9 years ago
The largest electric utility in Kansas is drawing strong criticism for proposing to increase its rates by $152 million a year. AARP Kansas has called the proposed increases unreasonable, and green-energy advocates argue that part of the plan will discourage consumers from installing solar panels or taking other steps to conserve power. The Kansas Corporation Commission had ...

9 years ago
A number of counterfeit bills are discovered in Salina. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, a fake $100 bill was passed at Rod's Convenience Store, 1401 S. Santa Fe sometime between July 17th and July 20th. Police say a bogus $20 was also used at the Primetime Store, 100 N. Broadway sometime between Monday morning between 5am ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding the driver of a vehicle that smashed into a gateway to a rural property on East North Street and fled. The incident occurred sometime around 1am on Tuesday and caused about $4,000 damage to the fence and gate at Tamarack Landing at 5236 ...

9 years ago
A Missouri woman is dead after her vehicle slid sideways into a Kansas lake and became submerged, trapping her inside. The Crawford County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Venice Ann Little of Mindenmines, Missouri, was found dead inside the cab of her submerged GMC Sonoma pickup truck on Tuesday.  An initial investigation determined Little drove too ...

9 years ago
A Pizza Hut in Manhattan that has been at its original location longer than any Pizza Hut in the nation will close this weekend. Company officials announced Tuesday the Pizza Hut in Manhattan's Aggieville will close at 11 p.m. Sunday. It began operating there in 1960. Employees at the restaurant were offered new jobs and all other ...

9 years ago
The Kansas attorney general's office says it received 9,805 applications for concealed gun permits for the fiscal year ending June 30. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release Tuesday that he expects the program to remain popular even with the law passed by the Legislature this year allowing eligible Kansans to carry concealed guns ...

9 years ago
Kansans who owe back taxes to the state will be able to pay the debt without also paying penalties for six weeks, beginning in September. The Department of Revenue will accept payments for back taxes from individuals and businesses between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15. Those participating in the amnesty program will not be required to ...

9 years ago
There were no injuries in a training accident involving a Kansas National Guard helicopter Tuesday night. According to the agency, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation was involved in a non-injury training accident at the McPherson airport. The helicopter was carrying a crew of four. It made a hard ...

9 years ago
Eight people have been indicted on federal charges of trafficking about $1.7 million of powder cocaine in the Topeka area. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, the eight have been charged with conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and were indicted Tuesday. Grissom said the eight, six of whom are from Topeka, were ...

9 years ago
A driver in Kansas has been rescued from his vehicle that sat in high water, as heavy rains caused major flooding across the state. According to Butler County Fire Chief James Woydziak, firefighters responded to a call about a water rescue in Rose Hill Tuesday morning. Officials say James Polk managed to climb on top of ...

9 years ago
A new report says from 2008 to 2013 the percentage of Kansas children in poverty went up. The annual Kansas Kids Count report says Kansas was 15th on overall child well-being looking at families' economic well-being, community and family structure and children's educational progress and health. The report covers data from 2013, the most recent available. It ...