8 years ago
Kansas is reporting that it collected $24 million more in taxes than it anticipated in January as the Legislature wrestles with closing a shortfall in the current budget. The state Department of Revenue's report Wednesday was good news for lawmakers. It is the third consecutive month that tax collections have exceeded expectations. The department said Kansas collected ...

8 years ago
A 60-year-old man who was being sought by the Saline County Sheriff's Office has been found. Deputies had bee looking for Junious Thompson, who had been staying in  trailer at the KOA Campground west of Salina. He had last been heard from about 8pm Monday night when he texted friends to complain about numbness in his ...

8 years ago
The University of Kansas is likely to use security measures such as metal detectors at Allen Fieldhouse and Memorial Stadium beginning in the fall. The change comes as a law that requires Kansas universities to allow concealed handguns on campuses begins July 1. Guns can be banned in buildings where the universities provide other security, such ...

8 years ago
A lieutenant colonel in Kansas' Civil Air Patrol has resigned his command after posting on Facebook that a state lawmaker should "swing from a tree" for introducing a bill that would undo a law allowing concealed weapons on college campuses starting in July. The Civil Air Patrol also said in a statement that it "does not ...

8 years ago
Federal prosecutors have indicted a Kansas hunting guide, two of his employees and a customer from Georgia on charges of violating federal hunting laws. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Josh Hedges of Grenola, who owns Eagle Head Outfitters, was indicted on 12 counts of unlawful sale and transport of wildlife and one count ...

8 years ago
Newly elected Sheriff Roger Soldan sat down with County Commissioners to provide them with an orientation to the Sheriff’s Office.  Many pages of statistics were shared, but discussions intensified as the talk turned to budgets.  County Administrator Rita Deister said it will be “vitally important” for the Commission and Sheriff’s Office develop a “realistic budget”, ...

8 years ago
A ferret is recovering at home after receiving a heart pacemaker during a rare surgery at Kansas State University. The ferret, named Zelda, is owned by Carl Hobi of Olathe, who took her to the Veterinary Health Center in Manhattan after Christmas because she was diagnosed with a third-degree block in her heart, which caused a ...

8 years ago
An attorney for a Missouri-based utility is telling Kansas regulators that its proposal to buy their state's largest electric company will result in significant savings that will keep rates in check for customers. But the Kansas Corporation Commission also heard arguments Monday from attorneys strongly criticizing Great Plains Energy's proposal to purchase Topeka-headquartered Westar Energy. Great ...

8 years ago
The University of Kansas' new sexual assault prevention office says it has trained nearly 15,000 people since it was established last year. The Lawrence Journal-World  reports that the university is marking the one-year anniversary of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center, or SAPEC. The center says almost 15,000 people have received training so far, including many ...

8 years ago
A Kansas man was sentenced to four years and four months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to export firearms using a hidden online marketplace. Federal officials said 36-year-old Michael Andrew Ryan of Manhattan, also known as Brad Jones and GunRunner, was sentenced Monday. He had previously pleaded guilty to six counts of ...

8 years ago
An elephant is the people's choice. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the 2016 People's Choice in the Salina Sculpture Tour program is '"Slim" by Dale Lewis of Hastings,Minnesota. The work will be placed in an elevated planter at the south entrance to the Salina Bicentennial Center. "Slim" is the sixth People's Choice selected by the public ...