13 years ago
Finney County authorities say a freelance photographer working for National Geographic was arrested and briefly detained after he shot pictures of a feedlot near Garden City while on a paraglider. George Steinmetz, of Glenn Ridge, N.J., and his paraglider instructor, Wei Zhang, of Beijing, China, were arrested for misdemeanor criminal trespass on June 28 after flying ...

13 years ago
A drive-thru window at a bank is chipped by gunfire. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a thick, 3-foot by 5-foot window at the drive-thu teller at Capitol Federal Savings, 2550 S.9th, was hit by what police believe were 2 small caliber bullets. Police say someone fired at the window sometime between Monday evening at 5:30pm and Tuesday ...

13 years ago
It was no record, but it was hot in Salina on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, the temperature peaked at 108 during the 5:00 hour. It was just a degree off the record high of 109 for the date, set back in 1980. Later in the evening, thunderstorms rolling through the area dropped small hail ...

13 years ago
A public hearing is scheduled for this week in Salina on Westar Energy's proposed increase in electric rates. The hearing is set for Thursday evening at the Salina College Center at Kansas State University-Salina. Westar has applied to the Kansas Corporation Commission for a 1.7 percent increase worth $31.7 million. The utility company says it needs ...

13 years ago
Saline County Commissioners are proposing taking full responsibility for the health department, and raising taxes to fund it. Saline County sent a letter to the City of Salina late Tuesday afternoon, outlining its plan. The county is asking the city to pay $500,000 toward the repair of the current building. Effective January 1st, the health department ...

13 years ago
Saline County will formally commit to supporting Kansas National Guard Service Members and their families at a Community Covenant Signing on Wednesday. In addition, a presentation and formal announcement regarding the Patriot Business Program's growth to the state and soon to be national level will be made. In attendance will be Mary Nesbitt, State Family Program ...

13 years ago
Kansas State Board of Education members are asking state legislators and Gov. Sam Brownback to increase school funding in the next state budget by more than $670 million.The request, approved by a 7-3 vote Tuesday afternoon, asks legislators to boost education spending starting next year by more than 20 percent. The request includes general state ...

13 years ago
Over a dozen people have drowned in Kansas this summer. Each year, millions of people enjoy spending time at Kansas lakes and rivers and return home with happy memories to share with others. Sadly, outdoor fun turned fatal for five people who drowned in Kansas waters the first week of July – including four who perished ...

13 years ago
Saline County Commissioners Tuesday discussed the status of the Salina / Saline County Health Department. The county has been at odds with the City of Salina over the future of the organization. A structure problem with the roof caused the agency to close over a year ago, on May 31, 2012. Since that time, ...

13 years ago
Opponents of multistate reading and math standards adopted for Kansas public schools are pushing the state school board not to join other states to develop annual tests to measure how well students learn. Critics of the Common Core standards urged the board Tuesday to rely on a center for educational testing at the University of Kansas ...

13 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers assisted 1,559 motorists over the Independence Day holiday reporting period. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. During that time, the Patrol worked one fatal crash, which resulted in one death. That crash was not alcohol-related. ...