10 years ago
Kansas lawmakers have approved a six-month contract with a software company that was criticized for technical delays last year. The Legislative Coordinating Council this week approved a $293,488 contract for Propylon, a Dublin-based technology firm with a U.S. office in Lawrence. The company will perform technical support and upgrades for the Legislature's custom software. The Wichita Eagle ...

10 years ago
A Kansas legislative panel is recommending that hepatitis C patients who drink alcohol or stop using their medications should lose Medicaid coverage. The KanCare Oversight Committee also recommended this week that the state health department use step therapy, which requires Medicaid patients to try cheaper treatments first and receive more expensive treatments only if the other ...

10 years ago
New Year’s resolutions often focus on inner change, but what about making a change this coming year that involves the outside? If resolving to learn something new, find a hobby, spend more time outdoors, or become more active is on your plate for 2016, consider entering in the 2016 Kansas Birding Big Year competition. You may ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas electric utility has announced a new wind power contract in south-central Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Westar Energy said Thursday in a release the company has a deal with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources to buy 200 megawatts of wind energy west of Wichita. The deal is for power ...

10 years ago
An affidavit says a slain Wichita State University student contacted a woman charged in his death about sexual services she advertised online shortly before he was killed. Rayan Ibrahim Baba, a 23-year-old Saudi undergraduate student, was found shot in a parking lot of one of the university's dormitories Aug. 8. Eboni Fingal was charged with first-degree ...

10 years ago
A Kansas electric utility has announced a new wind power contract in south-central Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1JLHmR6) that Westar Energy said Thursday in a release the company has a deal with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources to buy 200 megawatts of wind energy west of Wichita. The deal is for power produced by the ...

10 years ago
About 500 revelers in Salina got an early start on 2016 Thursday. The Bicentennial Center, Salina Parks & Rec, and the Salina Area United Way hosted their second annual "Noon Year's Eve" event. A crowd, consisting mainly of children and families, gathered at the Bi-Center for the fun free event. "Noon Year's Eve" featured music, activities, a ...

10 years ago
A rear end collision on Old Highway 81 and Assaria Road sent two people to the hospital yesterday around noon. 17-year-old Joseph Meier was driving southbound on Old Highway 81 when he rear ended a pickup truck attempting to turn onto Assaria Road. The driver of the pickup, 41-year-old William Venable, was transported by EMS to the ...

10 years ago
A rental home on the 6800 block of East K4 was damaged over the weekend. Ten windows were broken out of the home; two from the garage and eight on the home. The perpetrators then threw paint around the home, damaging the carpet. Total damage is estimated at $1,550. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No ...

10 years ago
A blue 2004 Ford Mustang was stolen in Salina overnight on Tuesday. The vehicle was stolen from an alleyway on the 300 block of North Colombia, and has Kansas tags 594 ECS. The keys were stolen allegedly from the victim's purse. The Mustang is valued at $2,800. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part of ...

10 years ago
Another man who is allegedly connected to the string of hotel and business robberies was arrested yesterday in Salina. Nathan Adam Smith is being charged with aggravated robbery as he was the alleged driver for Travis Moreland, who is the suspect for four different cases of robbery and/or burglary in Salina and more similar cases in ...