12 years ago
The new Salina Starbucks celebrated its grand opening Friday morning with a ribbon cutting. The coffee shop in Salina, which actually has been open for two weeks, offers Starbucks coffee and pastries. Officials say so for the response from the public has been better than expected. The Salina Starbucks is participating in the company's nationwide petition ...

12 years ago
Police make a second arrest in connection to a scuffle outside a Salina bar that landed on YouTube. On Thursday, Police arrested 18-year-old Jerry A. Vest of Salina for battery of a law enforcement officer and obstruction. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, Vest was arrested on a probation violation and had the two other charges added to ...

12 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has a fun fall event planned for this weekend. The zoo's Pumpkin PaZoola is Saturday. According to the zoo, Pumpkin PaZoola is a pumpkin-themed festival for all ages to celebrate the fall season with fun activities for the whole family while enjoying all the animals at Rolling Hills Zoo. All kids age ...

12 years ago
A Saline County water district that is already under a boil water advisory from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is penalized. According to a document filed by the Kansas Corporation Commission, Howison Heights has been fined $500 for not complying with an order to make needed repairs to the water district system. Residents complained of ...

12 years ago
Shawnee County authorities say a man who was hit by a train simply got back up and kept walking. Sheriff Herman Jones says the conductor of a BNSF train saw the man walking on the tracks Thursday. He and tried to slow down and blew the horn but the train eventually hit the man. Jones says the ...

12 years ago
Kansas State has hired an architect for a $70 million residence hall project. The university chose Treanor Architects, a firm with five locations in Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City, Mo. The new facility, which is scheduled for completion in August 2015, includes construction of a 450-bed residence hall and a 58,000-square-foot dining center. Treanor Architects has been involved ...

12 years ago
Hutchinson police and fire officials are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a home the day after a fire that wasn't reported. Police say a relative of the woman went to the house Thursday to check on her and found signs of fire damage. Emergency responders found the woman's body inside, along ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas is seeking authorization to build a $65.7 million business school building. The university plans to bring the request to the Kansas Board of Regents next week. The proposed six story structure would be located on Naismith Drive directly across from Allen Fieldhouse. A memo to the regents says the university already has raised ...

12 years ago
A 14-year-old Hutchinson boy accused of setting a fire that killed his mother and sister is seeking to bar public access to all hearings and court documents in the case. Defense attorney Gregory Bell filed a motion Wednesday for a protective order that would close all hearings, seal the court record and impose a gag order. The ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's office says the Kansas Department of Labor is ending most of the furloughs imposed on its workers because of the federal government's partial shutdown and won't put others on unpaid leave. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Thursday that the governor will use the state's cash reserves to maintain staffing for the program that ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Howison Heights Water District located in Saline County. The advisory was issued because of a failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels. Failure to maintain chlorine residual levels may result in bacterial contamination. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures ...