Liberal News

LIBERAL, Kan. A father and son have an extraterrestrial explanation for the strange rock that recently landed in their back yard in southwest Kansas.

Five store clerks accused of trying to steal winnings from the Kansas Lottery have been charged with theft and computer crime, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said Monday.

By KATIE MARTIRE Managing Editor The crowd poured in with anticipation to the re-opening of the Southgate theatre in Liberal, Kan., on Thursday night, it is now Mitchell Theatre Southgate 6. "We are very pleased with the turn-out, " said Southgate Manager Willie Walker.

Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has appointed Bradley E. Ambrosier of Elkhart as a district judge of the 26h Judicial District of Kansas.

LIBERAL, Kan. - A father and son have an extraterrestrial explanation for the strange rock that recently landed in their backyard in southwest Kansas.

A Cessna 210D which landed in Liberal, Kansas last week was met by local authorities who seized 125 pounds of cocaine and later arrested the two men who had flown the plane.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Attorney General Steve Six and Director Bob Blecha of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced today that an aircraft transporting drugs was busted in Liberal late last week and about 50 kilograms of cocaine seized.

Posted by: Nick Dutcher Email: nicholas.dutcher@nbcactionnews.com Last Update: 10/28 11:08 pm WICHITA, Kan., -- Three California men were charged with drug trafficking after authorities seized an airplane that landed in Liberal, Kan., carrying more than 125 pounds of cocaine.

Health Departments across Kansas continue to receive shipments of H1N1 Flu Vaccine and are working on distributing those vaccines to high-risk groups.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas and Seward County Community College/Area Technical School in Liberal have formed a partnership to offer classes to adults 50 and older in Grant, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties.

Discussion that began among city officials late last fall about possible flights from Garden City Regional Airport to Wichita is currently at a standstill, according to city and airport officials.

A Mexican citizen was never prosecuted after his car trunk popped open 11 years ago, revealing a stash of more than 800 Kansas birth certificates and other fraudulent documents.But Jorge Alvarez Rivera now faces a January sentencing in a separate identity theft case.I would like to see that this time it is taken seriously, Donna Calabrese, director ...

Tuesday night's special election on a resolution proposed by the Liberal, Kansas school board has apparently failed.

It was midafternoon at the Heritage Restaurant, and the tables were cluttered with coffee cups, iced tea glasses and Kansas Lottery tickets: $2 Bonus Crossword tickets, $5 five-spot Keno tickets, $20 Instant Jackpot tickets.

John McDonald makes a 'continuum" in his studio in Valley Center. The shop recently began offering regular retail hours for customers.

There's a new face in town when it comes to lending at a local bank. Ronda H. Bailey has joined The Bank N. A. as executive vice president/chief credit administrative officer.

One person has been seriously hurt after an accident at the Plains, KS, grain elevator.

18, and now has been returned. According to Detective Jason Bond, William Sides, a police officer in Boise City reported that his vehicle, a 1997 black Honda Civic, was allegedly being used by a Liberal, Kan.

The Kansas Corporation Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday to address the $16.4 million retail rate increase request filed by Mid-Kansas Electric Co.

Shortly after the May 2007 tornado destroyed 95 percent of Greensburg, Kan., National Guardsmen flew over the decimated city taking photos of the destruction.