12 years ago
A former Kansas teacher will spend 15 weekends in jail for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student. 28-year-old Amber Stroda will also serve three years of probation under the sentence she received Wednesday in Dickinson County District Court. Stroda taught third grade at Solomon Elementary School and was also a dance team sponsor at ...

12 years ago
Kansas State Board of Education members are weighing the options and cost of changing how students are tested each year. Deputy Education Commissioner Brad Neuenswander recommended to the board on Wednesday that Kansas use a blended testing system, including tests developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Kansas is part of that group, which is developing tests ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman is hoping to win a $500,000 dog park for the community. Heather Stanek and her dog Athens are one of 14 finalists in the Beneful Dream Dog Park Contest. For the fourth year in a row the company is awarding a $500,000 Dream Dog Park makeover, creating an incredible place to play in the ...

12 years ago
A Fort Riley soldier has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for a deadly wrong-way chase on Interstate 70. 22-year-old Spc. Gary Nelson was sentenced Tuesday in Geary County District Court. He pleaded no contest in August to second-degree murder and reckless driving. Authorities said Nelson intentionally drove the wrong way on I-70 ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman pleads guilty in a federal drug trafficking case from According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, 23-year-old Abigail Torres Soto pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, three counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In April 2013, Soto was indicted along with ...

12 years ago
An unlocked apartment is burglarized. Salina Police are investigating after someone entered an apartment in the 600 block of S. 3rd sometime Tuesday morning between 8am and 5pm, and removed some high-tech gaming equipment. Police say someone stole a Wii game system and controller with 5 games, plus a Kindle Fire tablet. Total loss is listed at $550. ...

12 years ago
Police and EMS respond to a Salina home after a baby is found unresponsive. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, officers and EMS responded to a 911 call from a north Salina home Monday evening just after 6pm. Police say a 4-month old baby girl was found unresponsive by a family member who went to check on her ...

12 years ago
A former Wichita State student admits that he secretly videotaped his roommates while they were in the shower in their dorm. Twenty-one-year-old Keanan Daniel Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of breach of privacy. As part of the plea bargain, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child were dismissed. Smith was accused of ...

12 years ago
K-State Salina's Flight Team brings home a regional championship. According to the school, the 2013-2014 Flight Team has become the first in university history to win the SAFECON VI regional. This year's event was Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Stillwater, Okla. At the event, student teams participated in flight and ground events that tested their abilities in all ...

12 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo treated a patient of massive size, assisted by Dr. James Carpenter, professor of zoological medicine, and Dr. Warren Beard, professor of equine surgery, along with the team from the Veterinary Heath Center (VHC) at Kansas State University. According to the zoo, a two-ton, 34-year-old, white rhinoceros named Milton, was immobilized so VHC ...

12 years ago
The latest government snapshot of Kansas crops shows 92 percent of the winter wheat has now emerged. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that about 64 percent of the wheat is in excellent to good condition. About 33 percent is rated as fair, with just 3 percent rated in poor condition. The agency says the harvest ...