Abilene News

The Abilene Downtown Association is taking reservations for food booths for the Midsummer Night's Dream Family Festival, July 24 in downtown Abilene.

Join Today's KFDI at the 63rd Annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo at the Abilene Fairgrounds July 30th through August 2nd! The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo is part of the Wrangler Pro Rodeo Tour and is sanctioned by the ...

"Yes, this is for the people whothatwould like to have the swimming pool. If they'd all like to get together and build a pool for Salina, I think people would appreciate it.

Tina Holliman is tired. You can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice. Nearly a month has passed since an EF-3 tornado ripped through Chapman and demolished her home.

Nearly a month has passed since a tornado roared through Tina Holliman's hometown and destroyed her house.

A Pittsburg State student is working to help rebuild Chapman. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Anders was one of the first photographers on the scene June 11 when a tornado sliced through town.

A Mankato, Minn., woman was in satisfactory condition Thursday morning after being transported to a Topeka hospital by air ambulance with injuries suffered Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident about six miles ...

As Tony Klima, 41, Wichita, worked Thursday to replace windows at the Chapman home of his mother, Becky Rittenhouse, Klima remembered the tornado.

A very disappointed Jonathan Johnson of Abilene ended his bid for a repeat trip to the Olympic Games with an eighth-place finish in the final of the men's 800 meters here Monday night at Hayward Field.

An Abilene woman was arrested Tuesday for attempting to fill a prescription for pain medication that police allege was fraudulent.

A ceremony planned for this weekend will help remember pets that died in the June 11th tornado in Chapman.

Another day goes by, and more stupidity from Sam Zell and his unfriendly band of eaters of bad Chicago food.

Hope Higgins, 65, Abilene, who four years ago won a Super Kansas Cash jackpot of more than $1.5 million, has won again.

"We are Chapman!" became the rallying cry at afternoon meetings where Chapman City Attorney Doug Thompson shared the latest information with victims of the June 11th tornado.

For 30 minutes or more, a shattered community gathers for news and encouragement, and the messenger is Doug Thompson.

Emergency crews are assessing damage from apparent tornadoes in Central Kansas. The National Weather Service said there are reports of major damage, including homes destroyed in the Dickinson County town of ...

Kolby Kelly has filled up his life with athletics and theatre acting. Those two items right there made him a perfect part for the role of Richie in the show A Chorus Line.

Search and rescue has been completed after a deadly tornado hit the town of Chapman, population of 1,300, on Wednesday night about 10:20 p.m. A woman was killed by the twister estimated to be a half mile wide.

Clean up is underway in Dickinson, Riley, Saline and Jackson Counties, all impacted by the deadly tornadoes that moved through the state June 11th.

In a town devastated by a tornado that snapped utility poles and reduced houses and business to rubble, Brad Homman's reaction epitomized optimism: "We've still got half the town intact." Homman, director of ...