12 years ago
Community activists are planning what they're calling a worker justice march in Wichita this weekend to protest what they say is a lack of quality jobs in the area. Sunflower Community Action, the Black Arts Festival and labor groups are staging Saturday's march and rally focusing on low-income workers. The event begins at 11 a.m. at 17th ...

12 years ago
Aircraft parts maker Spirit Aerosystems plans to cut more jobs at its plant in Wichita, starting in September. Thursday's announcement came roughly a month after Spirit said it was laying off about 360 salaried support and management workers at its facilities in Kansas and Oklahoma. Spirit says in a statement that the number of upcoming cuts in ...

12 years ago
A second person has joined the race to become the Libertarian candidate for the Kansas governor's office in 2014. Keen Umbehr, a 54-year-old lawyer from Alma, filed documents Thursday with the secretary of state's office to appoint a treasurer for his campaign. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Tresa McAlhaney, of Bonner Springs, previously announced her bid for governor ...

12 years ago
A group of new state troopers received their badges in a ceremony Thursday afternoon in Salina. The 11 troopers are part of KHP Recruit Class #52, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina. Director Ed Pavey from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center spoke. He told the new troopers to remember ...

12 years ago
Kansas wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in still another lake. The Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said Thursday the tiny mollusks were spotted by an angler at Lake Shawnee in Topeka. The discovery brings to 19 the number of Kansas lakes infested by zebra mussels, which quickly grow into huge ...

12 years ago
A growing season that began unusually wet and cold in the Midwest is finishing hot and dry, renewing worries of drought and its impact on crops. Experts say corn and soybeans may not have enough moisture in dry areas to develop to full weight, which could reduce this year's harvest. The weekly Drought Monitor report ...

12 years ago
Employees of a Pizza Hut in southeast Topeka have walked off the job for the day as part of a national strike to seek higher wages and union protection for fast-food workers. Eight employees gathered before the lunch hour Thursday to make their demands known. The action was part of a nationwide day of striking ...

12 years ago
A traffic stop leads to an arrest in a shoplifting case. A Salina traffic officer attempted to pull over a car in the 900 block of Manchester Wednesday afternoon just before 1pm for a tag violation. The suspect fled and was arrested after a short foot-chase. Further investigation led to the arrest of 33-year-old Christopher Behnke of Salina ...

12 years ago
A backyard grill is stolen. Salina Police are investigating after thieves remove a Kenmore, gas grill from a yard in the 2000 block of Leland Way. The owner told officers someone came into his backyard sometime between 1am and 9:30am last Saturday and took the grill plus the cover, two propane tanks and grilling utensils. Total loss is ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Head Start Association says more than 400 fewer children will be able to take part in Head Start programs in Kansas because of the recent mandatory federal budget cuts. Before the federal budget cuts took effect earlier this year, Kansas Head Start programs had more than 9,000 slots for children from low-income families. ...

12 years ago
Police make a second arrest in connection with a Salina murder. 33-year-old Dane Deweese of Abilene was booked into the Saline County Jail Wednesday evening at 8:30 in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Kristin Tyler. SPD's Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that Deweese came into focus a short time after Tyler's body was discovered, "He ...