9 years ago
The sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance" were in the air over the weekend. There were plenty of hugs and tears for the second weekend in a row as seniors from many schools around the area said goodbye. Nearly every senior in Salina and Saline County graduated. Seniors from Salina Central, Salina South, Ell-Saline, Southeast of Saline, ...

9 years ago
UPDATE: Authorities say two people have been wounded at a high school graduation ceremony in southern Kansas after a man with a concealed weapon permit adjusted a sock he had stuffed a pistol into. Augusta Police Chief Tyler Brewer said Sunday afternoon that the shooting was accidental and described it as a "knucklehead situation." The bullet ...

9 years ago
The fight over a Colorado fugitive's medical bills is headed for a trial in Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://j.mp/23QYu1p) reports that the latest development happened Friday. That's when the Kansas Court of Appeal found that it was wrong to rule without a trial that Kansas' Shawnee County, not Topeka, is responsible for $40,000 in medical bills ...

9 years ago
Mental health advocates are raising concerns about a bill passed by Kansas lawmakers that would require doctors to try cheaper drugs before more expensive ones for Medicaid recipients. The process, called step therapy, is common in many private and public health insurance plans. It was key to resolving budget issues because it would reduce the state's ...

9 years ago
Police say officers have shot and wounded a man in Kansas City, Kansas, after he pointed a shotgun at the officers. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened early Sunday when a man called about a disturbance and told officers his brother was breaking things inside a home. The release says officers talked to ...

9 years ago
SkillsUSA has teamed up with the Ryder Charitable Foundation to help educate the next generation of commercial vehicle technicians. Ryder is providing grants to enhance diesel technology classrooms nationwide, including a diesel lab at Salina Area Technical College. Local instructor Mac Loucks plans to use the grant to update equipment and technology resources. “Updates on ...

9 years ago
A ceremony to honor Salina and Saline County law enforcement officers, and state troopers who have died in the line of duty will be held Monday. The Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the Week in which May 15 falls as National Police week. The City ...

9 years ago
From an early age Will Jones, 43, was told, “You will be a college graduate.” Some may have taken that for granted, but for somebody like Jones who grew up in Kensee Hollow, Kentucky, the son of parents who dropped out of school, his mother in the eighth grade and father in the ninth grade, ...

9 years ago
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) - A suspect being pursued by police in southeast Kansas died after the vehicle he was in crashed. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the chase began early Saturday in Pittsburg. The patrol says the vehicle being pursued was fleeing police officers when his SUV left the roadway and struck a utility pole and ...

9 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A 39-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, detective fatally shot this week has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a hero. Detective Brad Lancaster died Monday after he was shot when he responded to a call. Hundreds attended Lancaster's Saturday funeral service, which included remarks by Mayor Mark Holland and Police Chief Terry ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Secretary of State Kris Kobach, State Treasurer Ron Estes and an anti-abortion leader will be part of the Kansas delegation to the Republican National Convention this summer. The GOP State Committee on Saturday selected the last 25 of the state's 40 delegates to the convention in July in Cleveland. Kobach was the most ...