11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has promised to sign legislation to ban a procedure used to terminate hundreds of pregnancies in Kansas every year. Brownback made his pledge Thursday during a Statehouse rally with hundreds of abortion opponents. The event was sponsored by Kansans for Life and marked the 42nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing ...

11 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would toughen punishments for hate crimes. Democratic Sen. David Haley spoke in favor of the bill, which would double sentences for offenses determined to be hate crimes. Haley said the bill would help protect potential victims from crimes motivated by prejudice. But Republican Sen. Forrest Knox expressed skepticism of the ...

11 years ago
Federal regulators have cited a company for violations stemming from a deadly southeast Kansas fireworks explosion. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $55,000 in fines against Lone Star Management LLC after finding nine serious safety violations. The blast happened Aug. 12 as employees were moving pallets of fireworks and cardboard out of an explosives storage ...

11 years ago
President Barack Obama is pitching a plan for universal child care at a liberal stronghold deep in Republican territory, promoting his Democratic party agenda while calling for less partisanship in Washington. He says that with two working parents in many U.S. households, high-quality child care programs "are not just nice-to-haves, these are must-haves." Obama told ...

11 years ago
Dozens of items are stolen from a Salina business. Salina Police are investigating a business burglary at La Jerezana Mexican Store located at 1318 S. Santa Fe Avenue. Police say someone shattered the glass on the front door to gain access inside sometime between Tuesday night at 8pm and Wednesday morning at 9am. Burglars removed 3 computers, 21 ...

11 years ago
A man and woman are charged in a sex for sale case. Salina Police responded to a call about possible illegal activity Wednesday night at the 24/7 Truck Stop, at 671 Westport Blvd. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says their investigation determined that money was exchanged between a man and woman for sexual relations inside the cab of ...

11 years ago
With fewer Kansas Highway Patrol troopers patrolling the state's highways, the number of tickets and traffic stops also has dropped. That might seem like good news for drivers but safety advocates say the decline in troopers is putting motorists at risk. The number of troopers has dropped 16 percent since 2008, leaving 409 officers ...

11 years ago
There were no injuries when a truck caught fire at a north Salina truck stop early Thusday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol a semi truck caught fire at the fuel pumps at the Petro 2 Truck Stop at I-70 and 9th street in Salina. The truck was extensively damaged, and there was also damage ...

11 years ago
Sedgwick County commissioners have rejected a $580,000 state grant aimed at controlling obesity and diabetes because the majority said overweight people already know why they're fat. Commission Chairman Richard Ranzau says he's overweight because he eats too much and doesn't exercise enough. He says that's his fault - not the government's. Interim county health director Adrienne Byrne-Lutz ...

11 years ago
Supporters of a bill to legalize medical marijuana made their case to a Kansas Senate panel a day before opponents are scheduled to get their turn before committee members. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held an informational hearing Wednesday to hear testimony from proponents of a measure sponsored by Democratic Sen. David Haley of ...

11 years ago
Kansas legislators are likely to consider allowing people to carry concealed firearms without requiring a state permit. Twenty-six of the Kansas Senate's 40 members introduced a bill Wednesday to end the permitting requirement. The lead sponsor is Majority Leader and Nickerson Republican Terry Bruce. Bruce said it makes sense to allow people to carry concealed guns without ...