9 years ago
Three companies are seeking a contract with Kansas to build a new prison in Lansing to replace the state's oldest and largest lockup there. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood told lawmakers Thursday of the three bidders. But he declined to name them, saying staff advised him he couldn't for now. But the Department of Administration disclosed their names ...

9 years ago
Multiple millions of dollars are up for grabs this weekend, with several Kansas Lottery jackpots at huge levels. Any player who matches all numbers in the August 4 Mega Millions drawing will win or share a jackpot estimated at $323 million with a cash option of $199.8 million.  The largest jackpot ever hit by a Kansas ...

9 years ago
An event at Rolling Hills Zoo on Thursday was prompted by the massive wildfires that swept through parts of Kansas, causing massive damage. this Spring. In July a group of landowners, ranchers, representatives from government agencies along with other interested parties gathered at Rolling Hills to discuss the process of creating a Prescribed Burn Association ...

9 years ago
Kansas has unveiled a new driver's license design meant to comply with federal identification requirements for airport security purposes. The new licenses will contain either a gold circle with a white star cutout proving the holder is lawfully in the U.S. and that it is acceptable federal identification, or the words "not for federal ID." The revamped ...

9 years ago
Figures from the Kansas Department of Corrections show that state prisons saw an increase in staff vacancies at the end of July. Figures released Thursday showed 268 vacancies in positions for uniformed officers as of Tuesday. The department reported 236 vacancies on July 24. The figures also showed that the El Dorado Correctional Facility saw its number ...

9 years ago
No one was injured after a John Deer baler caught fire in a field north of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that Jeff Jackson was using the machine in the 5200 block of Streckfus Trail on Wednesday afternoon around 4:20pm when he smelled smoke then saw an active fire. Jackson told deputies he was unable ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was taken to jail early Thursday morning after his narcotic fueled frenzy damaged his mother's home. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Derek White was arrested just before 3am Thursday after he allegedly walked into his mother's home in east Salina and began a verbal argument with her around 1:30am. Police say ...

9 years ago
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says its Induced Seismicity Department and the Oklahoma Geological Survey are investigating several earthquakes in the central part of the state. At least six quakes of magnitude 3.0 or stronger have struck since Tuesday in an area about 4 miles northeast of Edmond — about 15 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The strongest ...

9 years ago
Low oil prices and the high cost of extracting Canadian oil are casting new doubts on the Keystone XL pipeline as project developer TransCanada faces its final regulatory hurdle in Nebraska. Keystone would snake from Canada’s tar sands through Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska, and then connect with existing pipelines in Kansas and Oklahoma to carry ...

9 years ago
A federal appeals court ruling will force Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to answer questions under oath about plans to change U.S. election law. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied the Kansas Republican's request for an emergency stay of his deposition by the American Civil Liberties Union. Kobach's office declined to comment on ...

9 years ago
The owner of a southeast Kansas hunting guide company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation for violating state and federal hunting laws. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a news release that 35-year-old Josh Hedges, of Grenola, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He ...