12 years ago
A house under renovation is damaged by vandals. Officers were called to the 900 block of S. 2nd on Wednesday evening after someone smashed a front window with a pair of pumpkins. Police say sometime between 7:30pm and 8:15pm, someone threw two, 1-pound pumpkins through a 5-foot by 5-foot window valued at $600. The owner told police he ...

12 years ago
Education officials say new math and English testing that will be recommended next month to the Kansas State Board of Education will be aligned with new curriculum standards and give more flexibility to student testing. The changes were outlined during a meeting Wednesday in Topeka. Education commissioner Diane DeBacker will recommend that the board approve ...

12 years ago
Kansas State University is receiving $4 million to help expand and renovate the building that houses the College of Architecture, Planning & Design. The gift comes from a foundation named after Victor and Helen Regnier. Victor Regnier, who died in 2000, was a longtime homebuilder and developer in Johnson County. Besides helping to pay for $75 million ...

12 years ago
Two Kansas Army National Guard units are holding change of command ceremonies this week, including one that was delayed by the partial federal shutdown. The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment will change commanders Friday at a ceremony in Salina. Lt. Col. Steven W. Denney is assuming command from Lt. Col. Robert A. Wood. The battalion ...

12 years ago
After three Kansas residents died in deer-related accidents on a single day, the Highway Patrol is offering guidance on what to before and after hitting a deer. The patrol says it's better to hit a deer than to swerve, which can lead to overcorrecting and going off the road. The patrol says drivers of vehicles disabled by ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators say a two-week tour of the state's public colleges and universities has provided a good exchange of information ahead of their 2014 session. Members of the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees finished the tour Wednesday at two campuses of the University of Kansas. Lawmakers submitted dozens of detailed questions to higher education ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials are seeking to take control of recreational areas at lakes managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in effort to reduce overlap of services and expenses. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Gov. Sam Brownback has sent a letter to the Pentagon seeking to end federal management of certain recreational areas at reservoirs where ...

12 years ago
A benefit dinner is planned this weekend for the family of a child killed in a farming accident last week. Last Wednesday evening 5-year-old Brooklyn Debenham was killed. She had been riding in the cab of a combine in rural Dickinson County with her father when the combine hit a bump, or obstacle. The combine's windshield ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman is scammed over the phone. Police are investigating after a 78-year-old female is bilked out of over $400 after a phone call. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a male claiming to be with Medicare called the woman in mid-September and told her he needed to update some of her information because of some changes ...

12 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation awards nearly $142,000 in grants from the Fund For Greater Salina.. According to the organization,the Foundation received 33 applications with requests totaling just under $142,000. Grant requests are capped at $5,000. 2013 Fall Fund for Greater Salina Grants: $5,000 The Ottawa and Salina County CASA Program- To recruit and train additional ...

12 years ago
Long-time Fort Hays State University President Dr. Edward Hammond is retiring. Joined by the leadership of the Kansas Board of Regents, Dr. Edward H. Hammond announced during a news conference today on the campus of Fort Hays State University that he would resign effective on June 30, 2014, the end of the current fiscal year. ...