Augusta News Archives

Mulvane urges residents to boil their water. The advisory comes after a water line between Augusta and Mulvane ruptured, leaving Mulvane with little or no water pressure. via Kansas' CW

A water line break between Augusta and Mulvane left Mulvane residents without water as of 2 p.m. today, city officials said. via The Wichita Eagle

“I know we have had accidents since the light. So that light is not a solve-all thing”

Around 8:30 Tuesday morning, Brad Begley stood outside a business along U.S. 54 between Wichita and Augusta and heard a truck horn blaring. via The Wichita Eagle

Wichita police say it's possible that the bullet that struck a Wichita police officer last month was fired accidentally. via Kansas.com

Strong easterly winds are blanketing the Wichita metropolitan area with smoke from a controlled burn in the Flint Hills east of Butler County.

'The whole city of El Dorado is covered with a haze of smoke, and it's all the way to Augusta,' said Dan Armstrong, fire chief for Butler County Fire District No. 3. 'You can't believe the smoke.'

Pastures in the Flint Hills routinely encompass thousands of acres, he said, so the fire could be quite large.

Northeasterly winds gusting to 25 mph have carried the smoke all the way to Wichita, but a Kansas Highway Patrol dispatcher reported no traffic problems caused by the haze. Read more

“I feel like it puts us in a bit of a crunch, but some of the guides are doubling up a little, so we'll be in good shape.”

The governor's turkey hunt won't have the governor for the first time in its 22-year history.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will miss the Thursday-Saturday event in El Dorado to attend the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.

A spokesman for the governor said she received the tickets as a gift for service to the Democratic Governors Association.

Sebelius had hunted every spring since becoming governor in 2003.

Marv McCown, hunt coordinator, said there will still be plenty of participants. Read more

“Amber Goff used bolt cutters to make a hole in the fence of the prison”

A former corrections officer charged with helping two inmates escape rom the prison in El Dorado has agreed to a plea deal. via KBSL 10

More than 231 homes built by 69 of the area's builders will be featured in the 2008 Spring Parade of Homes, beginning Saturday and continuing through Sunday, April 27. via The Wichita Eagle