10 years ago
Westar Energy has agreed to delay a request for a rate increase related to nuclear power plant upgrades as part of an agreement approved by a state commission. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Tuesday approved a plan that would allow Westar to receive about $3.5 million in revenue related to costs that haven't been recovered ...

10 years ago
The Salina Fire Department Thursday morning paused to remember the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks. A crowd, including a large group of Salina Police Officers, gathered in front of Salina Fire Station #1 to be a part of the event. The fire department honor guard anchored the ceremony, marching out to the flagpole, ...

10 years ago
The state's prisoner review board has denied parole for a man convicted of beating to death a Kansas elementary school teacher in 1990. The Kansas Prisoner Review Board on Wednesday decided to deny parole until September 2017 for 42-year-old Peter Spencer. Spencer pleaded no-contest to first-degree murder when he was 18 years old. He was convicted of ...

10 years ago
A cold front that produced  snow is some areas of the country has brought unseasonably cool weather to Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, unseasonably cool air will remain in place through the work-week with high temperatures running 20 to 25 degrees below normal. Light rain showers will be possible late tonight and into Friday. ...

10 years ago
Independent candidate Greg Orman is walking a tightrope in Kansas as he campaigns against veteran Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Orman is projecting himself as fresh and authentic while acknowledging that he's been both a Republican and a Democrat. Roberts' new campaign spokesman, Corry Bliss, says the senator is painting the wealthy 45-year-old businessman as a dishonest, flip-flopping ...

10 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is taking steps to block Democrat Chad Taylor's effort to have the state's highest court remove him from the ballot in the U.S. Senate race. Kobach filed a response with the high court Wednesday to a petition filed Tuesday. Taylor asked the justices to force Kobach to remove his name ...

10 years ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning a September 11th ceremony. According to the agency, the department's honor guard will be presenting the colors on September 11th at 7:45 a.m. at Fire Station #1 located at 222 W. Elm Street. The event schedule is as follows: • 0745: Honor Guard marches out to flag pole • 0746: Dispatch tones out ...

10 years ago
The chances of a historic northeast Kansas train depot avoiding the wrecking ball are looking better. The Marysville City Council voted this week to approve the purchase of the depot from Union Pacific for $151,000. The railroad company also agreed to pay for the removal of the building's exterior asbestos and lead paint, up to ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is treated at the hospital for multiple cuts on his hand and then arrested for breaking a window with his fist. Police arrested 27-year-old Keith Schmidt on Wednesday, after he was treated at Salina Regional Health Center for three deep cuts on his hand. Officers responded to a home in the 400 block of ...

10 years ago
A woman contacted police after she awoke to the sound of her 1997 GMC pickup driving away. Police say the truck with Kansas tag: 236 GPG, was stolen from the 900 block of Seneca at about 1:45am Wednesday morning. The truck is valued at $1,800. Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case at ...

10 years ago
A 30-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a Topeka police officer. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor announced Wednesday that he had filed the charge against Ross Preston Lane, who was being held without bond. Kansas law allows the death penalty for the slaying of a law ...