10 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback will be the guest speaker at a Kansas National Guard event in Salina this weekend. The Kansas Kansas National Guard 235th Regiment will host a graduation and commissioning ceremony on Saturday. According to the agency, 17 students of Officer Candidate School Class 59 will graduate. The graduating officer candidates who will be commissioned as ...

10 years ago
A Kansas man who killed a woman and her 4-year-old son has been returned to prison nearly 11 years after being released on parole for the 1980 slayings. 55-year-old Tony Hobbs was taken back into custody after violating conditions of his parole supervision last month. He'll meet later with the Kansas Prisoner Review Board in an ...

10 years ago
Kansas workers responsible for investigating suspected child abuse claims don't need more than a high school education to get a job in which mistakes could result in death. The Department for Children and Families has been using the workers, called special investigators, in addition to state-licensed social workers. DCF spokeswoman Theresa Freed says the agency has 71 ...

10 years ago
Kansas has been awarded nearly $81,000 from the federal government to help students pay for advanced placement exams. The state is one of 38 to receive $28.4 million total in grants from the U.S. Department of Education to help prepare low-income students for college. According to the department, the grants will pay for approved tests administered by ...

10 years ago
A 21-year-old Junction City man has been arrested after police say he phoned in a bomb threat in Manhattan, Kansas. According to authorities, the Riley County Police Department and the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a reported bomb threat at Florence Manufacturing Tuesday. The scene was secured and the Kansas Highway Patrol brought in a bomb-sniffing ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's health in identifying a thief who tried to steal an ATV from a motel parking lot. Police say that on Sunday a suspect in a dark colored Dodge quad cab pickup attempted to steal an ATV from the back of another truck. The attempted theft happened in the parking ...

10 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo will be rockin' this Friday night. Organizers are ready for Zoo Brew, one of the organization's most popular fund raising events of the year. Those who attend are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the zoo, food, drink, and live music. Salina band RockGarden will be performing. RockGarden is known for their ...

10 years ago
Kansas officials are defending the state's decision to sell $1 billion in bonds in an effort to boost the financial health of its public pension system after a rating agency's report suggested the move won't help much. Kansas was selling the bonds Wednesday after legislators authorized them earlier this year. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Board of Education has given initial approval to new rules on student restraint that establish procedures for parents who believe emergency safety interventions have been used improperly on their children. The board gave initial approval Tuesday to the changes on seclusion and restraint on students in emergency situations. The Wichita Eagle reports the regulations now ...

10 years ago
A new industry report shows retail sales of farm tractors up nearly 19 percent this past July when compared to the same month a year ago. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers said Tuesday that 21,906 farm tractors were sold nationwide last month. That brings the total so far this year to 127,215 sales. That is an increase ...

10 years ago
The public pension system for Kansas teachers and government workers says its long-term financial health improved last year. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is citing a recent report showing a 3 percent decrease in the gap between its anticipated revenues and the cost of benefits promised to retirees over the next 18 years. The figure was ...