10 years ago
The interim director of the Kansas Association of State Employees says state correctional officers are being put at risk because of critical staffing shortages in state prisons. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Rebecca Proctor testified last week before the Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits. The legislative committee may consider legislation to standardize the pension ...

10 years ago
A blustery mix of cold, wind, and rain did not deter several hundred bikers from roaring across Salina Sunday afternoon. For the 28th year in a row area bikers collected and delivered toys for Salina children. The temperature was hovering around the freezing mark, the wind was howling, and the rain was falling as the Toy ...

10 years ago
Several events throughout town ushered the holiday season into Salina on Saturday. The fun began early at the Central Mall with "Breakfast with Santa". The event featured prizes to go along with breakfast. The highlight was the arrival of Santa. Downtown Salina had a full day of events. highlights included carriage rides, antique fire truck rides, make ...

10 years ago
The lawyer who sued to overturn Kansas' ban on same-sex marriages says he will amend the lawsuit to try and force state agencies to provide benefits to married same-sex couples. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the state can't enforce its ban on same-sex marriages. But Gov. Sam Brownback's administration said this week it ...

10 years ago
While more people attended the 2014 Kansas State Fair than in previous years, officials say fewer people are buying tickets to watch events in the 90-year-old grandstand. According to numbers released at the fair's board meeting Thursday, The Hutchinson News reports grandstand attendance reached a low of about 23,200. Fewer people have bought tickets for concerts and ...

10 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says that next year he'll revive a proposal to give his office the power to prosecute election fraud cases. Kobach pushed the idea after taking office in 2011, but his efforts to win legislative approval of the idea fell just short of passage two years later, even though fellow Republicans ...

10 years ago
A deal has been reached in the lawsuit against National Beef by workers at its Liberal, Kansas, slaughterhouse. A joint filing Friday seeks court approval of the settlement affecting some 480 production employees who joined the class action litigation. National Beef has agreed to pay up to $350,000 to settle all claims without admitting any wrongdoing. Workers at ...

10 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign began this week. The Kettle Campaign is the organization's single largest fundraiser. It funds local Salvation Army programs throughout the year. Red kettles and bell ringers this year are stationed at 17 locations around Salina. Bell ringers will be out accepting donations through December 24th. According ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after a small amount of meth is found in his home. According to Lt. Bill Cox, police were alerted to an upswing in purchases of pseudoephedrine made by 32-year-old Matthew W. Brewer this week at a pharmacy. State law allows citizens to buy 9-grams of the stimulant before local police are notified ...

10 years ago
Between 4:00 PM on October 5, 2014 and 7:00 AM on October 6, 2014 a burglary was committed at 2580 S 9th. An enclosed trailer owned by Wayne Holmes Basement, Inc. was forcibly entered and several items were removed. These items include a Stihl cutoff saw, two Diamond saw blades, one laser level, ...

10 years ago
An Ottaw County metal finishing business and its owner are planning to change their pleas to charges accusing them of dumping untreated wastewater into a city sewer system. A notation filed Thursday shows C & R Plating and its owner, Kevin L. Cline, both of Minneapolis, Kan., have a change-of-plea hearing on Dec. 8 before U.S. ...