11 years ago
Kansas farmers wrapping up this year's wheat harvest probably don't need another government report to tell them this isn't a good year. But the latest forecast released by the Agriculture Department shows the toll from a widespread drought. The National Agricultural Statistics Service on Friday reduced its estimate of the Kansas wheat crop to 235.2 million ...

11 years ago
A Kansas State Trooper is arrested for a second time. Darrin Hirsh was arrested Thursday for violating a protection from abuse order. The Barton County Sheriff says Hirsh will be held for 48 hours. Last month, Hirsh was arrested for alleged domestic violence. At that time he was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal ...

11 years ago
A special event is planned to welcome a new grocery store to North Salina. Salina Downtown, Inc. and the North Salina Community Development Committee are hosting a "Welcome to the Neighborhood" party for the new Save A Lot grocery store to celebrate the beginning of the construction project. The “Welcome to the Neighborhood” party will be held ...

11 years ago
The full moon on Saturday will appear to be unusually big. In fact, it will be a "supermoon." That's the nickname for full moons that happen when our celestial neighbor is relatively close to Earth. That distance varies because the moon follows an elliptical orbit. When it's close and full, it appears bigger and brighter than ...

11 years ago
A man is dead after being bitten by a copperhead snake while camping with his family in southeast Missouri. Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says 52-year-old Timothy Levins died Tuesday evening after being bitten at Sam A. Baker State Park. Finch says it is the third known death in Missouri by the bite of a copperhead. ...

11 years ago
A handgun is stolen from a vehicle. Salina Police are investigating the theft of a black, Ruger LCN pistol from a truck. Police say someone removed the weapon from a Chevy Silverado truck that was parked in the 300 block of Laura between June 27th and July 9th. There was no sign of forced entry. The gun is valued ...

11 years ago
A disturbance at a Salina bar, rekindles in a parking lot where a gun is allegedly fired. Salina Police responded to the Inferno Club, 112 N. Santa Fe, just before 2am after two groups began arguing in the back area of the establishment. Officers split up  the disturbance between about twenty people without incident. About an hour later, ...

11 years ago
Progress is being made on the new $7.5 million Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan University. The field has been cleared in preparation for installation of two, lighted turf fields and an eight-lane track. The university has also launched a 100-Day Dash campaign to raise the final $1.75 million needed to receive a challenge grant from ...

11 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach are heading to court again in their battle over Kobach's attempts to enforce a proof-of-citizenship requirement for new voters. The ACLU hoped a Shawnee County judge would use Friday's hearing to review its request for a temporary injunction to keep Kobach from imposing a ...

11 years ago
State health officials say two cases of measles in the Wichita area are linked to a recent outbreak in the bistate Kansas City metropolitan area. The Sedgwick County cases reported Thursday involve an unvaccinated adult and an infant who is too young to be vaccinated. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the state has ...

11 years ago
The Chili Cook-Off is back at this year's Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair. According to the organization, it's returning because of popular demand. Teams are invited to enter and compete in two categories: Texas Red and Anything Goes. The Street Fair takes place on Saturday, September 27 surrounding the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 ...