13 years ago
Faculty members at Kansas State University say they are tired of being paid less than their peers at other institutions. The faculty plans to present the university's administration with a resolution next week. It seeks a moratorium on pay increases for upper administrators, or creation of new administrative positions, until salaries improve for faculty and unclassified ...

13 years ago
Kansas education advocates say they were surprised by a provision added to the 2014 state budget banning the spending of any money to implement the national Common Core standards for math and reading. The provision mirrors language of a bill that failed to get out of the House Education Committee earlier in the session. Several conservative legislators ...

13 years ago
A driver fleeing law enforcement on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County died in a crash Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol a vehicle was headed east on I 70, attempting to flee KHP units. For an unknown reason the driver drove off the road into the south ditch and struck a cement culvert. The driver, ...

13 years ago
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing currently stands at $600 million. That's just $56 million less than the record from the March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot, which was split by three winning ...

13 years ago
A new report says the Kansas unemployment rate dipped to 5.5 percent last month while the number of people filing initial claims for jobless benefits also fell. But Friday's full report from the Department of Labor also says April's job growth was less robust than expected. The report says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged lower from ...

13 years ago
Negotiations on the Kansas budget for the next two fiscal years have come to an abrupt halt after senators demanded a final offer from the House that could lead to ending the 2013 session. The talks were scheduled to begin Friday morning, following three rounds of negotiations Thursday which saw legislators make steady progress. Senate Ways and ...

13 years ago
Forecasters are preparing for likely severe weather this weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, there is a severe weather threat on both Saturday and Sunday. Exceptionally powerful thunderstorms are likely from late Saturday afternoon thru Monday night. The greatest area of concern on Saturday is West Central Kansas into Southwest Nebraska, where severe thunderstorms ...

13 years ago
Fort Riley is moving forward with plans to implement furloughs. According to the Army Post, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced May 14 his decision to proceed with federal furloughs to manage the budgetary shortfalls facing the military and the nation. Fort Riley officials will move forward with plans to implement the secretary's mandate. Furloughs will affect ...

13 years ago
Video games and devices are taken from a Salina apartment. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a resident of an apartment in the 700 block of Fairdale contacted police after someone burglarized her home. Police say someone entered the apartment between Thursday night at 11:40pm and early Friday morning at 3:30am. Once inside burglars stole a small TV, a ...

13 years ago
Police are investigating after a vehicle is stolen. Police say someone removed a car that was parked in the 400 block of Baker, sometime between May 11 and May 14th. The red, 1991 Mazda 323, was parked on the north side of the residence on the street. The car is valued at $1,200.

13 years ago
A soldier from Kansas is killed in Afghanistan this week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. According to the Department of Defense 33-year-oldSgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea of Oakley died on Wednesday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He drowned while attempting to cross a body of water during combat operations. Rhea was assigned to the 603rd Military Police ...