12 years ago
This is not your old man's marijuana. Authorities say a burgeoning domestic pot industry has transformed the potency of the weed now hitting the streets. In the past, law enforcement says they mostly seized compressed marijuana bricks. Now they are mostly intercepting medical-grade, domestic marijuana. A Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area study found busts involving Colorado ...

12 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback has called a special session of the Kansas Legislature for Sept. 3 to rewrite the state's "Hard 50" criminal sentencing law. Brownback made the announcement two days after Attorney General Derek Schmidt requested a special session. Schmidt's request had bipartisan support from prosecutors and legislators. The law allows judges to sentence some convicted murderers ...

12 years ago
Kansas State University has received a $13.7 million grant to help increase food supplies in Africa. The five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development will be used to establish the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet. Both crops are important in dry regions of Africa. Associate agriculture economics professor ...

12 years ago
The 2013 Leadsled Spectacular Car Show is underway at Oakdale Park in Salina. David and Nancy Payne of Kansas City, MO were on hand Friday to catch the opening act of the 33rd annual KKOA event that runs through Sunday afternoon. As they took a peek at a black, 1956 Chevy Belaire from Texas, they commented on ...

12 years ago
The body of a Lyndon man who had not been seen since July 15 has been found. The Osage County Sheriff says in a news release that the body of 67-year-old Raleigh Heskett was found Thursday inside his van. The vehicle was parked in Marion County, about 90 miles southwest of Lyndon. An autopsy will be performed ...

12 years ago
Over 300 gallons of fuel is siphoned from two area trucks. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of 360 gallons of diesel fuel from two semi trucks that were parked on a lot at 1265 W. Diamond Drive. Gary Johnson Trucking, told deputies that 260-gallons of fuel worth $1006 was siphoned off an '85 ...

12 years ago
Five chainsaws are stolen from a work truck. Police are investigating a theft case, after being contacted by a Salina man who had multiple chain saws removed from his pickup. Police say sometime between 6am and 7:30am Thursday, someone unlocked a cargo storage box on a truck owned by Cody Steele, and stole 5 chainsaws. The vehicle ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas journalism school has received a $1.36 million bequest from the estate of a Kansas couple. The university's Endowment Association announced Thursday that the bequest from John and Mary Kaiser will be added to a scholarship fund for journalism students that the couple started in 2005. The Lawrence Journal World reports Mary Kaiser died ...

12 years ago
Some of the 11 dogs that were left abandoned in a Salina home are ready for adoption at the Salina Animal Shelter. The shelter has been caring for the four puppies and seven adult dogs since they were found in north Salina on Monday. Animal shelter coordinator Rose Base said renters left the dogs in the house, ...

12 years ago
Some county officials are asking Kansas lawmakers to clarify whether back taxes on personal property follow the property, or should be assessed to its owner. The confusion arises when someone buys property, such as a boat or trailer, and then discovers the previous owner had not paid all the taxes. The state says the unpaid taxes ...

12 years ago
The hailstorm that pounded south-central Kansas earlier this week has left automotive dealers with big headaches, but it's also giving prospective buyers a chance at big bargains. The Hutchinson News reports dealerships in the city were scrambling to get insurance appraisals after the fast-moving storm hit the area Tuesday night. Large hailstones dinged hundreds of vehicles parked ...