9 years ago
Attorneys for Kansas school districts suing the state over its school funding formula have asked the Kansas Supreme Court to lift a stay on a lower court ruling, but the state responded that the lower court failed to properly evaluate the case. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1Vt152v) reports a three-judge panel found the state's newly enacted strategy ...

9 years ago
Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp says the next U.S. House speaker faces rebuilding the trust of his fellow conservatives. Huelskamp said Friday in an interview that he hasn't yet endorsed a candidate to replace outgoing Speaker John Boenher next month. Huelskamp is a tea party favorite who represents the 1st District of western and central Kansas and has ...

9 years ago
Hundreds of state workers have been shuffled into new positions at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and other agencies. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that documents show Gov. Sam Brownback ordered the moves based on a study the effected workers haven't seen. Kansas Organization of State Employees director Rebecca ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is recovering from injuries he sustained last night in an aggravated robbery last night on the 1200 block of South 7th Street. The victim told police that he was attacked by two men in their twenties; one was white, the other black. The victim was allegedly punched in the face by one ...

9 years ago
Two thefts were reported yesterday in Salina. A black BMX Dark Star bicycle was stolen at Cottonwood Elementary. The bike is valued at $600. $1500 in lawn equipment was stolen from the 300 block of South Connecticut. Two gas powered string trimmers, a gas powered backpack blower, and a hand held gas powered blower were ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is in police custody after being arrested on warrant for sexual exploitation. Austin Cart, 21 of Salina, is being charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child and promoting obscenity to a child. Police say Cart was exchanging pictures that were sexual in nature to a 17-year-old female on a ...

9 years ago
Salina police are investigating an incident where a OCCK bus driver was punched in the face yesterday morning. The driver exited his bus at the bus stop behind 218 South Santa Fe when the suspect, a white male in his mid-twenties, punched him in the face. The aggressor then ran southbound and fled the scene ...

9 years ago
The much anticipated new stadium on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University, over a year in the making, will debut Saturday night. As part of homecoming weekend, the Graves Family Sports Complex will officially open. The stadium project began in January of 2014 with the demolition of the 73-year-old Glenn L. Martin sandstone stadium. Because of its ...

9 years ago
Between 10:00 PM on August 26, 2015 and 6:00 AM on August 27, 2015 unknown suspect(s) entered a detached, unsecured garage at 240 S. 11th. Several high-end fishing poles, a stocked tackle box, Husqvarna chainsaw, Kobalt circular saw, Kobalt sawzall and a small trolling motor were taken. Loss is estimated at $1,200. If you have any information concerning ...

9 years ago
Efforts to identify a body found at the Fort Riley military base are taking more than a week. The body was found Sept. 22 in a non-military vehicle. Army's Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey wrote in an email that agents are working with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to identify the remains. He says no information ...

9 years ago
An annual event that brings the Kansas City Symphony to the Flint Hills will use a remote central Kansas pasture for next year's performance. The spot near Clements in Chase County is the same location used in 2010 for the popular sunset performance. The theme of the June 11, 2016, concert is "The Future of the ...