10 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee has considered legislation to make permanent a provision that would create a tiered system for family planning funds. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the bill would prioritize federal funds for family planning services, sending them to state, county and local health departments before abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. The legislation was introduced ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is now handling the investigation of an alleged sexual assault aboard a bus carrying the Great Bend High School boys swim team in February. Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir said the case went to the KBI because of questions about jurisdiction. The bus drove across Saline, Ellsworth and Barton counties when ...

10 years ago
Kansans will caucus on Saturday for presidential candidates and in Salina, the Democrats will gather at South High while the Republicans meet at Central High. Republicans will vote a secret paper ballot while Democrats use sway to gather final support for their choice. "I think it's refreshing because you don't have all the secret balloting," said Phil ...

10 years ago
A burglary and several forgeries highlight Thursday's Salina Police Log. Police arrested 27-year-old Steven Bishop on Wednesday on a warrant. He is accused of stealing a couple of checks, forging them, and cashing them at two different Salina banks. Total loss is $987. Bishop could face charges that include forgery and theft. Police arrested 35-year-old Justin Genua ...

10 years ago
Chemical burns to the mouth and throat of a teenage girl prompt the arrest of a Salina man on child abuse charges. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 43-year-old Edward Miles was arrested on Wednesday. Miles is accused of soaking a piece of cloth in bleach, and shoving it into the mouth of a high school aged ...

10 years ago
A single-vehicle rollover accident has prompted the brief closure of an on-ramp to Interstate 70 in Salina Thursday morning. The on ramp to head east on Interstate 70 from North 9th Street was temporarily closed due to a semi truck rolling over. The name of the driver was not immediately available, but he was not hurt. By about ...

10 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is in favor of a proposed sales that voters in Salina will decide on in a mail-in election this spring. According to the organization, the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has endorsed the proposed special tax initiative by the City of Salina. The initiative will be a ...

10 years ago
Hundreds of pastry lovers lined up in Salina early Thursday morning to get a taste of the hottest new donut craze, Hurts donuts. Hurts Donut is a business that specializes in specialty donuts. The company has locations in Wichita, Springfield, Missouri, and Norman, Oklahoma. Each store has become wildly popular since opening. The Hurts Donut brightly colored ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents says the bulk of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's higher education cuts will come from the state's two largest universities and their affiliated programs. The board released figures Wednesday showing that the University of Kansas and its Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, together will lose almost $7.2 million. Kansas State University, its ...

10 years ago
An attorney for the Quapaw tribe has agreed in federal court documents that the tribe's gambling lawsuit against Kansas should be dismissed. The tribe, which operates Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma, sued Kansas in January, asking that a judge order the state to negotiate an agreement with the tribe within 60 days that would allow it ...

10 years ago
Salinans will be listening to the Symphony on Saturday night at the Stiefel Theatre - and looking up as aerialist soar overhead. "Cirque de la Symphonie" is the hybrid of classic music mixed with high flying feats. "This is not a cheesy circus type show at all, it is very classy and they are very, very highly ...