10 years ago
A lobbyist who used to work as Gov. Sam Brownback's chief of staff is defending his confrontation with a Topeka teacher he claims was unprofessional in referencing the governor in her speech at a Model UN competition. But witnesses tell The Topeka Capital-Journal that David Kensinger's behavior was rude and hostile toward teacher Jenay Weekly, who ...

10 years ago
A legislative committee's proposed budget for the Kansas higher education system would shift money away from Kansas State University and the main University of Kansas campus. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday approved a higher education budget of $2.7 billion both for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and the following fiscal year. The panel ...

10 years ago
Authorities say they arrested two fugitives wanted in Kansas for aggravated kidnapping, burglary and robbery. U.S. Marshalls said Thursday they arrested 20-year-old Rachael Ann Hampton and 24-year-old Robert Alan Long near an intersection behind the Las Vegas Strip. The Lawrence Police Department in Kansas says the two were wanted in connection with a triple shooting on Feb. ...

10 years ago
A Kansas man wanted for alleged sexual exploitation of a child has been arrested in northern Arizona. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday that 48-year-old John Thomas was taken into custody after leaving a Chino Valley home in a vehicle. Federal authorities say Thomas had dramatically changed his appearance but still was identified and arrested without incident. He ...

10 years ago
Eighty years ago - Salina was filled with flour mills that ground enough wheat to rank it as the the third largest flour producer in the world. Colorful and distinctive flour sacks from hometown mills were everywhere. Today those sacks, which are harder to find, will be the focus of a First Thursday program at the Smoky ...

10 years ago
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have outlined a school funding plan that they say brings stability to providing aid for local school districts. The proposal unveiled Thursday by the chairmen of the Legislature's budget committees replaces the state's existing formula for distributing aid to school districts. Districts instead would receive "block grants" based on their current ...

10 years ago
A Kansas college is offering its first ever class on storm chasing. According to Fort Hays State University, the Department of Geosciences will offer the first FHSU course on storm-chasing during the summer 2015 term. The class will be led by Dr. P. Grady Dixon, department chair, who has been traveling across the Great Plains to ...

10 years ago
Ten sheriffs from three different states including Kansas are suing Colorado for legalizing marijuana. The sheriffs are from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. They say in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Colorado's 2012 marijuana legalization vote violates federal law and shouldn't be permitted. The sheriffs were joined by county attorneys from Kansas and Nebraska. They are asking a ...

10 years ago
Johnson County and Kansas health officials say a student at an eastern Kansas high school has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The Olathe Northwest High School student was diagnosed Tuesday and is being treated. The student, whose age and gender weren't released, will not attend school for at least two weeks. Health officials say they're working to identify ...

10 years ago
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are preparing to outline their plan for overhauling how the state distributes money to public schools. The chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees have scheduled a Thursday morning news conference at the Statehouse to discuss the school funding bill they've drafted. Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., of Olathe, and ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after items were allegedly taken from a vehicle parked at an auto repair shop. According to Captain Jim Norton, Trey Ponting of Salina contacted police several days after picking up his 1999 Buick Regal from Bengston Service Center, 730 N. Santa Fe, on February 24th. Ponting told officers he noticed some things out ...