12 years ago
Former Wichita-area classmates says they will long remember a 34-year-old Air Force master sergeant killed recently in a training exercise in Arizona. Air Force Master Sgt. Josh Gavulic, a 1997 Derby High School graduate, was killed Feb. 21 while taking part in a parachute training exercise in Eloy, Ariz. Gavulic, who was rated a jump ...

12 years ago
House Minority Leader Paul Davis will get fundraising help from a national Democratic group in his bid to unseat Gov. Sam Brownback. Democratic Governors Association's digital director Mark Giangreco says in a recent email to supporters that Kansas is one of three Republican-controlled states where the association believes its candidates can win. The others are ...

12 years ago
A Salina teacher is honored. According to USD 305, Salina Central High School industrial arts/technology education teacher Michael Hair has been named the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers 2014 Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year. The Outstanding Teacher of the Year award is presented to an individual that goes beyond the regular classroom curriculum and challenges ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas prosecutor has opened his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat by criticizing three-term Republican incumbent Pat Roberts for moving to the right on issues. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor's kickoff news conference Friday made him the first Democratic candidate in the race. Roberts is seeking re-election but faces a GOP primary challenge ...

12 years ago
A mix of weekend feezing rain, sleet, snow, and bitter cold that is expected to impact Kansas prompts a winter storm warning. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, a winter storm warning is in effect from Saturday night until Sunday evening. Forecasters say that two to six inches of snow is expected across the ...

12 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is lifting visitor restrictions. According to the hospital, due to a recent decline in influenza activity, they are lifting visitor restrictions put in place January 15 to protect patients, visitors and employees from the spread of influenza. Visitors had been limited to immediate family members and clergy only. Infants and small children ...

12 years ago
A Kansas City, Kan., woman was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for trying to drown her two daughters in a bathtub. Twenty-four-year-old Johnna Green was sentenced Friday for two counts of attempted second-degree murder. She was given 59 months on each charge, with the sentences to run consecutively. She initially was charged with two counts ...

12 years ago
Thieves cut the locks on two trailer hitches and steal over $18,000 worth of ATVs and accessories from a U.S. Government office. Salina Police are investigating the theft of two ATVs, two horse trailers and outdoor accessories from the Natural Resource Conservation Service located at 760 S. Broadway sometime between February 24th and February 27th. Police are looking ...

12 years ago
Some deployed soldiers are getting a little taste of home, literally, in the form of Girl Scout Cookies. According to the Salina Girl Scout office, kind Kansans who continue to buy cookies through the Girl Scout Cookie Share Program are helping ensure Kansas soldiers deployed overseas get a sweet surprise from home. More than 100 packages ...

12 years ago
A Salina area family makes the largest private donation ever to Kansas State University, to benefit both Manhattan and Salina. Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz announced Friday that the Jack Vanier family has made a gift of $60 million, the largest private donation in the history of K-State. The gift provides $40 million to ...

12 years ago
Another cold blast of winter will move through Kansas this weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, a strong winter storm will impact much of the state. A winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday night through Sunday night. Three to five inches of snow is expected across central Kansas. For the area ...