10 years ago
Despite past opposition, some Kansas residents want the channel catfish to become a state symbol. Supporters of the fish say it has a long history in Kansas and remains one of the most popular species in the state's waters. Bills to designate it as a state symbol have been introduced in Senate and House Committees. It was ...

10 years ago
An iconic vehicle seen in and around Salina in the 1950s and 1960s has been brought back to life. A 1946 Willys Jeep that was used by KSAL Radio has been rebuilt into a show-quality vehicle. Because of its durability, the Jeep was purchased in the early 1950s. It was used until the early 1970s extensively ...

10 years ago
A missing Salina man has made contact with his family, and is okay. Family and friends had been looking for 51-year-old Merelyn Hendricks II, who had not been seen since Monday. Friends feared that Hendrickson could do harm to himself. He has a mental disorder, but had none of his medication with him.  He made contact with family ...

10 years ago
Schools would need to obtain parental consent before teaching sex education to students under a bill endorsed by a Kansas House panel. The House Education Committee voted 10-8 to approve the bill Thursday. Several Kansas school districts already require written parental consent, and others allow parents to request their children be excluded from such instruction. Supporters of ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture would be tasked with cultivating and studying hemp under a bill before the state Legislature. The House Agriculture and National Resource Committee will hold a hearing on the bill Monday. The measure would direct the department to grow and study hemp plants in conjunction with a state university. The research would focus ...

10 years ago
A crowd of about 100 people joined area legislators on Saturday morning at the Salina Chamber for the first of three updates on state issues being discussed in Topeka. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks and J.R. Claeys briefed everyone on their work in committees, then shifted for a Q & A session. ...

10 years ago
Kansas school boards would have the power to tell teachers "take it or leave it" in salary negotiations under a bill endorsed by a state House panel. The House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee approved the bill Friday, sending it to the House floor for further debate. The bill would allow individual teachers to negotiate outside ...

10 years ago
Young offenders incarcerated at Topeka's juvenile detention facility are learning technical skills to make them more marketable and less likely to get into trouble after they are released. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex offenders who are still in high school can earn credit through Washburn Institute of Technology. The principal of the facility's ...

10 years ago
The temperature outside Saturday morning was in the upper 30s, and the water temperature in the lake at the Webster Conference Center north of Salina was hovering around 32 degrees. It was perfect conditions for a group of hearty volunteers  ready to take a "Polar Plunge". As a large crowd of well-wishers cheered them on, over ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals decision, and affirmed a Saline County District Court decision, in a "Jessica's Law" child sex case. 50-year-old William Jolly of Salina is currently in prison, serving a 165 month sentence for the rape in July of 2012 of a 12-year-old girl. When Jolly was sentenced, the Saline ...

10 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee is considering two bills that would delay or possibly prevent enactment of new federal clean air regulations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Senate Utilities Committee is expected to advance one of the bills next week. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules that would require states to adopt plans for reducing carbon emissions ...