Wellington News

One may feel that as a parent you are at a disadvantage if you live in rural southern Kansas.

Police are on the scene of a bomb threat at a Wellington hospital. Someone made a phone call this morning to the Sumner County Medical Center, saying they were going to blow it up.

Wellington Police and the Sumner County Sheriff are still on the scene with a K-9 Unit.

Developers of a casino in Mulvane say if things go smoothly, they'll soon have jobs to fill and projects for local businesses to complete.

In a local market that remains depressed, Wichita-area banks are watching increasing numbers of nonperforming loans pile up on their books.

Two informational meetings are planned later this month about the Sumner County casino.

Abraham, Donald P. and Glotta, Tamara L., both of Wichita. Antonios, Samer I. and Robbins, Ashley S., both of Andover.

The Kansas Geological Survey based at the University of Kansas has received a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.

A federal grant of nearly $5 million has been awarded to a collaborative effort of Kansas entities, including two Wichita businesses, to study the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.

Tim Hasenger of TECT Aerospace. Inside TECT Aerospace's new Park City manufacturing facility, something is noticeably missing - an inventory of parts.

Cracking down on the increasingly troubling problem of underage drinking is the goal of a forum now making its way across Kansas.

A Geuda Springs man is scheduled to make his first appearance today in Sumner County District Court to face possible charges in connection with an alcohol-related traffic fatality on Saturday.

She had just recovered from one car accident when another took her life. 19-year-old Brayden Popplewell died Saturday in Sumner County.

A Wellington-area teenager is behind bars, charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal accident southeast of Wellington Saturday night.

A crash on a country road kills a Wellington woman. Police say a pickup collided with a car at 40th Street and Oliver road last night.

Hornets to host Class 4A volleyball substate Last Updated: September 30, 2009 Valley Center High School has been selected by the Kansas State High School Activities Association to host a Class 4A substate volleyball tournament Oct.

A Lakes Entertainment representative scouting road and utility development for Sumner County's casino found himself in a quandary last week.

A few days after one developer dropped out, the two others vying to build a Sumner County casino spared state officials from having to choose between Mulvane and Wellington, coming together on the Chisholm Creek Casino Resort at the Mulvane exit of the Kansas Turnpike.

The Kansas Lottery Commission has postponed until next week a vote on casino contracts for two Sumner County applicants.

The Prairie Sky casino proposal for Sumner County won't be sent to the state's casino review board for consideration, the Kansas Lottery said Tuesday.