12 years ago
Republican Senate candidates have to settle an intraparty fight over the problem-plagued federal health care law before they can use the new law to target Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections. GOP incumbents running for re-election are among virtually all Republican candidates who oppose President Barack Obama's signature law. The question is what should be done ...

12 years ago
Police in Wichita are looking for a man they say left his baby daughter on a street before running away from a minor traffic accident. Two witnesses picked up the 1-year-old girl in her carrier and brought her to the mother's house. Paramedics checked the baby and said she was unhurt. Police Capt. Troy Livingston says the ...

12 years ago
Salina police and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a case involving a 2003 Dodge Caravan Van reported stolen between December 23rd. and 24th. from Bergeson garage at 520 West North Street. The van belonged to the Best Cab company. A Saline County deputy spotted the van late in the afternoon of the 24th. ...

12 years ago
An Artic Cat 650 4-wheeler, trailer and toolbox were reported stolen Monday from the parking lot of the Hampton Inn, 401 South Schilling. A security video showed suspects and further investigation led to the arrests of 32-year bold Robert Roche of 1633 East Cloud, 28-year old Casey Zach of the same address and 30-year ...

12 years ago
Authorities are investigating two suspected arson fires at two apartment buildings. One of of the fires was Monday, and the other was Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Salina Fire Department investigator Troy Long says it appears an accelerant was used to set both fires. Samples have been sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation laboratory for analysis. The ...

12 years ago
A new report says Kansas court employees could face unpaid furloughs as the judicial branch tries to handle an $8.25 million budget shortfall. A committee appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court in October to look for ways to deal with the shortfall forwarded its recommendations to Chief Justice Lawton Nuss on Dec. 13. The committee says furloughs ...

12 years ago
The Ellis County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people in connection with recent mail theft cases from rural mail boxes. Detective Scott Braun says that the sheriff's office had received reports of seven recent mail thefts in the county as of Dec. 18. Law enforcement said they believed thieves were looking through mailboxes in rural areas ...

12 years ago
UPDATE: The victim was identified Thursday as 31-year-old Thomas Hedrick, an active member of the military and a Ft. Riley resident. Crews continue attempts to recover his body from the lake. ORIGINAL: The Geary County Sheriff is trying to recover the body of a military man who drown Christmas Eve morning. According to a news release, Deputies ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators are expected to reopen debate of the state's "Hard 50" prison-sentence law with a proposal to make it the default punishment for premeditated first-degree murder. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce is writing a bill to make the change. The current default is life without parole for at least 25 years for such crimes, though prosecutors ...

12 years ago
Lawrence police have arrested a suspect in a fatal Christmas morning stabbing that followed a domestic disturbance. Officers were called to an apartment around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and found a victim with critical injuries. Police say lifesaving measures were unsuccessful. The Lawrence Journal-World reports  a 27-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and booked into the Douglas ...

12 years ago
Authorities in Topeka say a sprinkler malfunction at the Statehouse caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  firefighters were called to the Statehouse at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Hufford says damage to the sprinkler system caused heavy leaking from pipes near a ground-floor entryway on the building's north side. Firefighters spent ...