2 months ago
A Kansas House committee recommended a budget for the state’s six public universities that freezes tuition rates, reduces need-based student aid, requires development of plans to lower central administration expenditures by 10% and offers faculty one year instead of two to fix their academic shortcomings before they are potentially fired. The Republican-led House Higher Education Budget ...

2 months ago
The Kansas City Chiefs are one step closer to moving to Kansas City, Kansas. The Wyandotte County Commission voted yesterday to approve a STAR Bonds district for the Chiefs' new stadium. The STAR Bonds District will allow Wyandotte County to collect sales and use taxes to fund the stadium and entertainment venue. The Chiefs are planning to ...

2 months ago
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would criminalize sextortion. The Committee of Judiciary met yesterday and heard from an El Dorado woman who lost her son last year in a sextortion scheme. The proposed bill would increase the penalties for sexual extortion, especially when the victim is under 18 years old and the offender is 18 ...

2 months ago
A 15-year-old boy accused in a fatal shooting appeared via video in juvenile court in Salina Thursday afternoon, along with his court appointed attorney and guardian ad litem who were in court in person, for a detention hearing. Collin Arroyo is accused of shooting 14-year-old Carter Black back on January 2nd inside a home in South ...

2 months ago
The McPherson County Sheriff's Office, working with the Salina Police Department, have made an arrest in connection with a burglary at  a bar and grill in Canton. According to the McPherson County Sheriff's Office, with the help of Salina Police Department, one of the two suspects was identified. They were then alerted to a potential address ...

2 months ago
Evergy is warning customers to be vigilant after a new text scam. According to the organization, scammers are sending fake text messages to Evergy customers claiming the customer has overpaid their bill and is due for a refund. The scammer then asks customers to go to a fake website that appears to be from Evergy and ...

2 months ago
It's seed library season. The seed library is open at Salina Public Library.  You can get a head start on your garden by visiting the seed library. There’s a variety veggies, fruits, herbs, and flowers. The library also has a handy growing guide with some basic gardening info. The seed library is located near the north entrance ...

2 months ago
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were operating in Manhattan Thursday morning. According to the Riley County Police Department, they have received multiple calls regarding possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Manhattan area this morning. They confirm there were operations that were conducted. Riley County Police Officers were not involved in these operations. The Manhattan agency ...

2 months ago
An effort to increase Kansas' minimum wage is underway. State Senator Cindy Holscher's bill would increase Kansas' minimum wage from seven-dollars-and-25-cents to 16-dollars per hour. Kansas last raised its minimum wage in 2010. Missouri's minimum wage is 15-dollars per hour.

2 months ago
The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson is pushing pause on the Artemis II Launch Party after NASA pushed back the launch window to March. Cold weather in Florida and several technical issues while fueling the rocket have changed the plan. The new earliest launch opportunity is March 6 at 7:29 PM, pending final mission readiness and weather conditions. ...

2 months ago
The family of a Wichita teenager who died in law enforcement custody is receiving a multi-million-dollar award. A jury has awarded the family of Cedric Lofton eight-point-three-million-dollars in a lawsuit against five detention officers involved in the 17-year-old's death. Lofton suffered a heart attack and died after five officers pinned him facedown to a floor for nearly ...