8 years ago
Officials are warning that the air quality in parts of eastern Nebraska could suffer this weekend as south winds blow in smoke from Kansas agriculture fires. Douglas County health officials have warned that residents in and around Omaha and Lincoln should monitor the Air Quality Index on Saturday and Sunday, as the air quality outside is ...

8 years ago
Hundreds of runners laced up their shoes early Saturday morning and pounded the pavement in and around Abilene. They enjoyed a mild, albeit windy day as the Dickinson County community came together to host the 15th running of the Eisenhower Marathon. The event included a men's and women's marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K races. There ...

8 years ago
The nationally ranked unmanned aircraft systems program on Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is taking its Part 107 preparation course on the road and heading south. Designed to help professionals successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration's new remote pilot in command certification, Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a UAS commercial pilot training course in Dallas from ...

8 years ago
Three Salina schools are among 76 from around Kansas that are being recognized for achievement. According to USD 305, the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named 76 schools in 33 Kansas public school districts, including Cottonwood Elementary, Oakdale Elementary and Central High School, as recipients of the 2016 Challenge Awards. The awards recognize Kansas ...

8 years ago
Applying for college financial aid may take more time and work now, after the U.S. Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service recently shut down an online service that allowed families to import information from their federal income tax forms directly into the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The service, called the “Data Retrieval ...

8 years ago
A bald eagle is receiving care at a local raptor center after being discovered injured at Lake Afton. 911 dispatchers called a team of Sedgwick County sheriff's deputies and Ken Lockwood of the Eagle Valley Raptor Center to rescue the bird Thursday. County firefighters also arrived at the scene to help. The roughly 3-year-old eagle was found ...

8 years ago
Grocery and convenience stores could start stocking full-strength beer in two years under a bill passed this week by the Legislature. The Senate passed the bill 27-11 on Friday. The House passed it 80-45 on Thursday. Under the bill, grocery and convenience stores could sell beer with up to 6 percent alcohol by volume, while liquor stores ...

8 years ago
Two Kansas men were charged Thursday with shooting and killing a golden eagle. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 22-year-old Michael Dusin of Phillipsburg and 22-year-old Elijah J. Kuhlman of Sharon Springs are charged with violating the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. It is alleged the two defendants were driving around in Wallace County when ...

8 years ago
President Donald Trump will soon get his first report card from his own supporters in the nation's first congressional election since he won the presidency. At stake is a House seat Republicans have held for more than two decades. Trump easily won with 60 percent of the votes cast in the 17-county congressional district of south-central ...

8 years ago
On Monday, March 20, 2017, at about 1:30 a.m., two subjects entered the residence at 2550 Aberdeen Lane, while the residents were asleep. The homeowner confronted the subjects. One of the subjects was armed with a handgun. After being confronted by the homeowner, the two subjects fled from the residence. Both subjects were wearing dark colored hoodies. ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating two unrelated residential burglaries. Officers were called to a home in the 700 block of N. 4th on Thursday after someone forced a door open sometime between Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon and stole two Sony televisions and archery gear. Loss and damage is listed at $1,050.   Police say burglars also forced open ...