11 years ago
Small bridges across the soybean-growing Midwest can't handle fully loaded farm trucks. The Soy Transportation Coalition and other soybean-industry trade groups are focusing on those obscure bridges as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign to try to improve the transportation infrastructure farmers use. That push has greater meaning this year with soybean prices dropping and farmers looking at ...

11 years ago
A man suspected of using counterfeit money in Salina is caught on video. According to Salina Police, On July 13th a male subject, kdressed in plaid shorts and a black shirt, passed a counterfeit $50 bill at Kwik Shop, 1727 W. Crawford.  Including this case, counterfeit bills have been used to make purchases at multiple businesses around Salina in ...

11 years ago
A south-central Kansas community where nitrate levels in the water supply have long exceeded federal standards is working to address the contamination. The Pretty Prairie City Council has hired an attorney in order to gain more time from environmental regulatory agencies to address the high nitrate levels in the drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency informed ...

11 years ago
Officials are investigating a large fish die-off at a Great Bend lake. The Great Bend Tribune reports thousands of dead fish have been reported at Veterans Memorial Lake. Terry Hoff, acting Director of Public Lands for Great Bend, says crews have been cleaning up the fish as best they can, but it's been tough to keep up. ...

11 years ago
Two residents of a Topeka care facility were prevented from voting in the Tuesday primary election by a poll worker who didn't understand the state's voter identification law. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Secretary of State Kris Kobach confirmed Thursday that some elderly residents of Brewster Place showed up to a polling place without I.D.s and ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus is coming back to life this weekend. Some students arrived on campus Saturday, the first of two student move-in days. KWU athletes, music students, and those involved in forensics and debate are moving in to allow them a week of training and preparation for the fall semester. Current KWU students are ...

11 years ago
New budget projections from the Kansas Legislature's nonpartisan research staff show a state budget shortfall developing by July 2016. The projections released Friday by the Legislative Research Department also show a lower figure for the state's cash reserves on June 30 than Gov. Sam Brownback's administration reported last month. The department provided the ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is arrested in connection with items stolen from his neighbor. Police say that sometime beween June 15th and August 7th, numerous items were stolen from a home at 823 Gypsum. Among the missing items were collectibles including military medals, marbles, lamps, jewelry, model airplanes, Hotwheel cars, buttons, glassware, and unicorn collectibles. Police arrested 25-year-old Patrick ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating a theft from a vehicle.  Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that sometime between 10:30 in the morning on Wednesday and 11:00 in the morning on Thursday, numerous hand and pneumatic tools stored in two plastic totes were stolen from the bed of a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Truck parked at 217 North 11th ...

11 years ago
Counterfeit money continues to surface in Salina. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that the latest businesses where counterfeit money has been used are at Family Dollar, and at the Mcdonald's restaurant at 701 South Broadway. A $10 bill was passed at Family Dollar, and a $20 bill was used at McDonalds. For nearly a month, counterfeit ...

11 years ago
Sometime between July 21, 2014 and August 2, 2014, a residential burglary was committed in the 1400 block of N. Fairchilds Rd, rural Saline County. Items stolen include: Men’s gold watch with a black face (1) Men’s and (2) women’s gold rope design necklaces Men’s ring with diamonds in a horseshoe design Men’s ring with red, white, and ...