13 years ago
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says plans to ask Gov. Sam Brownback's nominee to the Kansas Court of Appeals how the courts can remain independent under the new judicial selection process. Sen. David Haley of Kansas City says he doesn't have any predetermined opinions about the choice of Caleb Stegall to fill a ...

13 years ago
Wichita police responding to a reported burglary instead found a puppy that had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Someone called police Monday night to report a burglary, but when police arrived they found the dead dog. The 27-year-old man who lives at the home was arrested on a charge of cruelty to animals. ...

13 years ago
Lawrence leaders say the city doesn't have any drones nor is planning to get any, but five area civil rights groups and political organizations are pushing for a policy limiting their use, just in case. Ben Jones heads the Lawrence-based group Kansans for Responsible Drone Use, which asked city commissioners in May to consider a ...

13 years ago
A low-cost airline is going to begin flights from Manhattan to Phoenix this Fall. Allegiant Air on Tuesday announced plans for nonstop jet service between Manhattan and and Phoenix. According to the airline, nonstop flights via Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from the Manhattan Airport will begin November 7th. The announcement will mark the 99th U.S. city served by ...

13 years ago
This coming Friday afternoon United Methodists will cover Salina with willing hands to serve in dozens of local agencies and participate in the Day of Service. There will be a wide variety of volunteer opportunities to accommodate every age and ability. Local agencies that the United Methodist will be working with during the Day of Service ...

13 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approve a disaster declaration. At their weekly formal meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners unanimously approved the declaration. According to the Saline County Emergency Management office, many of the incorporated cities in the county have had significant road and property damage since flooding that began on July 22nd. There have been no reports of homes ...

13 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is defending the new process for selecting Kansas Court of Appeals judges, saying it involves more people and encourages the best candidates to apply. Brownback says Tuesday that the old system that put the power to select judges in the hands of a nominating commission left elected officials with little involvement, except when ...

13 years ago
Neighbors noticed suspicious activity going outside their homes early this morning in the form of a man in a red sweatshirt and blue jeans looking into vehicles on the street with a flashlight. Lance Hoover, 46, reported to police early this early today that the trunk of his 1997 Eagle Talon had been broken into and ...

13 years ago
The Geary County Sheriff's Department says it plans to auction off up to 400 parcels of land, some of it complete with infrastructure. The lots were seized after owners failed to pay delinquent taxes. Sheriff Tony Wolf says the properties were partially developed during a real estate boom but they were never finished by developers. ...

13 years ago
A federal judge has again delayed the resentencing of two Texas brothers convicted of running a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to illegally shoot deer. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot postponed sentencing of James and Marlin Butler until Oct. 28. The brothers had been scheduled for sentencing in September. A federal appeals court ...

13 years ago
At the conclusion of a meeting that lasted nearly four and a half hours Monday evening Salina City Commissioners accepted an offer from Saline County in regard to funding of the Salina-Saline County Health Department. Commissioners went into executive session after concluding regular business on their agenda, Following the executive session commissioners accepted the county offer. The ...