13 years ago
Saturday was a day of disruption for shoppers using food stamps in 17 states across the country. Shoppers from Maine to Oklahoma had to abandon baskets of groceries on Saturday because they couldn't access their benefits via debit card. Debit-style cards used by the recipients wouldn't work for hours. The electronics benefits system is run by Xerox, which ...

13 years ago
The partial government shutdown is squeezing a number of programs that help people in need. So, across the country, donors big and small are opening their wallets to help keep some of those programs afloat. A pair of Texas philanthropists pledged up to $10 million to help Head Start programs affected by the shutdown. A university in ...

13 years ago
The federal government shutdown that has idled hundreds of thousands of workers is starting to have ripple effects in states. Across the nation, around a dozen states already have furloughed hundreds of employees whose paychecks depend on federal money. State officials say thousands of additional employees could be furloughed if the federal budget stalemate isn't resolved ...

13 years ago
An appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a man accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl at a rural Lawrence day care center. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a Kansas Court of Appeals panel found that there was sufficient evidence to sentence 71-year-old Richard Gonzalez to two sentences of 25 years to life for aggravated criminal ...

13 years ago
A disagreement lands a Salina man in Jail. Salina Police were called to the 700 block of S. Santa Fe, after a dispute between two men turned into a damage to property case. Police arrested 28-year-old Randy Rice early Friday, after he allegedly kicked the passenger side of a 2005 Chevy Malibu and then poured a can ...

13 years ago
The Kansas adjutant general says that each day the federal government remains partially shut down, the Kansas National Guard loses some of its readiness. Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli says that every day the shutdown goes on "we lose a little bit of readiness." Congress hasn't approved a budget for this fiscal year, prompting a partial ...

13 years ago
A couple of retired police cruisers are damaged. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 2 SPD patrol cars were damaged in a lot where they are stored at the city's central garage, 420 E. Ash sometime between Tuesday night at 9pm and Wednesday morning around 7am. Police say the windshield on one vehicle was broken the other unit's ...

13 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 ...

13 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 ...

13 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 ...

13 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 ...