10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita Democrat plans to resign from the Kansas House over what she says is anti-education rhetoric in the Republican-dominated Legislature. Rep. Carolyn Bridges announced Tuesday that she will step down Sunday. Bridges was a school principal for 25 years before being elected to the House in 2012. She told The Wichita Eagle ...

10 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas group has received a $294,000 grant from the Department of Defense to evaluate the economic impact of potential future force reductions at Fort Riley. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the director for The Flint Hills Regional Council told Riley County Commissioners Monday that the grant will be used to hire ...

10 years ago
Coming renovations in the children’s area at the Smoky Hill Museum will cost a little more than originally anticipated. Museum Director Susan Hawksworth and Museum Curator of Exhibits Josh Morris appeared on KSAL's Morning News Tuesday, and offered an update on the project. When finished, “The Curiosity Shop” will boast over 20 interactive activities that will ...

10 years ago
William Hulsey, 28 of Salina, was arrested on warrant after a police officer recognized his vehicle for outstanding warrants. Upon his arrest, police found personal use methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a counterfeit $100 bill.

10 years ago
A counterfeit $10 bill was found in the Rod's Convenience Store deposit yesterday at Bennington State Bank. The gas station is located at 1727 W. Crawford, and the date of the passing is unknown. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, or rewritten without Alpha Media’s express consent. ...

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A Salina man was arrested yesterday after he stole checks from two family members in Salina. 33-year-old Michael Norris allegedly stole checks and deposited two to himself at First Bank Kansas on November 23 for $400 and on November 24 for $500. He then deposited another check from a different family member at American Ag Credit ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested on December 11 for striking another woman in the face on September 11 at The Muse Ballroom at 1700 Beverly. Brittany Curtis, 24, was arrested after she hit the woman, breaking the woman's tooth. She faces charges of aggravated battery.

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Authorities say two people have died in wrecks on icy western Kansas roads. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that 71-year-old Amedeo Grieco, of Santa Barbara, California, died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle on an icy and slushy stretch of U.S. 50 in Gray County. The vehicle slid sideways across the center line and was ...

10 years ago
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) - A south-central Kansas police department is trying to utilize analytical software to help its officers patrol more effectively and lower the city's high crime rate. The predictive policing software calculates where crimes are likely to happen after being fed crime reports and other statistics. But Newton Police Department Lt. Bryan Hall says it ...

10 years ago
FORT RILEY - A Fort Riley Soldier killed in a motorcycle accident last week has been identified. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Benjamin F. Locke, 40, was involved in a Dec. 10 collision in Junction City, Kansas. He was transported to Geary Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Locke was assigned as a platoon leader in Troop A, 1st Squadron, ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas officials have sent President Barack Obama a letter protesting the possible move of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. The letter Monday said moving terrorism suspects to northeast Kansas would jeopardize families, schools and local businesses. All six members of the state's congressional delegation signed the ...