8 years ago
Several schools in Kansas have cancelled classes on Monday in anticipation of Monday's solar eclipse. Salina USD 305 schools are not cancelling classes, but are allowing students and staff to go outside and view it. The district is providing glasses so it can be viewed safely. While it won't be a total eclipse, about 96 ...

8 years ago
OCCK Transportation has developed plans in anticipation of the historic solar eclipse that Salina will experience on Monday, Aug. 21. To ensure the safety of customers using CityGo buses and OCCK Transportation paratransit, all drivers will pull over to a safe location at 12:55 p.m. The safety of our passengers is our top priority. Customers will be ...

8 years ago
The state Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says invasive zebra mussels have been found in Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The 12,500-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is a popular recreation area six miles north of Manhattan. The department said in a news release that the zebra mussel population is currently small but noted there is ...

8 years ago
On Saturday August 5, 2017 at approximately 6:00AM an unknown suspect entered onto Straub International property, located at 3637 S. 9th Street, and stole a 2017 Polaris RZR. During the theft of the RZR, two other Ranger UTV’s were rammed and damaged. The RZR was last seen eastbound on Berg Road in the area of Exide, ...

8 years ago
On Wednesday Salina City City Manager Jason Gage, utilizing authority delegated to him by Salina's City Commission, rescinded the lunchtime reduced speed school zones around St. Mary's School and Salina's eight public elementary schools. The purpose of the lunchtime reduced speed school zones was to enhance safety for children attending half-day kindergarten and their parents. Starting ...

8 years ago
Lawrence officials say contamination cleanup at a former fertilizer plant will cost more than expected. City Manager Tom Markus said Tuesday that the city is preparing to hire an outside contractor to help with the cleanup at the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant. He said the $8.6 million trust fund transferred to the city to pay ...

8 years ago
After serving his country for 30 years in the United States Army, Retired Colonel William Clark's focus is now leading boys on a pathway to becoming men of honor and integrity. "What we're doing is transforming young men into a term I call, modern day knights," Col. Clark said. "You go back and look at history, knights ...

8 years ago
A former Manhattan city attorney has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 55-year-old Bill Raymond pleaded guilty to three counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Raymond admitted that he emailed child pornography to himself using a cellular telephone and a computer on Nov. 9, ...

8 years ago
A constipated 49-year-old gorilla at the Topeka Zoo is recovering after having surgery. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that zoo Director Brendan Wiley says the procedure the lowland gorilla, named Tiffany, underwent Wednesday went "really well." A significant amount of stool was found in her colon and was flushed out. Wiley says the best-case scenario is that she ...

8 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is making an announcement about the Department of Corrections at a prison that has seen at least three significant disturbances in recent months. Lawmakers and the state employees' union have urged the administration to address chronic staffing shortages and low pay among Kansas corrections workers. The governor's office has not disclosed what Brownback ...

8 years ago
The Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $510 million for Saturday’s drawing. This puts the advertised jackpot above $500 million for the first time since the jackpot run that produced the world record jackpot of $1.586 billion in January 2016! Any player who matches all numbers in Saturday’s drawing will win or share Powerball’s fifth ...