12 years ago
Nine vehicles are involved in two crashes in Salina within the span of about an hour late Wednesday afternoon. Salina Master Police Officer Rande Repp tells KSAL News that the first crash involved five vehicles. It happened at around 4:00 in the area of Magnolia and South 9th Street. According to Repp, a vehicle was headed south ...

12 years ago
Kansas and Arizona officials have filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to force a federal elections agency to change its voter registration forms to compel proof of citizenship. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Topeka and seeks to force the Elections Assistance Commission to modify federal voter registration forms to require documents ...

12 years ago
A Saturday flight is being added at the Salina Regional Airport. According to the airport, beginning September 16, SeaPort Airlines will begin offer Saturday flights to Kansas City. The new schedule will better accommodate the needs of Salina passengers. The Saturday flight will give passengers the opportunity to spend a weekend in Kansas City without ...

12 years ago
Wichita's water revenue for the first half of 2013 is about $2 million short of projections thanks to a rainy summer and conservation efforts. Ben Nelson, with Wichita's water department, told the City Council on Tuesday indoor water use and outdoor irrigation combined are down almost 22 percent. Nelson says water usage in Wichita this summer ...

12 years ago
Two major thefts were reported to the Sheriff's office yesterday occurring on the same street, W North St. Pat O'Connor, Vice President of Reece Construction, reported that he was missing four black Bobcat tires with wheels, 10 red pneumatic jackhammers and 10 retainer bits. His total loss was estimated at $7,450. Just down the street another theft ...

12 years ago
Researchers at the University of Kansas will work with the state's schools to prevent bullying. The Kansas Department of Education awarded a contract to the researchers, who will develop a website and hold training sessions at schools across the state. The researchers also will create a model policy on bullying that schools can change to ...

12 years ago
A second person dies from injuries sustained in a head-on crash. 86-year-old Deane Allen died Tuesday. His wife Cora died on Saturday from injuries sustained in the same crash. The Allen's were involved in a head-on crash when a car they were in swerved left of center and crashed into an on coming pickup truck. Two people ...

12 years ago
A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for the woman charged with more than $100,000 from a group that flew World War II veterans to Washington D.C. LaVeta Dawn Miller of Great Bend has pleaded not guilty to two counts of theft by deception. Prosecutors allege she stole about $110,000 from the Honor Flight program. ...

12 years ago
Kansas farm groups are holding two workshops next week to help ranchers better decide how to prepare for droughts. Organizers say the sessions are designed to help ranchers understand the interaction of plants and climate, and how they can make grazing decisions based on their observations. The workshops are Monday at the Natural Resources Conservation ...

12 years ago
Pratt police say three teenagers are suspects in at least 13 thefts in the south central Kansas town. Sgt. Kent Wyatt says the suspects, between 14 and 16 years old, may eventually be linked to more thefts. Wyatt says that evidence from a burglary last Wednesday led officers to the suspects. He says they took anything they ...

12 years ago
A little dog with no eyes helps everyone around him see how precious life really is. Wolfie is a wire haired terrier mix who is not yet three-years-old. Not only is he blind, he has no eyes. Wolfie was taken in by Peggy Huscher over a year ago, initially as a foster dog. Huscher, who owns Always ...