9 years ago
Law enforcement are stepping up efforts beginning this week on seatbelt enforcement around schools. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, they along with other law enforcement agencies are participating in the annual “High Visibility Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign” around area high schools. The initiative is coupled with the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) program in Kansas high ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are skeptical of estimates for projected savings in spending on public schools included in Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's budget proposals. The debate over the numbers came as legislative committees had hearings Monday on proposals for elements of a new education funding formula. Brownback's budget proposals assume that two measures would save the state $47 million ...

9 years ago
Authorities are searching for a 17-year-old who was on a boat that capsized at the Douglas County Lake. The Douglas County Sheriff's office says a second 17-year-old boy in the boat resurfaced and was able to make it to shore. The search began Saturday evening and stretched throughout Sunday until it was too dark. Searchers were back ...

9 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are considering legalizing medical marijuana for certain medical conditions. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard the bill Monday. If it passes, Kansas would join 28 other states that have some type of medical marijuana program. Supporters say medical marijuana could help patients who have exhausted available medicine options. Melissa Ragsdale, whose 7-year-old son ...

9 years ago
A project to upgrade the City of Salina's outdoor warning siren system is on the homestretch - and under budget according to Hannah Stambaugh, Director of Saline County Emergency Management. "Right now we have 17 sirens in the City of Salina, we will be scaling that back to 10," Stambaugh said. The move comes after officials identified ...

9 years ago
Unusually warm and dry weather in February is stoking fears of another drought. The Wichita Eagle reports  the average temperature this month in Wichita has been more than 8 degrees above normal, with more upper 60s and low 70s expected this week. The forecast calls for a good chance of rain Sunday night and early Monday. Forecasters ...

9 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff is being investigated for helping his mother obtain a ballot to vote even though she may live in another county, but his actions may not violate Kansas law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/2mcCajZ) the Kansas Secretary of State's office is looking into Sheriff Ken McGovern's actions, but this might be allowed under ...

9 years ago
Authorities say four people died after a semi collided with a minivan in western Kansas while trying to pass another truck. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2mcMc4U) the crash happened Saturday around 8 p.m. on U.S. Highway 50 east of Dodge City. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the semi was trying to pass another semitrailer truck when it ...

9 years ago
A "Storm Fury" is coming to Salina this week. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service have started their annual barnstorming-type tour to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season. They have been heading out across the state presenting severe weather safety and information talks. The National Weather Service in Wichita is ...

9 years ago
A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by a former University of Kansas rower who says a Jayhawk football player sexually assaulted her in 2015. The ruling Thursday by Judge J. Thomas Marten in a lawsuit filed by Sarah McClure mirrors Marten's ruling last week in a similar lawsuit filed by another rower, ...

9 years ago
A government report shows Kansas had fewer farms and ranches last year and fewer acres used for agriculture. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that the 59,600 farms counted in the state in 2016 was down 800 farms from the previous year. All of those losses came in operations that had less than $100,000 in ...