KSCB News

SWMC Employees Get Hazwoper Training - March 12, 2010

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training was conducted February 3-5 in Conference Room 2 at Southwest Medical Center. Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation fu...

Smoking Ban Signed by the Kansas Governor: Takes effect July 1 - March 12, 2010

TOPEKA Legislation banning smoking in many public places in Kansas has been signed by the governor. "The journey of passing a statewide public smoking ban has been long and hard, but today we are a...

Former LHS Basketball Coach Richard Scofield dies of heart attack - March 12, 2010

Liberty Christian boys basketball coach Richard Scofield, who retired after 40 years of coaching last month, died on Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. Richard Scofield Scofield, 62, led...

Liberal Police Arrest Men Who Car Jacked Wheelchair Bound Man - March 12, 2010

Four men are behind bars this morning after car jacking a paraplegic man in January. The Liberal Police Department arrested 24 year old Jose Mauricio Gil of Dodge City, 19 year old Bobby Stensland of...

Seward Pitcher Cicchetti Named Player of the Week - March 11, 2010

Seward County right hander Sydney Cicchetti has been named KJCCC Player of the Week after posting a 1.02 ERA in four games on the week. Cicchetti threw a complete game without allowing an earned run ...

Minneapolis Tops Southwestern Heights at State - March 11, 2010

The Southwestern Heights Mustangs boys basketball team fell to Minneapolis 64-47 on Wednesday in Hutchinson as the Mustangs made their first State Tournament appearance since 1992. The Mustangs got o...

Liberal Police Arrest 4 In Car Jacking - March 11, 2010

The Liberal Police Department has arrested four men in connection with the reported car-jacking of a man in January. Police arrested Jose Mauricio Gil, 24 of Dodge City, Bobby Stensland, 19 of Dodge ...

Parkinson: Kan. Jobless Rate ‘Discouraging’ - March 11, 2010

The first Kansas unemployment report for 2010 is out, and Gov. Mark Parkinson calls the numbers "discouraging." In a report being released Wednesday, the state Department of Labor says Kansas' jobles...

Kansan Will Lead National Wheat Association - March 11, 2010

Jerry McReynolds was named president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, a Washington-based trade group, at the group's meeting Saturday in Anaheim, Calif. McReynolds had been vice president...

Oklahoma Unemployment Rate Down - March 11, 2010

Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 6.8 perc...