12 years ago
Kansas lawmakers have formally adjourned the 2014 legislative session after failing to override a governor's veto of a change in state ethics laws. The House concluded its work at 10:28 a.m. Friday followed by the Senate at 11 a.m. Legislators completed the regular portion of the session earlier in May but were required constitutionally to meet ...

12 years ago
A Salina teen is arrested after a string of vehicle burglaries. Officers were called to the area of Hamilton and N. 8th Street after a car alarm sounded at 1:07am Friday morning. Police began combing the area for a suspect and found 17-year-old Jacob Luther inside a car parked near the corner of Santa Fe and Otis. Police ...

12 years ago
Two Salina men are safe after getting their SUV stuck in a bog. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a late night drive in northwest Saline County turned into a search for one man Thursday afternoon. Deputies were contacted by 28-year-old Brent Martin yesterday, after he left a Chevy Suburban and walked 7-miles into Brookville to find help. ...

12 years ago
A state regulator has given the go-ahead again for the construction of a $2.8 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Robert Moser on Friday approved changes in a 2010 pollution-control permit for the project for Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. The changes were mandated by a Kansas Supreme ...

12 years ago
Two people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a plot to beat a 69-year-old Shawnee man to death. One of those sentenced Thursday, 23-year-old Nicole Rose Carter, was the victim's stepdaughter. She was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison. Twenty-four-year-old Adam Hersh of Kansas City was sentenced to 19 years ...

12 years ago
Kansas regulators have approved a pilot project that will let some Westar Energy customers pay for their electricity in advance. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Thursday approved the project, which will be limited to 1,000 customers at first, including only 250 who are behind on their bills. The Wichita Eagle reports the prepaid option will be available ...

12 years ago
At Monday's city commission meeting the month of June will be recognized as “LGBT Pride Month” in the city of Salina. Gary Martens from the North Central Equality Kansas Chapter will read a proclamation, which will then be signed by Mayor Aaron Householter. The organization is urging supporters to attend the meeting wearing gay pride ...

12 years ago
A new off-price department store is coming to Salina. Ross Dress for Less is planning to open a location at the Central Mall. According to the mall, Ross Dress for Less will open a 25,000 square foot store located near JCPenney in 2015. Construction is set to begin in June 2014. Ross Dress for Less is the ...

12 years ago
A Kansas City family whose son was fatally shot by police says the Iraqi War veteran would still be alive if he had received prompt attention from the local veterans' hospital. Issac Sims was fatally shot Sunday after a five-hour standoff with police sparked by an argument with his father. Officers were called to the ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after allegedly trying to cash a couple of stolen checks. Police say that 30-year-old William Kelley tried unsuccessfully to cash a $762 check at a UMB Bank branch in Salina. Later that same day, he unsuccessfully tried to cash a $487 check at a Payday Loan location in Salina. Both checks ...

12 years ago
A racehorse that drew attention when it was rescued from a Kansas slaughterhouse has been euthanized at a thoroughbred retirement home in Kentucky. Clever Allemont, the 1985 Rebel Stakes winner, was euthanized on Monday after suffering from colic at the age of 32, according to a news release from Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky. ...