10 years ago
A Kansas state senator is proposing a bill intended to ensure that school districts can't remove current students who live outside their boundaries. But critics say Republican Sen. Ty Masterson's bill is a solution in search of a problem. They claim it doesn't address the main reason behind some districts limiting new, transfer students — budget ...

10 years ago
K-State Salina is set to celebrate its golden anniversary. According to the school, the Kansas State University Salina campus established itself on the educational landscape in 1965, and the university will honor its 50 years of tradition starting April 11 with a kickoff to the golden anniversary celebration at the K-State Salina Open House. From 9 a.m. ...

10 years ago
Texas grocery chain H-E-B is pulling all Blue Bell Ice Cream from store shelves as a precaution after a recall of some of the ice cream maker's products that were connected to three deaths in Kansas. H-E-B, with more than 300 stores in Texas and northern Mexico, said the decision Saturday was a "precautionary measure due ...

10 years ago
The retrial is underway in Douglas County for a man accused of strangling his wife so he could collect $300,000 in life insurance money. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 56-year-old Martin Miller is charged with first-degree murder in the July 2004 death of his 46-year-old wife, Mary Miller. His 2005 conviction was overturned last year. Martin Miller's ...

10 years ago
A Kansas woman will be resentenced for using a car to strike and kill the father of her child. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a Kansas Court of Appeals panel on Friday vacated a 25-year sentence for Jennifer Bennett. She was 21 in September 2012 when she drove a car over a sidewalk and into a ...

10 years ago
There were no serious injuries when a Wichita man slammed his car into the back of a home in South Salina Friday evening. The crash happened in the area of the intersection of South 9th and South Broadway. Salina Police Officer Rande Repp told KSAL News at the scene that 37-year-old Joshua Lynch of Wichita was driving ...

10 years ago
A 62-year-old southwest Kansas man is dead after strong winds destroyed his mobile home. Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson says deputies arrived at the home in a rural area near Scott City early Friday morning and found the man under the frame of the trailer. Anderson says the home was believed to have been destroyed by strong ...

10 years ago
Some lawmakers and state officials are ramping up the pressure against a Wichita ballot initiative that seeks to ease penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. But supporters of the measure are also pushing back after crashing their news conference Friday in front of the Sedgwick County courthouse. The issue is on the ballot for Tuesday's election ...

10 years ago
Investigators say a juvenile in Florida is suspected of posting an online threat that there would be a shooting at Derby High School, prompting the district to beef up security for a day. Officials say the suspect has no connection to Derby High School and it appears the threat was random. Derby police on Tuesday received a ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a home burglary. Officers were called to the 800 block of Cherokee on Thursday after someone stole a 65-inch Toshiba TV from a residence. Police say a Sony DVD player was also taken from the home sometime Tuesday between 8am and 5pm. The burglar also damaged a wall in the home by trying to ...

10 years ago
A skid steer loader is lost in a fire. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports a 2014 John Deere skid steer was consumed by fire on Thursday afternoon. Deputies say Daniel Lewick was pushing logs into a pile north of Salina in a field near the intersection of N. Girard and Shipton Road, when he heard a ...