10 years ago
Local law enforcement in Salina and Saline County are ready to participate in a nationwide "Click It Or Ticket" campaign. The program is part of an effort to crack down on unbuckled drivers on Kansas roads and highways. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, During the next few weeks law enforcement will be working overtime to ...

10 years ago
The pilot of a missing marine helicopter in Nepal is from Wichita. Chris Norgren was piloting the helicopter when it disappeared Tuesday while delivering aid to earthquake victims. Six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were aboard the helicopter when it went missing. The crew was overheard in radio transmissions talking about fuel trouble. An air search ...

10 years ago
Fort Riley officials say they have adjusted entry procedures at the base after increased security measures clogged Interstate 70 earlier this week. The U.S. military raised the security status for all bases in North America on Friday. Long lines at the Henry gate entrance on Monday stretched onto I-70 in both directions and brought interstate traffic ...

10 years ago
Union Pacific says it plans to spend about $120 million this year in Kansas to improve the state's rail infrastructure. The company announced in a news release Tuesday that it will spend almost $110 million to maintain railroad track. Other expenditures include $2.2 million to improve its signal systems and $7.5 million to maintain or replace ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislators are continuing to discuss proposals to raise taxes to fill a projected budget shortfall as the end of their annual session nears. The House Taxation Committee was expected to review proposals Wednesday for raising revenues to close a projected $406 million deficit in the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Republicans on the ...

10 years ago
A Lawrence man who was convicted last year of secretly videotaping people in dressing rooms in downtown Lawrence has pleaded no contest to charges of attempted rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. Thirty-seven-year-old Orion M. Graf had been scheduled to stand trial Monday before taking a plea agreement. Authorities found evidence against 37-year-old Orion M. Graf while investigating ...

10 years ago
A Salina man who was convicted back in 2010 for two murders, one during a burglary and another after an argument, has been convicted again but of lesser charges. Back in December of 2010 a Saline County jury convicted Willie Smith-Parker of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder, in connection with the deaths of  Alfred ...

10 years ago
Another big show is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in Salina. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are coming. According to the theater, the two veteran singer/songwriters join forces for a unique and intimate acoustic performance and deliver one of the most compelling and spontaneous concerts on the road. A Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett ...

10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is not saying whether he would veto a revenue-raising plan from legislators if it repeals a tax break he's championed for business owners and farmers. The Republican governor shrugged off that question Tuesday as the House Taxation Committee worked on a plan to close a projected $406 million budget shortfall for the ...

10 years ago
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is forecasting that the nation's winter wheat crop will be up 7 percent this year. Their official production estimate of 1.47 billion bushels released Tuesday is based on average yield forecast of 43.5 bushels per acre. For Kansas, the agency estimated the state will bring in 272 million bushels of winter wheat. ...

10 years ago
After breaking ground on the project less than a year ago, the Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center will celebrate its grand opening with a purple ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the 600 block of North Front Street in Salina. The public is welcome to attend. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot facility is ...