12 years ago
A 69-year-old man has been charged with trying to extort $10,000 from the FBI in exchange for helping avert a purported plot to contaminate four public water supplies in Kansas and Missouri. U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson announced the charges Friday against Manuel Garcia of Kansas City, who was arrested and placed in federal custody pending a ...

12 years ago
A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids. They've embraced home schooling and are finding support on bases. The military is providing resources to help and is opening doors for home schooling cooperatives and other events. Military families move on average about every three years. Advocates say home ...

12 years ago
A father and his 14-year-old daughter have died in a Kansas City crash. Police said the crash happened Thursday when a driver apparently lost control of his vehicle. Witnesses reported that the driver was speeding before swerving and rear-ending another car. Police said that after the initial crash, the speeding car went off the side of ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed the felony murder conviction of an Emporia man who was present when an acquaintance shot and killed another man. The justices returned the 4-3 decision Friday. In the ruling, the majority rejected Samuel Llamas' arguments that he was only a bystander to the crime. They found there was sufficient evidence ...

12 years ago
A server at an Overland Park, Kan., restaurant who got an anti-gay note instead of a tip from a couple he waited on has been getting support online. The Kansas City Star reports a couple who ate at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Overland Park recently left a message for their waiter instead of a tip. Their ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas prosecutor says she expects to reach a plea agreement with a woman accused of stealing $16,000 from the Jackson County agency where she worked. KNZA-AM reports that 40-year-old Janette Fund, of Delia, waived her preliminary hearing Thursday and was bound over for arraignment in November. County Attorney Shawna Miller says a plea agreement ...

12 years ago
A man hurt in a fall from an overpass in Salina Friday morning later died from his injuries. Salina Police Lt. Gerald Shaft told KSAL News at the scene that a passing motorist on the Broadway Overpass saw a man standing near the edge, with what appeared to be a rope around his neck. The motorist ...

12 years ago
A Kansas State Board of Education member is receiving criticism for passing out brochures for his tutoring business at a meeting. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that board member Steve Roberts refers to himself as "Mr. X, Mentor of Mathematics." Earlier this month, he distributed cards to dozens of high school guests from Topeka. The cards directed the ...

12 years ago
Salina is getting an early start on Halloween this weekend. There are a couple of family friendly events planned on Saturday. Salina Parks and Recreation is sponsoring its annual Halloween Party. There will be a variety of activities for the entire family. A costume contest will be held with categories that include scariest, most creative, funniest, ...

12 years ago
Federal environmental regulators plan to hold a listening session in northeast Kansas next month on President Obama's Climate Action Plan. The Environmental Protection Agency says the Nov. 4 session is among 11 being held nationwide. The goal is to solicit ideas from the public about the best approaches under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon ...

12 years ago
Students at Salina Sacred Heart received a real-life, emotional message about the consequences of making bad decision behind the wheel. The school is participating in the "Seatbelts Are For Everyone", or SAFE program. As part of the program DARE Officer Scott Trembley, along with Tracee O'Grady from the DUI Impact Center of Kansas, arranged for two ...