10 years ago
The Kansas Family Policy Council says it has hired a Republican lawmaker from Wichita as its new executive director. However, the lawmaker, Representative Steve Brunk, said Friday that negotiations are continuing and nothing about his possible new job will be officially announced until January. The council is an advocacy group that opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. Brunk ...

10 years ago
Kansas' top child welfare official says allegations that she attempts to block potential adoptions by same-sex couples are "fiction." Secretary Phyllis Gilmore says decisions by the Kansas Department for Children and Families and its contractors about troubled children are driven by a desire to find the best homes for them. The agency faces criticism that it discriminates ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State University officials say that an active marketing campaign has increased the amount of potential patents by school faculty and students. The Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita State University Ventures, an arm of the school that assists with patenting and commercializing inventions or software, has sharply increased the number of invention ...

10 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Riley County authorities say one person is dead and another is facing drug charges after an early-morning home invasion in Manhattan. Officers sent to a Manhattan home early Friday found 21-year-old Tyler Nelson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at a Manhattan hospital. KMAN reports a preliminary investigation found that ...

10 years ago
A Kansas Congressman who lost seats on two House committees three years ago has been elected to a Republican committee. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a western Kansas conservative, was elected Thursday to the Republican Steering Committee, which fills committee assignments. Huelskamp was elected to one of the committee's at-large positions, six seats created recently by current House ...

10 years ago
Salina Police Department celebrates the careers of three police officers today in the Saline County Sheriff's Department Training Room. Lieutenant Gerald Shaft, Captain Jim Norton and Master Officer Randy Jennings retire today, leaving the office with a combined 86 years of service to the department. [caption id="attachment_18000" align="alignnone" width="405"] Master Officer Jennings volunteered in the community as ...

10 years ago
A counterfeit $20 bill was passed at the 24/7 Gas Station at 2230 North 9th Street between December 1-3. The bill was found fraudulent when deposited at Sunflower Bank at 176 North Santa Fe. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, or rewritten without Alpha Media’s express consent. ...

10 years ago
A resident in the southeast part of Saline county lost two buildings on his property yesterday afternoon and another caught fire when he tried burning garbage in a trashcan. Fire District 1 responded to the fire at 1:30PM on the 7100 block of East Hobbs Road. A 20x40 building that housed a lawn trailer and equipment and a ...

10 years ago
Local service members and veterans will benefit from a unique event this weekend in Salina. A first of its kind cook-off for a cause and decorated tree event is planned for Saturday. It features a chili cook-off and decorated Christmas tree auction. Decorated trees up for auction include Kansas City Royals, Kansas State University Wildcats, University of ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka city councilman has denied allegations that he physically abused his 12-year-old son. The Topeka Capital Journal reports that councilman Jonathan Schumm denied the accusations in answers filed by his attorney, Thomas Lemon, to a petition seeking to have Schumm removed from his post. The councilman and his wife have been ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita State University student who died after trying to stop a suicide bomber in Saudi Arabia will receive an honorary degree. Wichita State officials announced Thursday that 22-year-old Abduljaleel Alarbash also will have a room in Jabara Hall on the college campus named for him. Alarbash, an electrical engineering student, was killed ...