12 years ago
Kansas regulators have approved a pilot project that will let some Westar Energy customers pay for their electricity in advance. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Thursday approved the project, which will be limited to 1,000 customers at first, including only 250 who are behind on their bills. The Wichita Eagle reports the prepaid option will be available ...

12 years ago
At Monday's city commission meeting the month of June will be recognized as “LGBT Pride Month” in the city of Salina. Gary Martens from the North Central Equality Kansas Chapter will read a proclamation, which will then be signed by Mayor Aaron Householter. The organization is urging supporters to attend the meeting wearing gay pride ...

12 years ago
A new off-price department store is coming to Salina. Ross Dress for Less is planning to open a location at the Central Mall. According to the mall, Ross Dress for Less will open a 25,000 square foot store located near JCPenney in 2015. Construction is set to begin in June 2014. Ross Dress for Less is the ...

12 years ago
A Kansas City family whose son was fatally shot by police says the Iraqi War veteran would still be alive if he had received prompt attention from the local veterans' hospital. Issac Sims was fatally shot Sunday after a five-hour standoff with police sparked by an argument with his father. Officers were called to the ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after allegedly trying to cash a couple of stolen checks. Police say that 30-year-old William Kelley tried unsuccessfully to cash a $762 check at a UMB Bank branch in Salina. Later that same day, he unsuccessfully tried to cash a $487 check at a Payday Loan location in Salina. Both checks ...

12 years ago
A racehorse that drew attention when it was rescued from a Kansas slaughterhouse has been euthanized at a thoroughbred retirement home in Kentucky. Clever Allemont, the 1985 Rebel Stakes winner, was euthanized on Monday after suffering from colic at the age of 32, according to a news release from Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky. ...

12 years ago
A gift of $550,000 from Kansas State University alumna Mary Vanier will benefit the K-State Proud Student Opportunity Awards fund. K-State Proud is a student-led, nationally recognized fundraising campaign for the university. Guided by the leadership of the Student Foundation, the campaign encourages students to show their K-State pride through philanthropy. All student campaign donations establish ...

12 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff says the shooting of a man on Highway 59 south of Lawrence apparently was not a random act of violence. Twenty-four-year-old Skylar Workman of Lawrence was shot Monday night as he drove on the highway. Investigators said in a news release Wednesday the shooting was likely not random violence but said they ...

12 years ago
The body of a Salina man is recovered from Milford Lake. According to the Geary County Sheriff's Office, the body of 65-year-old Stephen Edwards was recovered Wednesday. Authorities had been searching for Edwards since Sunday. He went into the water to retrieve a fishing pole and didn't resurface. Edwards was fishing with a grandson and friend ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said officers pulled 17 stranded boats off the reservoirs during the holiday weekend. Capt. Dan Melson said Wednesday the boats either ran out of gas or had mechanical failures. He says the holiday generally is the first time every year people take out their boats, and many don't ...

12 years ago
The 2014 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest begins on Friday afternoon, with the first clue being announced live in Oakdale Park, and on the radio. A hand-crafted art medallion will be hidden on public property somewhere in Salina. Clues will be released each morning, until the medallion is found. Clues can be heard on the ...