip that someone had been killed and their body hidden.

The University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden is holding its annual guided fall tour Saturday morning.

The Kansas Board of Regents has added a search function to its website to help students and others explore training and degree programs throughout the state's public institutions.

Area restaurants are helping out a good cause with great deals.

A Kansas State University student is facing charges in connection with a crash that claimed the lives of two people on K-18 and left several others injured.

Many residents in the Oakland area woke up to broken car windows Friday morning.

Two jail inmates who claim they were sexually assaulted by a deputy are seeking $1 million each from Sedgwick County.

A drug-addicted nurse who admitted diluting painkillers for patients at a Topeka nursing home will get a December court hearing on her claim that she was misled into pleading guilty.

Kansas officials say the state's jobless rate edged lower to 6.2 percent in August.

Outdoor enthusiasts hunted down a good time Thursday night.

Fort Riley continues to receive the latest technology the Army has to offer, especially when it comes to their helicopter fleets.

Outstanding young professionals were guests of honor Thursday night.

One local assisted living facility is standing out among the community.

Manhattan High School marked the completion of a multi-million dollar renovation project that took several years to complete. It’s one of many projects that are changing the face of the Manhattan-Ogden School District.

Commerce Secretary Pat George announced the discontinuation of the Kansas Main Street program on Thursday, citing the likelihood of smaller state and federal budgets.

The family of 19-year-old Ashley Umscheid hopes her death in a texting-related accident, will serve as a lesson to others to put down the phone while behind the wheel.

An Oct. 3rd hearing is set in Shawnee Co. District Court on a California woman's objection to Barack Obama's candidacy.

A Legislative Post Audit report released Thursday shows the Board of Veterinary Examiners allowed the agency's director, Dirk Hanson, to take almost 1000 furlough hours over seven months.

Fire officials say improperly discarded smoking materials sparked a blaze at a Lawrence apartment complex Wednesday night.

The Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment hosted its quarterly Northeast Public Health Regional Meeting on Thursday.