11 years ago
A sure sign that spring's on the horizon: One hour less shut-eye Saturday night no matter when you turn out the lights. Most people in the U.S. are supposed to push the clock forward by 60 minutes before heading to bed Saturday night. Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday local time. You may have ...

11 years ago
An Abilene man suspected of selling marijuana has been arrested. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, on Thursday the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, with assistance from the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office and Abilene Police Department, executed a search warrant at 1408 Northwest 3rd in Abilene. During the execution of the search warrant, agents ...

11 years ago
Kansas labor officials say the state's private-sector job growth last year was stronger than previously reported and the highest rate since 2007. The state Department of Labor reported Friday that the number of people employed in private sector jobs was 1.9 percent higher on average each month than in 2013. The department said the new rate was ...

11 years ago
A legendary country music group will still perform tonight in Salina, but a little later than scheduled. Diamond Rio ran into bad weather on the road. The group's Friday night Salina show at the Stiefel Theatre has been pushed back to 9 pm. Diamond Rio has over 30 hits, and  is a six-time Vocal Group of ...

11 years ago
Between 5:00 PM on February 20, 2015 and 6:30 AM on February 21, 2015 forced entry was used to commit a burglary at The Eye Doctors, 436 S. Ohio. A display cabinet was damaged and multiple pairs of Oakley sunglasses and Ray Ban cases were taken. Loss and damage is estimated at $2,500. If you have any information ...

11 years ago
May will likely mark the start of the five-year construction to build the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, or NBAF. On March 3, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that included the remaining $300 million to complete the $1.25 billion premier animal disease research laboratory. Construction on the lab's central utility plant has been under way ...

11 years ago
Kansas State University is renaming its computer network system to avoid associating with a terrorist group. Chief Information Officer Ken Stafford said in a news release Thursday that the university will no longer use the abbreviation iSIS for its network handling enrollment, registration and financial aid. Stafford says many people have expressed concern over the network's ...

11 years ago
A Minneapolis family who have been living without heat in their home are receiving a new furnace after being nominated in a contest. Salina Media Group radio stations KSAL, and Y93.7, along with Callabresi Heating & Air, and Trane are spreading the love this winter. In February over 60 entries were received from area residents who needed ...

11 years ago
A lobbyist who used to work as Gov. Sam Brownback's chief of staff is defending his confrontation with a Topeka teacher he claims was unprofessional in referencing the governor in her speech at a Model UN competition. But witnesses tell The Topeka Capital-Journal that David Kensinger's behavior was rude and hostile toward teacher Jenay Weekly, who ...

11 years ago
A legislative committee's proposed budget for the Kansas higher education system would shift money away from Kansas State University and the main University of Kansas campus. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday approved a higher education budget of $2.7 billion both for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and the following fiscal year. The panel ...

11 years ago
Authorities say they arrested two fugitives wanted in Kansas for aggravated kidnapping, burglary and robbery. U.S. Marshalls said Thursday they arrested 20-year-old Rachael Ann Hampton and 24-year-old Robert Alan Long near an intersection behind the Las Vegas Strip. The Lawrence Police Department in Kansas says the two were wanted in connection with a triple shooting on Feb. ...