Goodland News

Holiday travelers battled slick, icy roads and scattered flight cancellations and delays on Wednesday as a major winter storm began to spread across much of the nation's midsection - and the worst of the weather was still expected to come.

Ed Mills, President of the Northwest Kansas Technical College and Dr. Kirk Schulz, President of Kansas State University signed an agreement recognizing Northwest Kansas Technical College as an Academic Partner College.

Meteorological events that happened on December 19th: 1777 The Continental Army moved into encampment at Valley Forge amidst stormy winds and piercing cold.

No information was available on the condition of Dorothy J. Evans, 74, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Published online 12/11/2009 9:25 PM The closure of 18 Kansas National Guard armories scheduled for early 2010, announced Friday by the Kansas Adjutant General, includes the armory in Kingman.

Attorney General Steve Six, along with Kansas Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten, announced Monday that six people were charged with attempting to steal lottery winnings.

And the snow is heading to north-central Kansas. Weskan had received more than 6 inches of snow by 4 p.m., said a Wallace County dispatcher, and 4-plus inches in other areas of the county.

Mostly cloudy to cloudy skies will rule over Kansas this afternoon. A cold front has pushed through Goodland, Garden City and Dodge City.

Winter weather systems put in place by the Kansas Department of Transportation worked as they should, agency officials said.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced the closure of the following northwest Kansas roads due to winter weather conditions: a I-70 closed from Colby to Denver ; a US-36 from St.

Several roads in northwest Kansas have been closed by authorities as a blizzard hammers the area this morning.

Pat Doran, a member of the Leadership Kansas 2009 class, spoke during a break in Friday's activities with Debbie Vignatelli Konzem, the statewide program coordinator.

Guilty plea in two deathsA Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two people in December 2006.Lark E. Gardner Jr.

Some parts of northwest Kansas received up to 10 inches of snow Thursday night as a storm rolled into the state from Colorado.

Snow is already falling in Goodland this morning, and as much as 9 inches of snow is forecast in parts of western Kansas as a strong winter storm strikes the High Plains.

The National Broadcasting Society and the Broadcast Council of Fort Hays State University are conducting the first Stone Post Media Festival.

Although the official start to fall was less than three weeks ago, the feeling this weekend was undeniably wintry.

Stennett prepares for empending Armageddon by passing out book promotions and dressing in his favorite "I heart the rapture" T-shirt. I don't know what possessed me, but a few years ago I interned in the creative department at New Life Church - the ber-evangelical congregation made renowned by Ted Haggard.

In an industry where sharp words are often spoken, Harold "Harry" Heinrichs brought a sense of humor, kindness and respect to construction sites.

MapSpace! 9/11/2009 11:59 AM Locally severe thunderstorms will batter areas of the northern and central Plains through tonight.