12 years ago
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's department says a body was found in Tuttle Creek Lake. Authorities have not released the identity of the body, which was found in Tuttle Cove Friday afternoon. An individual at the lake reporting seeing the body. The deceased was taken to the Kansas City area for an autopsy. The person's identity is ...

12 years ago
A legendary crooner is coming to perform in Salina. Tony Bennett is coming to the Stiefel Theatre The 17 time Grammy Award-winning musician, whose music spans over six decades, will perform at the Stiefel on Saturday, May 24th. Sony Legacy just released "Tony Bennett: The Classics" which showcases a compilation of selections from Tony’s ...

12 years ago
Gay rights advocates aren't content with simply blocking a measure they believed encouraged businesses and government workers to refuse to serve gays and lesbians. They're seeking new protections against bias in hiring, employment, housing and public accommodations. Kansas legislators begin the second half of their annual session this week. Gay rights supporters will push to rewrite state anti-discrimination ...

12 years ago
It was a deadly Saturday on Kansas roads and highways. Law enforcement across the state stayed busy working numerous accidents as a mix of snow, sleet and ice made driving dangerous. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, troopers worked at least a dozen injury accidents, and multiple other non-injury accidents. Fatal crashes were reported in Coffey, Reno, Meade, ...

12 years ago
A winter storm that rolled into Kansas Saturday will continue Sunday and into Sunday evening. According to the National Weather Service, while some sleet may mix with snow across southeast Kansas into the afternoon, most areas can expect predominately snow. Amounts will range from an inch or two around Russell to as much as five inches ...

12 years ago
Former Wichita-area classmates says they will long remember a 34-year-old Air Force master sergeant killed recently in a training exercise in Arizona. Air Force Master Sgt. Josh Gavulic, a 1997 Derby High School graduate, was killed Feb. 21 while taking part in a parachute training exercise in Eloy, Ariz. Gavulic, who was rated a jump ...

12 years ago
House Minority Leader Paul Davis will get fundraising help from a national Democratic group in his bid to unseat Gov. Sam Brownback. Democratic Governors Association's digital director Mark Giangreco says in a recent email to supporters that Kansas is one of three Republican-controlled states where the association believes its candidates can win. The others are ...

12 years ago
A Salina teacher is honored. According to USD 305, Salina Central High School industrial arts/technology education teacher Michael Hair has been named the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers 2014 Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year. The Outstanding Teacher of the Year award is presented to an individual that goes beyond the regular classroom curriculum and challenges ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas prosecutor has opened his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat by criticizing three-term Republican incumbent Pat Roberts for moving to the right on issues. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor's kickoff news conference Friday made him the first Democratic candidate in the race. Roberts is seeking re-election but faces a GOP primary challenge ...

12 years ago
A mix of weekend feezing rain, sleet, snow, and bitter cold that is expected to impact Kansas prompts a winter storm warning. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, a winter storm warning is in effect from Saturday night until Sunday evening. Forecasters say that two to six inches of snow is expected across the ...

12 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is lifting visitor restrictions. According to the hospital, due to a recent decline in influenza activity, they are lifting visitor restrictions put in place January 15 to protect patients, visitors and employees from the spread of influenza. Visitors had been limited to immediate family members and clergy only. Infants and small children ...