11 years ago
The fatal shooting of three people last year outside a Jewish community center and retirement complex in Overland Park is renewing calls for tougher hate crime legislation. A bill currently being discussed in the Kansas legislature would double the sentences for those convicted of a hate crime. Sen. David Haley, a Kansas City Democrat, said the ...

11 years ago
New structures to attract fish are being installed at lakes around Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, fisheries staff will be launching a new program to increase the amount of fish-attracting structures in Kansas lakes. Traditionally, biologists have used cut trees to create brush piles to attract and hold fish, providing angling ...

11 years ago
The Volunteer Connection in Salina is offering free income tax return preparation from IRS-certified volunteers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. According to the organization, returns will be prepared and e-filed for taxpayers with incomes generally under $53,000, including basic forms 1040 and 1040EZ, State of Kansas returns (in conjunction with filing of a Federal ...

11 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Lawrence school district to suspend a mentoring program for male students. The group objects to an initiative at Free State High School known as the "LEAP Ambassador Program." After it kicked off Thursday, the ACLU's Kansas chapter sent a letter saying the program does "significant harm" to ...

11 years ago
A Wichita man has been sentenced to nearly three years in state prison after his 10-month-old foster daughter died after he left her in a hot car while he and his partner smoked marijuana. Seth Jackson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in November. The 29-year-old Jackson was sentenced Friday to 32 months in prison. Prosecutors say Kadillak ...

11 years ago
Kansas says its tax collections fell $47 million short of expectations this month. The worse-than-anticipated collections are likely to complicate efforts by Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators to eliminate projected budget shortfalls. The state Department of Revenue reported Friday that the state collected $513 million in taxes in January when it had anticipated taking in $560 million. ...

11 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is scammed out of $1,500. Police say that an employee at the hospital's financial office received a call this week from someone claiming to be from Westar Energy. The hospital, which has multiple Westar accounts for its multiple locations, was told that two of the accounts were past due, and service was ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested late Thursday night after leading police on a high speed chase. Police say that the chase started at 11:44 Thursday night, when an officer pulled over a 1995 green Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by 27-year-old Kenneth Claytor that had a broken tail light. Claytor initially stopped, in the area of North ...

11 years ago
Salina Police quickly recover several thousand dollars worth of electronics shortly after they were stolen. Police allege that 23-year-old Heather Wright who lives at 917 N 13th #2 entered another a home at 917 N 13th #46 on Thursday between 9:00 and 9:15 in the morning. She allegedly stole a Sansui 50 inch flat screen TV ...

11 years ago
An alleged business burglary is under investigation. Police say that on Wednesday of this week, between 2:30 in the afternoon and 11:15 in the evening, someone entered Four Brothers Lawn Care at 700 North Santa Fe through an unlocked overhead door. Items taken include a Stihl Chainsaw and a Husqvarna Chainsaw. Total loss is lsited ...

11 years ago
Between 11:00 and 11:40 AM on January 23, 2015 a vehicle burglary was committed at 145 S.Broadway. Unknown person or persons entered the unsecured vehicle and took a Ruger Single-Six .22 blued revolver in a leather holster, men’s leather wallet with miscellaneous cards, City of Salina fireman’s badge, and cash. Loss and damage is estimated ...