12 years ago
Police in Wichita say a man working in a building being renovated has been killed in an elevator accident. Emergency crews were called to the building in the city's Old Town section around 10:30 a.m. Friday. Police Lt. E.J. Bastian says the 40-year-old worker was riding in an open-door, pulley-style service elevator when he fell, ...

12 years ago
Kansas health officials have issued a warning for people and animals to stay out of a north-central lake because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday placed Old Herington Lake in Dickinson County under a toxic algae warning. The agency also said a previous warning for ...

12 years ago
Even thought it's summer, some kids are still in school. According to USD 305, summer school begins at Cottonwood Elementary on Monday. Classes are scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from Monday, June 2, 2014, through Thursday, July 3, 2014. During this time period, the reduced speed school zones around Cottonwood Elementary, ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after four tires and rims are removed from a truck. Staff at Brittendall Motor Company, 631 N. Santa Fe, contacted police after discovering their 1994 Chevy pickup which was parked in the 100 block of W. Decatur had been jacked up and had all four 33-inch tires stolen. Police say the thieves used ...

12 years ago
Kansas lawmakers have formally adjourned the 2014 legislative session after failing to override a governor's veto of a change in state ethics laws. The House concluded its work at 10:28 a.m. Friday followed by the Senate at 11 a.m. Legislators completed the regular portion of the session earlier in May but were required constitutionally to meet ...

12 years ago
A Salina teen is arrested after a string of vehicle burglaries. Officers were called to the area of Hamilton and N. 8th Street after a car alarm sounded at 1:07am Friday morning. Police began combing the area for a suspect and found 17-year-old Jacob Luther inside a car parked near the corner of Santa Fe and Otis. Police ...

12 years ago
Two Salina men are safe after getting their SUV stuck in a bog. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a late night drive in northwest Saline County turned into a search for one man Thursday afternoon. Deputies were contacted by 28-year-old Brent Martin yesterday, after he left a Chevy Suburban and walked 7-miles into Brookville to find help. ...

12 years ago
A state regulator has given the go-ahead again for the construction of a $2.8 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Robert Moser on Friday approved changes in a 2010 pollution-control permit for the project for Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. The changes were mandated by a Kansas Supreme ...

12 years ago
Two people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a plot to beat a 69-year-old Shawnee man to death. One of those sentenced Thursday, 23-year-old Nicole Rose Carter, was the victim's stepdaughter. She was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison. Twenty-four-year-old Adam Hersh of Kansas City was sentenced to 19 years ...

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 ...