9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is making an extra effort to crack down on motorists who disobey school bus stop signs. Sheriff Captain Roger Soldan says that recent complaints from bus drivers, and the public, are prompting the effort.  He says that there has been an increase in school bus stop sign violations in the past ...

9 years ago
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism staff at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area in Barton County, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge just 30 miles to the south are closely monitoring waterfowl populations at the wetlands after dead geese were observed. Staff at both areas picked up dead birds ...

9 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -  A 21-year-old Topeka man who has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he plotted to bomb the Fort Riley Army installation in support of the Islamic State group wants to change his plea. John T. Booker Jr. filed a motion Wednesday in Topeka, asking for a change-of-plea hearing. A judge ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former teller has been indicted on charges of embezzling about $700,000 from an eastern Kansas bank. The U.S. attorney's office announced Wednesday that 47-year-old Denise Christy, of Burlington, faces charges that include embezzlement and money laundering. No attorney is listed for her in online court records. The indictment alleges the crimes were ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The chairman of a state board leading an agency that represents home and small-business utility consumers has resigned, partially out of frustration over major changes other board members are considering for the agency. Brian Weber of Garden City announced his resignation from the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board Wednesday. It comes five days ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be part of the Kansas Republican caucuses next year. The Kansas Republican Party said in a news release Wednesday that Christie paid the $15,000 filing fee to qualify for the March 5 caucuses. Christie visited Kansas several times in 2014 to campaign for Gov. Sam Brownback's re-election. ...

9 years ago
The U.S. attorney for Kansas has issued a statement criticizing efforts to bar Syrian refugees from entering the country, and discouraging discriminatory acts against Muslims in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Tuesday that decisions regarding the resettlement of refugees are part of the federal government's authority over immigration. Several governors, ...

9 years ago
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - One of five teenagers accused of conspiring to carry out a shooting at Hutchinson High School has been sentenced to five months of probation. The 17-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday in juvenile court after pleading no contest to a single count of criminal threat. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed a solicitation ...

9 years ago
Casey's at 725 West Schilling found a counterfeit $100 bill in their nightly deposit box. The manager found it yesterday and reported it, but it was passed Monday afternoon. A former Walmart employee was arrested yesterday for stealing money out of the register between December 1-15. The total surveillanced loss is $780 over the course of ...

9 years ago
The hotel thief that has stolen money from Salina hotels strikes for the third time in two weeks. The Howard Johnson motel located at 222 East Diamond Drive was victim again last night as an employee was in the manager's office when he heard noises from the lobby. When he returned to the lobby, he saw a ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An anonymous donor has arranged for four gold coins to be given to two Wichita nonprofits. Two gold coins were given Tuesday morning to the Guadalupe Clinic and two more later to the Lord's Diner. For more than a decade, the Wichita Community Foundation has presented the gold coins to local nonprofits from ...