9 years ago
Kansas lawmakers will spend next week working to solve a complicated puzzle to fix the state's serious budget problems. They're trying to decide how much to increase taxes without being certain about how much they'll spend on public schools or government programs. Lawmakers hope to make progress toward closing projected budget shortfalls totaling more than $1 billion ...

9 years ago
A new face can be seen at Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo. According to the organization, their newest baby to show his face is a joey, born approximately October 2016 to red kangaroos, Nala, mother (a dam), and sired by Davy.  The normal gestation period for a kangaroo is thirty-three days. At birth a newborn joey is smaller ...

9 years ago
This Fourth of July, Kansas residents will be able to buy their fireworks before going to a fireworks stand. A new state policy will allow nonprofit groups to sell fireworks without operating a stand. People who pre-order and prepay for the fireworks through the nonprofits would then go to a licensed stand to pick them up during ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators have postponed a vote on overriding Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program. Supporters of the bill launched an effort Thursday to override the veto in the House shortly after Brownback announced his action. But when they realized one of the bill's supporters was absent, they tabled ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an alleged incident where two masked subjects forced their way into an apartment and stole a wallet. Police were called to 221 S. 4th St. in Salina and say two masked subjects-one with a gun-forced their way into the apartment and stole a wallet of one of the residents. Tanner Zamecnik, 21, had ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's office is investigating a possible road rage incident where shots were potentially fired. Authorities responded to the Iron Skillet restaurant on Thursday evening at 7:40 P.M. where a motorist complained of a road rage incident and claimed that shots were fired in their direction. No one was hurt and there was no property ...

9 years ago
On Monday, March 20, 2017, at about 1:30 a.m., two subjects entered the residence at 2550 Aberdeen Lane,while the residents were asleep. The homeowner confronted the subjects. One of the subjects was armedwith a handgun. After being confronted by the homeowner, the two subjects fled from the residence. Both subjects were wearing dark colored hoodies. One subject ...

9 years ago
It's been a brave new world for students at Salina South High School as they returned from spring break. While it can be a struggle to get back into the normal routine following a long break, it's been even more of a challenge this week at South. The first of three phases of the school's major ...

9 years ago
A Kansas House member whose 10-year-old son died last summer on a water park slide spoke to his colleagues on the subject for the first time Thursday shortly before they voted unanimously to strengthen inspection rules for amusement rides. Rep. Scott Schwab's son Caleb died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The bill requires annual ride ...

9 years ago
Wet road conditions contributed to a single car crash on Interstate-135 Wednesday evening. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 20-year-old Blair Schmidt was traveling  southbound in a 2005 Chevy Classic and hydroplaned near the State Street exit. Deputies say the car spun and struck the guard rail before coming to rest. Schmidt complained of head, back and ...

9 years ago
Much needed rain this week has been a blessing across Kansas. But it has also been a little too much of a good thing in some areas. Widespread rain across Central Kansas dropped as much as two inches in some areas. While the rain was welcome, it did cause some minor flooding issues. According to the National ...