11 years ago
The secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says he plans to resign. Robert Moser told agency employees in an email Monday that he would resign at the end of this month. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Moser, a family-practice doctor, was hired to lead the department ...

11 years ago
Kansas education leaders fear a new revenue forecast requiring the state to make $278 million in cuts for the current fiscal year will result in a school funding reduction. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the state's fiscal situation is expected to be discussed at a Kansas Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. Board member Janet Waugh says ...

11 years ago
Salinans gathered on a bright, blustery, Tuesday morning at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month to honor all veterans. A nice crowd braved the cold wind and gathered for Veterans Day ceremonies at the Salina / Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. The event included the National Anthem, the Pledge ...

11 years ago
Dodge City police have arrested a man who they say attacked a grocery store employee with a hammer. The victim called police on Monday after the man left the Dillons store and walked to Family Dollar. Police say the man refused to stop when confronted by an officer, who unsuccessfully tried to shoot the man with ...

11 years ago
Hutchinson police say an officer has shot and wounded an armed man who confronted officers. Police say Sgt. Josh Radloff shot 29-year-old Justin Matthews in the shoulder on Monday night on Matthews' mother's lawn in Hutchinson. They say Matthews had an unspecified weapon. Police say Matthews threatened Radloff before the shooting but haven't described the threat. Matthews was ...

11 years ago
Veterans Day is not only a time to honor those who have served in the military: For American businesses, it's also a time to back that appreciation up with a freebie. A slew of locally owned businesses and national chains are offering up something free Tuesday to anyone who has served in the military. The trend ...

11 years ago
A government estimate of crop production shows Kansas farmers are bringing in bountiful harvests of corn, sorghum and soybeans this season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday it's estimating the state's corn crop at 581 million bushels, about 14 percent more than a year ago. The agency said in its monthly update that Kansas farmers were ...

11 years ago
A new Kansas revenue forecast says the state will face a $279 million budget shortfall by July and an even bigger gap to close in the year after that. State officials released a new financial forecast Monday that revised the state's revenue projections for budget year that began in July. The forecasters dropped the expectation of total ...

11 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued an order temporarily blocking gay marriage in Kansas. Sotomayor's brief order Monday puts on hold indefinitely a lower-court order clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry despite a ban in Kansas on gay marriage. The lower-court order was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Central time Tuesday. ...

11 years ago
The biggest two hunting days of the year kept game wardens busy over the weekend. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reported a number of violations during the opening weekend of the pheasant and quail regular season which began Saturday. The weekend reporting period ran from 7:00 p.m. on Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. No ...

11 years ago
A local trucking firm is conned out of $2,500. According to Detective Jim Feldman with Salina Police, someone posing as an employee from a legitimate truck service company in Madison, Georgia called Great Plains Trucking Company in Salina to request payment. Detective Feldman tells KSAL News that the scammer apparently has knowledge of how electronic funds are ...