13 years ago
The winter wheat harvest is spreading across parts of south-central Kansas. The industry trade group Kansas Wheat said Wednesday in its first harvest report of the season that test cutting is now underway as far north as McPherson County and as far west as Clark County. The OK Co-op elevator in Kiowa has taken in about 350,000 ...

13 years ago
Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Kansas Corporation Commission and its commissioners individually for allegedly violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). Taylor says, “The action seeks injunctive relief concerning the rate increase for (customers of) Howison Heights, Inc. (water district), previously approved by the commission,”. With the injunction, Taylor ...

13 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force Friday evening - looking for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that four officers and one spotter will be working city wide, from 9pm Friday to 1am Saturday, looking for occupants who are not buckled up. Lt. Lamer says that citations for unrestrained adults are $10 while ...

13 years ago
A canoe and kayak are reported stolen. According to Saline County Undersheriff Dave Dunstan, a silver aluminum canoe and Blue Pelican brand Kayak were taken from the Smoky Hill River channel in the 1800 block of E. Cloud. The owner, Justin Baird contacted the Sheriff's Office this week after checking with relatives to make sure that someone ...

13 years ago
The company that insures most of Kansas' school districts says it won't provide coverage for districts that allow armed employees. EMC Insurance Companies has told its agents around the state not to offer policies to school districts that allow concealed weapons under a law that takes effect July 1. EMC will not renew policies for districts ...

13 years ago
An elderly Kansas couple that had not been seen since Monday has been found safe in Michigan. Garnett police say 92-year-old Vernon Hunt and 81-year-old Goldie Hunt of Garnett left their home Monday for a trip to Dwight, Ill., but did not show up as scheduled that evening. Police say the couple was found Wednesday after stopping ...

13 years ago
Two men are killed when a car they are in is hit by a semi on a Riley County Highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 90-year-old Frederick Danenberg was driving a small passenger car. He stopped at a stop sign, and then pulled out onto U.S. Highway 24. He drove out in front of a ...

13 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Some public university students in Kansas would see tuition increase by almost 9 percent this fall under proposals being considered by the Board of Regents. The regents are expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on new tuition rates proposed by the universities. The changes would raise an additional $34 million during the fiscal ...

13 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A judge has tossed out a subpoena seeking to force a Wichita Eagle reporter to testify about contacts he had with attorneys for inmates who claim they were sexually abused by a former guard. The Wichita Eagle reported Judge Joe Kisner Tuesday quashed the subpoena filed by attorney Charles O'Hara, who represents ...

13 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The city of Wichita won't allow people with permits to bring concealed firearms into public buildings until at least early next year. A Kansas law taking effect July 1 allows people with concealed carry permits to take weapons into public buildings unless the buildings have adequate security in place. But cities and counties ...

13 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - A prosecutor says he'll appeal the probation given to a Kansas State University graduate student for a head on crash that killed two people. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson filed notice Tuesday that he'll seek prison time for 24 year old Miles Theurer. The veterinary medicine student pleaded no contest in May to ...