10 years ago
School superintendents seeking supplemental state funding are responding to lawmaker's request to outline how they're saving money. Superintendents Robert Shannon and Jeff Bollinger worked Thursday to respond to the request by four Republican legislators for evidence of budget austerity ahead of a meeting in which more than three dozen Kansas districts will seek supplemental funding. Shannon, the ...

10 years ago
Lawyers representing a Kansas man accused of killing three adults and a child have asked the judge to move the trial. Kyle Trevor Flack is charged with capital murder in the 2013 slayings of 21-year-old Kaylie Smith Bailey and her daughter, 18-month-old Lana-Leigh Bailey. He's also charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of 30-year-old  ...

10 years ago
A new survey suggests that the economic outlook for 10 Midwest and Plains states is weaker than in previous months. The Rural Mainstreet Index sank to growth neutral 50.0 in August from 53.4 in July. The survey indexes range from 0 to 100. Any score below 50 suggests decline in that factor in the months ahead. ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who allegedly beat a woman and threatened to kill her. Police say that a woman in her early 20s reported that just after midnight on Wednesday she was involved in an argument with her boyfriend, Jose Robles. During the argument, Robles allegedly hit the female in the head multiple times ...

10 years ago
A southwest Kansas postal worker faces federal charges accusing her of stealing mail. A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted 30-year-old Maria S. Alvidrez of Plains, this week on two counts of theft of mail. Alvidrez worked at a post office in the town of Kismet. According to the indictment, Alvidrez stole gift cards from mail addressed ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a counterfeit bill showed up in a restaurant's cash drawer. Police say staff at the Heart of Dixie, 109 N. Sante Fe, found a fake $10 bill in their deposit from Tuesday's business. A Salina woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly using a man's Kansas Benefit Vision card without his ...

10 years ago
High-end welding tools are stolen from a home east of Brookville. Saline County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between July 28th and August 19th at a rural property in the 10,000 block of West Waterwell Road. Owner Derek Devine told officers he returned home after being gone for several weeks ...

10 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo lost its beloved white tiger  Raja on Thursday. According to the zoo, Raja had to be euthanized as a result of failing health. Raja, who would have been twenty years old in November, had been with the Zoo since before its opening. As one of its longest residents, he was much loved and revered ...

10 years ago
Topeka Zoo officials have denied claims by activists that the zoo's two elephants are suffering from lack of social interaction. The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote to Topeka Zoo director Brendan Wiley asking for a meeting to discuss elephants Tembo and Sunda. Rachel Mathews, with PETA's Captive Animals Law Enforcement unit, ...

10 years ago
A Wellington woman accused of stabbing her 10-year-old son to death is set to undergo a second mental evaluation. Lindsey Nicole Blansett will spend 30 to 45 days undergoing psychological testing to determine if she had a mental defect that rendered her incapable of premeditation. She's charged with first-degree premeditated murder and aggravated assault for the ...

10 years ago
A new private school opened its doors for the first time in Salina Wednesday morning. Cornerstone Classical School of Salina held classes for the first time. According to the school, doors opened at 7:30 and school began at 8:00 to an enrollment of 48 students, Pre-school thru 6th grade. Cornerstone is located in the former Franklin ...