12 years ago
State officials say that Kansas residents weathered the snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas, though the danger from cold temperatures remains. Gov. Sam Brownback says Thursday that residents heeded warnings to prepare for the storm and to stay off the roads earlier this week to allow crews to clear ...

12 years ago
A counterfeit $100 bill shows up in a bank deposit from a Salina business. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, staff at Conklin Cars, 2700 South 9th, contacted police after their bank found a fake $100 bill in a recent deposit. Police say the bill was computer generated and had no security features. Police are continuing the ...

12 years ago
Sedgwick County officials are warning residents about a jury duty scam that has resurfaced in the area and cost one person several hundred Several people have received calls saying they missed their jury duty and must pay a fine. Sheriff's Lt. David Mattingly says one person who was called paid $500 for the bogus fine. Instead of ...

12 years ago
Visitors to the Kansas Statehouse can once again make the long climb to see the sights from the dome, now that renovations to the building are complete. Guides from the Kansas Historical Society lead free tours of the dome each weekday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tours include a glimpse of the inner and outer domes ...

12 years ago
State health officials say 16 Kansans have died from the influenza during the current flu season. Flu season is generally considered to run between November and March. A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says at this time last year, 42 people had died from the flu. The state's reporting period is from September ...

12 years ago
The State Board of Education will review a recent study of Kansas elementary and middle school students linking fitness to academic success. The results of the Kansas Fitness Information Tracking, or K-FIT, showed that students who were able to reach fitness goals in five areas scored significantly higher on math and reading tests than students who ...

12 years ago
A judge has agreed to limit what material the court can consider in a lawsuit filed by Kansas and Arizona seeking to force federal election officials to modify voter registration forms to require proof-of-citizenship from residents in those states. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Wednesday sided with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in limiting his ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a fatal crash of two trucks on Interstate 135 in south-central Kansas appears to have been weather-related, making it the third fatality linked to a winter storm. The patrol reported that a northbound Chevy truck went out of control Tuesday morning on I-135 just north of Hesston and spun through ...

12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says state government offices will resume normal operating hours Thursday after being closed for two days because of a winter storm. The governor had ordered state offices in the Topeka area shut down Tuesday, when the storm dumped more than a foot of snow on the state capital. He gave agencies ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen gun. Police say that a handgun was reported stolen from a home a 436 South 11th Street. The 9 mm Springfield was allegedly taken from a bedroom sometime between January 8th and February 4th. Total loss is estimated at $800.

12 years ago
The winter storm that dropped heavy snow on Tuesday kept law enforcement around the area, and around the state, busy. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, between 6:00 Tuesday morning and 6:00 Wednesday morning, troopers worked 129 property damage crashes, 12 injury crashes, 475 motorist assists, and 1 fatality crash. Locally, Salina Police worked 8 non injury ...