11 years ago
Teachers no longer would be exempt from criminal charges for showing students materials deemed to be harmful to minors under a bill passed by the Kansas Senate. The Senate's vote Wednesday was 26-14. Teachers could be charged for any materials thought to be too sexual or too profane for minors under the proposal. Critics say it could ...

11 years ago
A sheriff in northeastern Kansas' Pottawatomie County says foul play isn't suspected in the death of a 24-year-old jail inmate. Sheriff Greg Riat says the unidentified inmate was pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday shortly after being found unresponsive in his cell by a jailer. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is handling the case. Specifics about why ...

11 years ago
Topeka zoo officials say a 20-year-old black bear died during spinal surgery. Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the bear, named Peek, died Wednesday during surgery at Kansas State University's veterinary health center. Peek was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in January and gradually got worse, recently losing the use of her hind legs. Wiley said in a news release ...

11 years ago
A fire blackened several acres of a Salina park early Wednesday afternoon. At around 12:45 in the afternoon, firefighters were called to a report of smoke, and a "popping sound" coming from inside a wooded area of Indian Rock Park. First responders discovered an active grass fire, that was spreading into a treeline. The growing fire ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man and woman who borrowed a van - and never returned it. Police say a 42-year-old woman loaned her 2000 Town and Country Chrysler van to a couple on February 13th, with the understanding it would be returned. Police are now looking for the two known suspects and the van that's ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 1100 block of Acorn. Police say sometime between Monday night at 9pm and Tuesday at 2am, thieves took a bottle of the prescription drug Hydrocodone and 30 Blu-Ray DVDs. There was no sign of forced entry. Total loss is listed at $1080. Tools are stolen from a ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at the Webster Conference Center. Staff discovered that someone had entered a storage shed on the property at 2601 N. Ohio, and removed climbing gear used on their ropes challenge course. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says numerous ropes, helmets, climbing harnesses and gear was taken sometime between January 24th ...

11 years ago
A Kansas House committee has recommended cutting all funding for the Parents as Teachers program, which would end the program. The House Social Services Budget Committee on Tuesday recommended cutting $7.2 million for the program, which has staff member visit homes to help parents prepare students for school and connect to community resources. The organization is ...

11 years ago
Plans for a remodel of Salina South High School have been approved. According to USD 305, the schematic design for the largest of the district's bond projects has been approved. After a year of updates about a planning process that addresses the needs at South High School (SHS), the board of education unanimously approved schematic ...

11 years ago
A multi-award winning comedian is coming to Salina.  Jim Gaffigan will perform at the Stiefel Theatre this summer. According to the Stiefel, Gaffigan is a Grammy nominated comedian, New York Times best selling author, top touring performer, and multi-platinum selling father of five. His fourth hour special (“Beyond the Pale” 2006, “King Baby” 2009, “Mr. Universe” ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Presidential Primary Election might be cancelled again. A Kansas Senate committee is considering a bill to cancel the state's 2016 presidential primary as lawmakers face key deadlines. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee was holding a hearing Wednesday on the primary bill. It was the last day the panel could meet before the Legislature's annual ...