11 years ago
Johnson County and Kansas health officials say a student at an eastern Kansas high school has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The Olathe Northwest High School student was diagnosed Tuesday and is being treated. The student, whose age and gender weren't released, will not attend school for at least two weeks. Health officials say they're working to identify ...

11 years ago
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are preparing to outline their plan for overhauling how the state distributes money to public schools. The chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees have scheduled a Thursday morning news conference at the Statehouse to discuss the school funding bill they've drafted. Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., of Olathe, and ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after items were allegedly taken from a vehicle parked at an auto repair shop. According to Captain Jim Norton, Trey Ponting of Salina contacted police several days after picking up his 1999 Buick Regal from Bengston Service Center, 730 N. Santa Fe, on February 24th. Ponting told officers he noticed some things out ...

11 years ago
This weekend's time change can be rough on some people. But consider Ron and Sherry Finlay. Their home near Kendall in western Kansas sits on the line that divides the Mountain and Central time zones, about 1 1/2 miles from the Kearny County line. So, when a person walks through the Kendall's east door, it's Central ...

11 years ago
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation has received a gift of $750,000 from Marty Vanier and Bob Krause. Foundation President, Bruce Snead, announced today that over a five year period, $500,000 of the gift will be earmarked for the City of Manhattan, $220,000 will establish a semi-endowment fund for upkeep of the Flint Hills ...

11 years ago
A 13-year-old student comes home after school to discover a man destroying his parents' house. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the teen noticed the front door had been kicked in at his rural residence west of Salina, located in the 2400 block of Cottonwood on Tuesday afternoon, and fled the area to call 911. Kansas ...

11 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's budget director says he's not planning to back off cuts in funding for public schools and state universities even though tax collections were better than expected last month. Budget Director Shawn Sullivan said Wednesday that the state's revenue picture is still too uncertain. The state collected $22 million more in taxes ...

11 years ago
Wyandotte County officials say an off-duty deputy was shot and critically wounded when he walked into a convenience store early Wednesday during an armed robbery. Local media report the deputy underwent surgery and is in critical condition. The deputy was shot at a 7-Eleven in Kansas City, Kansas about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Officials are looking ...

11 years ago
A former U.S. poet laureate has shared with an audience at the University of Kansas her experience of having parents of different races and being raised in the South. Natasha Tretheway spoke Tuesday in Woodruff Auditorium, focusing on race and gender issues. Tretheway was born to a white father and a black mother. She described memories of ...

11 years ago
Kansas legislators are returning to the Statehouse for the second part of their annual session. Lawmakers reconvened Wednesday, the 47th day of their 90-day session, after a five-day weekend tied to their "turnaround" deadline. That's when many bills must clear their chamber of origin to be considered further this year. Going forward, the biggest task for the ...

11 years ago
Kansas is planning a series of public meetings across the state this month to set regional water supply goals and priorities. The state plans to hold 26 meetings hosted by water vision regional teams. The 14 leadership teams will draft water supply goals based on public input and available resources. That public input is expected to help ...