13 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education is hearing strong support for multistate reading and math standards. Superintendents and teachers testified Tuesday in favor of standards adopted in 2010 by the board. Known as Common Core, the standards have sparked controversy, particularly among conservative Republican legislators. But educators filled the board's meeting room to extol the standards as ...

13 years ago
The Nemaha County sheriff says a 14-year-old boy died after an accident at Centralia City Lake. The sheriff says in a news release that the teen was riding a tube being pulled by a boat Monday evening when he was thrown from the tube. The teenager, whose name is not being released, was later pronounced dead at ...

13 years ago
Crews are searching Kanopolis Lake in central Kansas for a teenager who went missing while kayaking with friends. Ellsworth County Sheriff Tracy Ploutz says three friends were camping at the lake when they decided to kayak between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday. Ploutz says wind might have caused one of the kayaks to tip. When the ...

13 years ago
A Salina man is cited for public nudity at a spray park. Officers were called to the spray park near the Friendship Center at 746 Comanche on Monday afternoon around 1:15pm. Witnesses told police, 43-year-old Tommy Tripp had taken his pants off in front of some children and adults who were present, and was in a state ...

13 years ago
Fort Hays State University could be generating electricity from wind turbines in the next few weeks. After more than six years of planning and a price tag $9 million, work crews are installing two 400-foot wind turbines at the university in Hays. Crews began installing the first turbine last week. Fort Hays President Edward Hammond says the ...

13 years ago
Two teenagers are under arrest in Wichita, accused of sexually assaulting a 76-year-old widow and stealing items from her home. Police expect charges to be filed today against the male suspects, who are 17 and 18 years old. The teens were arrested around 6 a.m. Friday, shortly after the attack. Investigators said the woman was asleep when two ...

13 years ago
Union Pacific Railroad workers discovered a suspicious device on the railroad tracks north of the Russell High School baseball field on Monday afternoon around 1 PM. Members of the Kansas Bomb Squad were called in and removed the device at around 3:30 PM. It was taken east of Russell and later detonated by the bomb squad. No injuries ...

13 years ago
The orangutans at Rolling Hills Zoo are back on display. According to the zoo, their Sumatran orangutan couple, Clyde and Rusa are back after a few weeks off exhibit while repairs were being made to their dayroom. Because the dayroom provides the only access to the public outdoor exhibit, both orangutans had to be kept in ...

13 years ago
Seven of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line back on June 1st. Since then, seven of them have been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Jordan Burdette and Ramona Grigsby are the latest two arrested. Burdette was wanted for possession of meth, while Grigsby was wanted ...

13 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday addressed the topics of alcohol and fireworks. Among other things on Monday, commissioners unanimously approved Sunday alcohol sales on second reading reading, passing the ordinance. Commissioners also discussed fireworks. For the third year in a row, most fireworks in Salina will be legal. Commissioners tweaked the law on first reading, adding "Sky Lanterns" ...

13 years ago
Kasa Companies Inc. has announced plans to expand and automate the company’s paint line at Kasa Fab in Salina. The company will make a $700,000 capital investment in its facility at 304 East Avenue B and plans to add 13 new jobs over the next 10 years. “The additional equipment allows us to increase our capacity ...