10 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a bicyclist was killed when he was hit by a car that was trying to pass another vehicle. Deputies say the male cyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon south of Clinton Lake near Lawrence. He was pronounced dead at the scene. They say a car was heading west and attempting to pass ...

10 years ago
The top federal prosecutor in Kansas has told civil rights activists that their complaints are not falling on deaf ears. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom spoke Wednesday in Wichita at a civil rights symposium that drew about 100 law enforcement officials and community advocates. Grissom called the event an opportunity to open a dialogue and talk about things ...

10 years ago
Police investigating a blowgun attack on two children in central Kansas have made two arrests. The incident happened in late July as the girls, ages 12 and 14, were swimming in Sand Creek in Newton. The girls said two people who were fishing became annoyed when they swam too close to the fishing lines. The girls said ...

10 years ago
One of two men injured in an explosion at a southeast Kansas fireworks manufacturer has died, while the second man remains in critical condition. The Crawford County Sheriff's office says in a news release that 28-year-old Kenny L. Clark died at a Joplin hospital hours after the explosion Tuesday afternoon. The Pittsburg Morning-Sun reports  a second man, ...

10 years ago
Health officials say none of the state's KanCare providers met benchmarks for timeliness in claims processing during 2013. The Wichita Eagle reports the state set a goal to have all claims without mistakes processed in 20 days and all claims processed in 60 days. An August report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the ...

10 years ago
An eyewitness may have stopped another vehicle burglary from happening inside the hospital's parking garage. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that at 1:45am Wednesday morning, a Salina Regional Health Center employee was leaving work and saw a subject standing behind a Jeep Liberty parked on the third level. They noticed the Jeep's rear window ...

10 years ago
Citing several accounting errors that cost the county thousands of dollars, the Reno County Commission has cut the treasurer's salary by more than 24 percent. Treasurer Jan Hull defended her work and questioned if she was being singled out before the commission voted Tuesday to reduce her salary to $52,000 from $69,000 a year. The deputy ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says his plan to create 100,000 new private-sector jobs in Kansas over the next four years will also close a projected state budget shortfall. Brownback pledged Tuesday to work to create the new jobs if he's elected to a second, four-year term. The promise is a key part of his campaign platform. He said ...

10 years ago
A government report predicts bountiful fall crops in Kansas following a devastating winter wheat harvest. The National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast on Tuesday that Kansas farmers would bring in 544 million bushels of corn this year. That is 7 percent more than a year ago. The report also estimated the state's grain sorghum harvest at 187 million ...

10 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is urging the Kansas Supreme Court to uphold a judge's finding that the state's criminal offender registry is unconstitutional. The registry includes sex offenders as well as people convicted of certain violent crimes and drug offenses. The ACLU said in a filing Tuesday that instead of improving public safety, the ...

10 years ago
Salina City Commissioner Barb Shirley resigned Monday, setting the stage for discussions on how to fill her seat. Shirley, who is the final year of a four year term announced her resignation at the end Monday evening's regularly scheduled meeting. She has pledged to stay on the commission until a replacement is found. City Manager Jason Gage ...