8 years ago
The Kansas Legislature is planning to begin streaming live audio of committee hearings over the internet. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the three rooms that host the most high-profile committees will have live audio this month. The other 10 rooms used for hearings are expected to have live audio before the end of the 2017 session. Kansas open ...

8 years ago
A couple of quick change artists walked out of a Salina business with $1,000 in cash on Friday. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman with Salina Police, a man and a woman rolled a cart of groceries and three computers into the checkout at Wal-Mart and began their ruse. Police say the two used a series of questions ...

8 years ago
Gallery seating is now available to see former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speak in Salina. The former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, best-selling author, and challenger for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting, Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Cost of the ...

8 years ago
A rollover crash sends a Bridgeport man to the hospital in Salina. According to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan, 19-year-old Kody Berry was injured in a single vehicle accident in the 6800 block of E. Assaria Road on Sunday. Deputies say Berry was ejected from his 2014 Ford Ranger around 2:35am New Year's Day as the vehicle ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court is heading into a year in which it could shape policy with major rulings on school funding and abortion. The court heard arguments in September on whether Kansas is spending enough money on public schools to provide a suitable education for every child. It could rule any time. In that case, four school ...

8 years ago
Big questions about taxes and spending will shape the Kansas Legislature's work after its annual session opens Jan. 9. But the biggest question might be how much GOP moderates work with conservatives and how often they seek deals with Democrats. Lawmakers and Gov. Sam Brownback must close a projected shortfall of more than $345 million in the ...

8 years ago
Kansas residents are increasingly finding a new source of income in Airbnb, which allows travelers to rent space in private homes. Airbnb says Kansas residents hosted 20,000 guests in 2016. That's a 175 percent increase from 2015. And the number of Kansas residents hosting visitors doubled to 600 in 2016, with half renting out an extra ...

8 years ago
After several days of relatively mild weather with daily highs reaching into the 50s, arctic cold is on its way. According to the National Weather Service, an arctic front will usher much colder air south across the region this week. High temperatures will reach the 30s Tuesday, with 20s Wednesday and Thursday. Overnight temperatures will fall into ...

8 years ago
The National Weather Service says 2016 was one of the wettest and warmest in Wichita's history. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2iUf2VP) Wichita got 50.6 inches of rain last year, the second-most precipitation in the city since records began in 1888. The highest amount was in 2008, when 53.82 inches of rain fell. The only other year on ...

8 years ago
An Ottawa County man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early on New Years Eve near Tescott. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Weston McClure was driving a 1999 Ford pickup headed south on 30th Road. The truck left the road, vaulted over an embankment, and overturned. McClure, who was not buckled up, was killed. The crash ...

8 years ago
Westar Energy says the increasing use of drones is helping it work faster, save money and improve safety for its employees. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2iAgWiu) that the company sends drones to inspect equipment, navigate remote areas and manage some emergency situations. The state's largest utility worked with Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus to offer an unmanned ...