10 years ago
The second of two Hutchinson High School teenagers accused of planning an attack at the high school pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit capital murder. The 15-year-old boy entered the plea Tuesday in Reno County Court. The Hutchinson News reports the judge has ordered a psychological evaluation for the boy, who is in custody at the ...

10 years ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp and primary challenger Roger Marshall are sparring over who's most likely to win a spot on House committee that helps shape federal farm policy. The issue came up this when they debated in Hutchinson. Huelskamp bucked House GOP leaders on key votes and was stripped of seats on the Agriculture and ...

10 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the state's highest court to reconsider rulings earlier this year that motorists suspected of drunken driving cannot be punished for refusing to take sobriety tests. Schmidt cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Minnesota and North Dakota cases in filing his request Monday with the Kansas Supreme Court. Kansas ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that was discovered by a caretaker. Police say someone kicked a door in and entered a home at 132 S. Chicago sometime between 10pm Monday and 6:30am Tuesday. The father of the homeowner discovered the break-in when he came by the residence to feed his daughter's dogs. Damage to the door ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has signed off on a new education funding law that boosts state aid to poor school districts. The justices issued a brief order Tuesday saying that the Legislature "has currently satisfied" the court's previous orders on education funding by approving the measure last week. The decision ends a threat that the state's public ...

10 years ago
Health Department Director Jason Tiller briefed Saline County Commissioners on recent screenings for elevated blood lead (EBL) levels conducted on June 22 and 23. In all, 384 adults and children were screened. Forty-two individuals did not identify any risk factors to proceed with blood screening. On June 22 and 23, 300 blood screenings were completed, ...

10 years ago
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is planning an event in Salina later the week. The Senator will visit Salina as part of his Kansas Listening Tour this Thursday. Area residents are encouraged to attend and share feedback on the critical issues facing Kansas and the nation. The issues Senator Moran focuses on and the work he does ...

10 years ago
It's Day Two at the "Pump Up The Volume Blood Drive" at Sunrise Presbyterian Church at Roach and Beloit in Salina. According to Blood Drive Coordinator Rhonda Smith, donations drop off during the summer time - but the need remains high around Kansas for blood. Paper work to sign up is faster now too because of technology. "You ...

10 years ago
Kansas regulators have reduced the amount Westar Energy can earn on transmission costs, which will save customers about $18 million over the next 12 months. The Kansas Corporation Commission made the decision Tuesday. The commission said in a news release that the savings stem from a complaint it filed last year with the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary from a work site storage trailer. Officers were called to the 800 block of North 13th around 4am on Monday after a neighbor heard suspicious noises. Police discovered that a padlock had been broken on the utility trailer and that items had been removed. Thirty minutes later officers were called back ...

10 years ago
Lawsuits alleging that Emporia State University discriminated against two minority assistant professors are continuing in federal court. A federal judge on June 15 refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Melvin Hale, although some of the original defendants and claims were dismissed. The university and seven officials are now defendants. Hale, who is black, alleges the school ...