10 years ago
Officials say the sugarcane aphid has returned to Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that the tiny Southern pests have threatened grain sorghum, or milo, fields in the Sunflower State the previous two years. Kansas is the nation's leading producer of grain sorghum. Aphids were reported and confirmed in fields in Sumner and Cowley counties this week. Officials are ...

10 years ago
Kansas is suing the federal government to obtain documents related to planning by President Barack Obama's administration to move prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Fort Leavenworth. Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Kansas against the U.S. Department of Defense. Schmidt's office filed a freedom of information request in December ...

10 years ago
A Wichita man is in custody following an investigation into a burglary and beating of a Salina resident. Police arrested 31-year-old Reggie T. Benoit on charges that stem from an incident on March 16th at 719 N. 7th Street. Police allege that on that date, Benoit and a black, male suspect burst into the home just after ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman swerves in front of a police officer's car before being arrested for DUI. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, 21-year-old Brittney Brouillard was headed southbound on College at about 2:20am Friday and turned in front of a police cruiser to make a turn onto Park. Patrol Officer Randy Constantino, swerved his vehicle to avoid a ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence imposed on a man convicted of fatally shooting a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn't executed anyone in more than 50 years, and Friday's decision in Scott Cheever's case is only the second time the court has upheld a death sentence under the state's 1994 ...

10 years ago
A Salina man has won a couple of  grand prizes, in two unrelated Kansas Lottery promotions. According to the lottery Robert Tripp was one of eight players who have each won access to a Kansas City Royals suite during a 2016 home game at Kauffman Stadium. The eight grand prize winners were drawn this week ...

10 years ago
Between 11:50 AM on July 12, 2016 and 12:00 AM on July 13, 2016 a theft was committed at the Hampton Inn, 401 W. Schilling Rd. A lock was cut and two custom made bicycles mounted to the back of a vehicle were taken. The bicycles are Specialized S-Works, Tri-Cross Bicycles with Bontregor wheels and are ...

10 years ago
A Kansas police chief has received a White House invitation after a cookout that included law enforcement and leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay was asked to go to the White House on Friday to discuss community policing. City spokesman Ken Evans said he had to turn down the invitation ...

10 years ago
A southern Kansas man faces up to 11 years in federal prison after admitting he fraudulently obtained more than 60,000 DVD movies at discount prices from the Disney Movie Club. Forty-seven-year-old Harvey Self of Derby pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of giving the U.S. Postal Service false ...

10 years ago
Members of the County’s Expo Center committee met this week to review a draft proposal and identify strategies about how best to approach the City Commission about extending the City-held lease for the EXPO Center property. Greg Jones, representing the Kansas Saddle Horse Association, said that the Kansas Coliseum and three other venues are no longer ...

10 years ago
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina is on a mission: to find 100 Bigs in 100 Days for children who need a mentor. "Our most important job is to make sure that we keep these kids safe and find good quality mentors," said Michelle Peck, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina. Peck stopped by the ...