11 years ago
Staff at five of six Kansas universities who voted to leave the civil service have received their first raises in several years. The classified staff chose to leave the civil service last year because of frustration with stagnant pay. The vote removed the staff from control of the Legislature and allows the universities to determine ...

11 years ago
Storms overnight dropped heavy rain and hail around the area, and more could be on the way for the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, shower and thunderstorm chances will increase this weekend across the region. Thursday and Friday will warm days with highs in the mid to upper 80s. An upper level system ...

11 years ago
A Fort Riley soldier has been sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for accepting disability payments he wasn't eligible to receive. A U.S. attorney's office says 38-year-old James Scott Nickerson was ordered to pay nearly $72,000 in restitution to the Social Security Administration during the Wednesday sentencing. He was also ...

11 years ago
The head of a school efficiency task force is recommending several changes, including incentives for Kansas school districts to consolidate and potential restrictions on teacher bargaining rights. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Wichita businessman Sam Williams mailed his recommendations to the members of the task force last week. The panel's vice chairman, Jim Hinson, superintendent of Shawnee Mission ...

11 years ago
Game wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism are still looking for poachers who illegally killed a half-dozen deer this summer and are asking for the public's help. According to the agency, between July 1st and July 22nd, game wardens found six deer shot and left to waste near Cedar Bluff Reservoir. All ...

11 years ago
John Anderson Jr., who served as Kansas governor from 1961 to 1965, has died. His daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Anderson, says Anderson was 97 when he died Monday at an extended-care facility in Olathe. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Anderson practiced law in Olathe and served as Johnson County attorney before winning a seat in the Kansas State Senate ...

11 years ago
Three vehicles are damaged with fingernail polish. Salina Police report that 3 vehicles were vandalized in the 400 block of South Phillips Avenue on Tuesday afternoon between 2pm and 3pm. Police say a 2007 Kia Rio, a 999 GMC Sierra truck and a 2005 Dodge Dakota truck all had green, fingernail polish splattered across their exteriors. Total damage ...

11 years ago
A corrections officer at Hutchinson Correctional facility is hospitalized after being stabbed by an inmate at the prison. Prison spokesman Dirk Moss says the officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the stabbing Wednesday morning. Moss says the attack happened in the cell block of the main building but he could not provide any other details. Hutchpost.com reported that ...

11 years ago
A classic car is stolen from a backyard. Salina Police are investigating after a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado is stolen from a yard in the 100 block of Taft Street. The owner told police the vehicle was not in running condition and had no license plate. The car has red paint and was taken sometime between September 1st and ...

11 years ago
A partnership between the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Salina Regional Health Center has produced a new program designed to expose high school students to the career opportunities that exist in the healthcare field. The Real-World Exploring program is a career education program that focuses on helping young adults make a more informed decision about ...

11 years ago
Pratt County officials say a worker has died after coming into contact with a 7,200-volt power line. The sheriff's office says he died Tuesday while using a bucket truck near the line in Pratt. The man was taken to the Pratt Regional Medical Center where he later died. His identity has not been released. The sheriff's office is ...