10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he's not considering additional spending cuts or new tax increases to keep the state budget balanced in the face of disappointing tax collections. Brownback said Wednesday he's confident the state will get through its short-term budget problems. He said he's working on measures, without being ...

10 years ago
Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's spokeswoman calls Medicaid expansion "morally reprehensible" in a recent email, signaling the administration has no plans to expand Medicaid and bring coverage to 150,000 uninsured Kansans. The Wichita Eagle reports that in an email Tuesday to Brownback supporters, Melika Willoughby, Brownback's deputy director of communications, says Brownback ...

10 years ago
An Associated Press review shows drug criminals once described by prosecutors as unrepentant repeat offenders are among those benefiting from new sentencing guidelines that are easing punishments for thousands of federal prisoners. Many defendants cleared for early release starting this fall fit a more sympathetic profile: small-time dealers targeted by a draconian approach to drug enforcement. But ...

10 years ago
A 44-year-old Chanute man has been indicted on charges of manufacturing and selling gun silencers illegally. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Tuesday that Shane Cox, owner of Tough Guys Army surplus store, was charged with 12 criminal counts, including possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiracy and National Firearm Act violations. Prosecutors say Cox advertised unregistered silencers and manufactured ...

10 years ago
The Governor's Water Conference next month aims to focus on implementation of the Kansas water vision plan. The two-day event begins Nov. 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Manhattan. Other major topics slated for discussion include the development of additional water supplies for rural communities. Also up for discussion is how to help ...

10 years ago
Mike Montoya, County Counselor, and Sherry Sammons, County Appraiser, updated the Commission on complications created by recent State legislation. Property owners who successfully protest a property tax valuation keep the lower valuation for two additional years before the Assessors’ Office can place a higher valuation on that property, should market values increase. Johnson County has filed ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Republican Party's chairman is demanding that Democrats' last nominee for governor withdraw as an attorney from a federal lawsuit challenging voter registration policies. GOP Chairman Kelly Arnold said Tuesday that former Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis' involvement in the case filed last week violates state law. ...

10 years ago
Two people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The new most wanted list went online over the weekend. Since then, according to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Rebecca Serbanich and Andrece Poole have both been arrested. They were wanted for crimes that include theft and felony battery of a law enforcement ...

10 years ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating an injury accident that happened last night on Old Highway 40 and Cunningham Road. A pedestrian, Tammy Stiefel, 49 of Salina, was lying in the middle of the westbound lanes on the highway. A man who was driving eastbound saw her there, and pulled over to attempt to help the ...

10 years ago
Counterfeit $100 bills are circulating in Salina. Two reports over the last two days have been reported. On Sunday, a counterfeit bill was found at Casey's gas station at 725 West Schilling Road. Several hours later, another one surfaced at McDonald's on Planet Avenue. Salina police continue to investigate the issue by using surveillance footage ...