11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and groups on both sides are preparing to announce a new proposal for rewriting a renewable energy mandate for the state's utilities. Brownback was having a news conference Monday afternoon to outline the measure. Representatives of the wind energy industry and groups opposed to the mandate planned to participate. A 2010 law requires ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a 200 cc motorcycle from Tractor Supply Company, 3120 Riffel Drive. Police say someone cut the lock on the fence sometime between 8:30pm Saturday and 8:30am Sunday morning and stole the red, Baja Warrior bike. Loss and damage is listed at $725. A car is vandalized in the 800 ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges of burglary and damage to property after officers responded to an alarm at the water well station near Indian Rock Park at 1500 Gypsum Sunday morning around 1am. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Daniel C. Puckett was arrested early Sunday after police found him nearby wearing a ...

11 years ago
A four-wheeler is stolen from a rural home east of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a 2006 Polaris all terrain vehicle from a property in the 200 block of South Simpson Road. Deputies say the vehicle was chained to another ATV in a side yard and someone cut the lock and ...

11 years ago
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, will deliver a Landon Lecture on May 27 at Kansas State University. Before becoming the fourth secretary of homeland security, Johnson was general counsel of the Department of Defense. He also has extensive service in national security, law enforcement and as a private attorney. Kansas State ...

11 years ago
A task force at the University of Kansas is recommending changes in how the school handles sexual assaults and rape on campus. The suggested changes include requiring all freshmen, including fraternity members, to live in residence halls. Other suggestions: creating an on-campus center for sexual assault prevention and education and clarifying that the university can discipline ...

11 years ago
Top Republican legislators in Kansas appear increasingly ready to reconsider a business tax break that's been a cherished economic policy for GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Their push could make closing a projected budget shortfall more difficult. Brownback is clear that he wants to preserve an exemption from personal income taxes for 281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers. ...

11 years ago
A restaurant waitress says she left a message for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on his receipt promoting more funding for schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Chloe Hough was working her last shift Saturday night at Boss Hawg's in Topeka when she waited on the governor. The newspaper said she later posted his receipt on Facebook, ...

11 years ago
Five teenagers charged in juvenile court with making threats to commit shootings on the last day of school at Hutchinson High School will remain in custody. After a Reno County judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy would not be released from the juvenile detention center where he and four friends had been held since being ...

11 years ago
Four charitable projects received greater visibility and a chance to directly compete for grassroots funding at a first-ever event in Salina. The Konza Seeds microfunding event was held at the Salina Art Center Warehouse. Organized by Konza Club Salina, the Leadership Salina alumni organization, Konza Seeds vetted applications from both established and brand-new charitable entities, selecting ...

11 years ago
Flour Power is offering many activities again this year in Abilene’s beautiful Eisenhower Park Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. To go along with the Grill-Off, Car Show, and Baking Contest, are many other activities for the family to enjoy. Kids and adults have a lot to choose from. This is Abilene’s second largest ...