11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture would be tasked with cultivating and studying hemp under a bill before the state Legislature. The House Agriculture and National Resource Committee will hold a hearing on the bill Monday. The measure would direct the department to grow and study hemp plants in conjunction with a state university. The research would focus ...

11 years ago
A crowd of about 100 people joined area legislators on Saturday morning at the Salina Chamber for the first of three updates on state issues being discussed in Topeka. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks and J.R. Claeys briefed everyone on their work in committees, then shifted for a Q & A session. ...

11 years ago
Kansas school boards would have the power to tell teachers "take it or leave it" in salary negotiations under a bill endorsed by a state House panel. The House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee approved the bill Friday, sending it to the House floor for further debate. The bill would allow individual teachers to negotiate outside ...

11 years ago
Young offenders incarcerated at Topeka's juvenile detention facility are learning technical skills to make them more marketable and less likely to get into trouble after they are released. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex offenders who are still in high school can earn credit through Washburn Institute of Technology. The principal of the facility's ...

11 years ago
The temperature outside Saturday morning was in the upper 30s, and the water temperature in the lake at the Webster Conference Center north of Salina was hovering around 32 degrees. It was perfect conditions for a group of hearty volunteers  ready to take a "Polar Plunge". As a large crowd of well-wishers cheered them on, over ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals decision, and affirmed a Saline County District Court decision, in a "Jessica's Law" child sex case. 50-year-old William Jolly of Salina is currently in prison, serving a 165 month sentence for the rape in July of 2012 of a 12-year-old girl. When Jolly was sentenced, the Saline ...

11 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee is considering two bills that would delay or possibly prevent enactment of new federal clean air regulations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Senate Utilities Committee is expected to advance one of the bills next week. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules that would require states to adopt plans for reducing carbon emissions ...

11 years ago
Several thousand Fort Riley "Devil Brigade" soldiers are on their way home from the middle east. According to the Army, soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are returning to Fort Riley following a successful nine-month deployment to Kuwait. The first group of Soldiers arrived on post earlier this month, with the ...

11 years ago
A sure sign of spring is back in Salina. The Salina Home & Leisure Show is back at the Bicentennial Center Friday evening, and all day Saturday. Organizers say that the show has been revamped and revitalized, and is bigger than it has been in recent years. There are over 100 booths. The show features anything and ...

11 years ago
Between 5:00 PM on January 23, 2015 and 9:35 AM on January 24, 2015 a total of six businesses were burglarized and/or damaged. A door was pried at Pettle’s Flowers, 341 Center. A window was shattered at Uptown Salon, 307 E. Walnut. A glass door was shattered at Ray’s Auto, 306 E. Walnut. Entry was gained and a ...

11 years ago
Kansas education officials have created an online tool to allow the public to comment about math, reading and writing standards. The tool, called "Join the Conversation!" will be available online until Oct. 30. People will be able to read about the standards and make suggestions on moving a standard to another grade level, creating a new ...