LAWRENCE - A retired Baker University professor has penned a book about the efforts of Greensburg to go green after an EF-5 tornado decimated the town on May 4, 2007, and killed 11 people.
KANSAS CITY, MO. - The sinking of the Titanic on April 14, 1912, is one of the most well-known and romanticized tragedies in history. Now, it's possible to experience the event first-hand and just in time for its 100th anniversary.
Cat eyes and pinkys - The sixth annual Marble Day Celebration will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, in downtown Bonner Springs. Highlights include old-fashioned games, Wacky Parade at 10 a.m.
BIG SPRINGS - April 28, 1987, is a day Carol Noe will never forget. That was the day she received a call from a detective in the San Francisco Police Department who said her 19-year-old daughter, Angela, had been murdered.
Art in motion - "Eleven O'clock Club," a dance show, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, in the Karl C. Bruder Theater at Emporia State University in Emporia. Information: (620) 341-6378.
MANHATTAN - A small group of Manhattan volunteers have established an organization to increase awareness for missing individuals and promote safety and preventative education.
LEAVENWORTH - About 10 years ago, Jerry Klinger was in Santa Fe and came upon the first Jewish house of worship for territorial New Mexico. The temple is in modern-day Las Vegas and now serves as a Catholic church.
K-State welcome - Kansas State University will have its open house, featuring a walking tour, art demonstrations and other activities, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Quad/Bosco Student Plaza in Manhattan.
MANHATTAN - After nearly three years of construction, the 35,000-square-foot Flint Hills Discovery Center is finished and will open its doors to the public on Saturday.