10 years ago
Kansas is set to miss out on about $800,000 in arts funding this year because state spending doesn't meet a minimum set by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Wichita Eagle reports that the state is about $250,000 short of the minimum needed to receive federal matching funds for the NEA. Kansas allocated $191,000 in ...

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The U.S. government has announced it is removing the lesser prairie chicken from a federal protection list under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday the move follows recent court rulings in Texas that stripped the lesser prairie chicken of federal protection. However, federal officials say the removal didn't mean authorities ...

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Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Terry Zeigler says that an officer who was shot and killed came after officers responded to a drive-by shooting. Zeigler says the suspected vehicle fled at about 2 p.m. Tuesday and led police on a chase. That chase ended when Capt. Robert Melton arrived and the suspects jumped out of the car ...

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Federal court records indicate a woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns that he used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory is planning to change her plea. The Hutchinson News reports that a Monday court filing shows a jury trial for 28-year-old Sarah Jo Hopkins has been canceled and a plea change ...

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Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas has endorsed Donald Trump in a short speech at the Republican National Convention. The Hutchinson News reports that that Roberts denounced presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a five-minute speech Monday on the opening day of the convention in Cleveland. He also lavished praise on vice presidential pick Mike Pence, ...

10 years ago
What started as a conversation between a couple of like-minded friends has turned into a Salina ministry aimed at equipping men to mentor other men. "We are a part of some men's ministry in different churches around town and we got together and started saying what's working what's not working," said Todd Just Executive Director of ...

10 years ago
The City of Salina and Saline County have implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network. CodeRED’s robust system provides city officials with a reliable, easy-to-use interface to quickly disseminate critical information to our citizens during emergencies.  The City of Salina and Saline County can use the ...

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A second man has been convicted in the shooting death of a Kansas bride as she headed to her reception in her wedding gown. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that jurors found 39-year-old Thomas Earl Brown Jr. guilty Monday of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Tiffany Davenport-Ray of Topeka. Prosecutors say shots were fired in ...

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Elusive Pokemon GO characters have been spotted at many Kansas state parks and nature centers, and there’s no better time to join the chase. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism welcomes Pokemon hunters stalking the virtual critters that have popped up at some of the most picturesque and educational places in Kansas. The ...

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The former Kansas transportation secretary will be a regional director for a John Deere construction equipment dealer. Mike King has joined Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's office announced King's departure last month. King had worked in the construction industry for more than three decades and was owner of a McPherson company when Brownback ...

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A former tribal casino employee has been sentenced to five years of federal probation for embezzlement in a scheme involving fake "players cards" at a northeast Kansas casino. The U.S. attorney's office says 32-year-old Donald M. Collins, of Wetmore, was sentenced Monday for embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization. The embezzlement occurred while Collins worked ...