9 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit involving a southeast Kansas casino in January. Oral arguments in the lawsuit over the Kansas Crossing Casino are scheduled to be held before the state Supreme Court on January 25. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports (http://j.mp/2ipPsf3) the casino was awarded the Southeast Zone license, for the final ...

9 years ago
Two new Republican leaders in the Kansas Legislature want to move quickly to repeal an income tax break for more than 330,000 farmers and business owners. The policy under fire was championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and passed by lawmakers in 2012. Assaria Republican and House Taxation Committee Chairman Steven Johnson says he hopes a bill ...

9 years ago
A Mexican man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that traveled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. another nine times since 2003, records obtained by The Associated Press show. Three U.S. Republican senators — including Kansas' Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts — demanded this month ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vandalism case in which windows in a car were shattered. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that sometime between 11:30 Thursday night and 4:30 Friday morning passenger and driver’s side windows on a 2008 Toyota RAV4 were damaged, possibly with a BB gun.  The front windshield and rear back glass were ...

9 years ago
With a one month birthday milestone reached and all things going extremely well, the staff at Rolling Hills Zoo are ready for visitors to see for themselves the new baby giraffe born the end of November. The baby giraffe will be able to be viewed by visitors on a limited basis from the giraffe barn’s viewing ...

9 years ago
Two of the Kansas Department of Revenue's top officials have stepped down shortly after Gov. Sam Brownback appointed a new revenue secretary, who is expected to make changes to the department. The Wichita Eagle reports Brownback announced in the first week of December that former lawmaker Nick Jordan would step down as revenue secretary and Wichita ...

9 years ago
Regents universities in Kansas are reviewing earthquake insurance policies after several quakes were reported in the state this year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports chief financial officers decided to review the policies out of "due diligence." University of Kansas CFO Leisa Julian says the regents system has $1 billion in property insurance, at a cost of more than ...

9 years ago
The Kansas town known as the Little Apple is gearing up for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York's Times Square. Manhattan is staging its annual New Year's Eve celebration in the Aggieville bar and entertainment district. Saturday's festivities begin at 10:30 p.m. and include music and fireworks. The event culminates at midnight ...

9 years ago
Attorneys for Haskell Indian Nations University argue in a court filing that the school is not subject to the federal Title IX law, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education. A former Haskell student claims in a lawsuit that school administrators treated her unfairly after she reported being raped by two football ...

9 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities announced that the Smoky Hill River Festival has received a bequest of $321,975 from the Trust of Jeri Sparks, designated for the River Festival Legacy Fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Family members presented the check to Salina Arts & Humanities Director Brad Anderson at the GSCF offices on Thursday, ...

9 years ago
An unknown suspect broke into The Appliance Center at 211 South Broadway on Wednesday night. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from the building. The thief broke a window to gain access, leaving the store with $150 in damages.