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New Year’s resolutions often focus on inner change, but what about making a change this coming year that involves the outside? If resolving to learn something new, find a hobby, spend more time outdoors, or become more active is on your plate for 2016, consider entering in the 2016 Kansas Birding Big Year competition. You may ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas electric utility has announced a new wind power contract in south-central Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Westar Energy said Thursday in a release the company has a deal with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources to buy 200 megawatts of wind energy west of Wichita. The deal is for power ...

10 years ago
An affidavit says a slain Wichita State University student contacted a woman charged in his death about sexual services she advertised online shortly before he was killed. Rayan Ibrahim Baba, a 23-year-old Saudi undergraduate student, was found shot in a parking lot of one of the university's dormitories Aug. 8. Eboni Fingal was charged with first-degree ...

10 years ago
A Kansas electric utility has announced a new wind power contract in south-central Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1JLHmR6) that Westar Energy said Thursday in a release the company has a deal with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources to buy 200 megawatts of wind energy west of Wichita. The deal is for power produced by the ...

10 years ago
About 500 revelers in Salina got an early start on 2016 Thursday. The Bicentennial Center, Salina Parks & Rec, and the Salina Area United Way hosted their second annual "Noon Year's Eve" event. A crowd, consisting mainly of children and families, gathered at the Bi-Center for the fun free event. "Noon Year's Eve" featured music, activities, a ...

10 years ago
A rear end collision on Old Highway 81 and Assaria Road sent two people to the hospital yesterday around noon. 17-year-old Joseph Meier was driving southbound on Old Highway 81 when he rear ended a pickup truck attempting to turn onto Assaria Road. The driver of the pickup, 41-year-old William Venable, was transported by EMS to the ...

10 years ago
A rental home on the 6800 block of East K4 was damaged over the weekend. Ten windows were broken out of the home; two from the garage and eight on the home. The perpetrators then threw paint around the home, damaging the carpet. Total damage is estimated at $1,550. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No ...

10 years ago
A blue 2004 Ford Mustang was stolen in Salina overnight on Tuesday. The vehicle was stolen from an alleyway on the 300 block of North Colombia, and has Kansas tags 594 ECS. The keys were stolen allegedly from the victim's purse. The Mustang is valued at $2,800. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part of ...

10 years ago
Another man who is allegedly connected to the string of hotel and business robberies was arrested yesterday in Salina. Nathan Adam Smith is being charged with aggravated robbery as he was the alleged driver for Travis Moreland, who is the suspect for four different cases of robbery and/or burglary in Salina and more similar cases in ...

10 years ago
It was a busy Christmas weekend for Kansas State Troopers. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, troopers wrote over 1,000 citations and warnings. Troopers made 7 DUI arrests, but worked no DUI crashes. Additionally, the Patrol worked no fatal crashes. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2015, through 11:59 ...

10 years ago
Two robbery suspects are in custody after an armed robbery in Ellis.  Around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday night, the Casey’s General Store just off of I-70 was robbed by two men. Witnesses were able to provide a vehicle description, and Hays police spotted the car near the Highway 183 bypass west of Hays. Police say a chase ...