11 years ago
A new report says increased enrollment in Kansas schools is being driven by births in the Hispanic population. The report by the Kansas Association of School Boards predicts that within five years, Kansas public school enrollment will reach 500,000 for the first time since 1970. The report's author, Ted Carter, says most of the increase is because ...

11 years ago
As online enrollment begins Tuesday, July 15th, for returning USD 305 students - parents and guardians are asked to walk into Salina Central High or Salina South High this week for a look at the computer their student will be using this year in the classroom. USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall joined in on the KSAL ...

11 years ago
Alumni, friends, parents, faculty, students and corporate partners of Kansas State University made philanthropic gifts and commitments totaling $211 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2014. This figure sets a record in charitable giving in the 70-year history of the Kansas State University Foundation, surpassing the $200 million mark for the first ...

11 years ago
First Bank Kansas has completed the acquisition of four Bank of America locations. According to the bank, the locations are in Salina, McPherson, Lindsborg and Hutchinson. In addition to their other locations in Salina, Ellsworth, McPherson and Abilene, this brings the number of branch locations to ten in Central Kansas. The addition of six ...

11 years ago
A retired Kansas schoolteacher accused of pushing his wife off a cliff in Maine is going on trial on attempted murder charges. Jury selection begins Monday in Rockland in the case of 71-year-old Charles Black, who now lives in Salt Lake City. He is also charged with two counts of elevated aggravated assault and three counts ...

11 years ago
A south-central teenager and two adults have died after collision involving a driver going the wrong way on a state highway. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims of Sunday's accident as 16-year-old Dominic Stolfi of Benton, 27-year-old Lisa Hardy and 52-year-old Nancy Ross, both of Potwin. The patrol says a car driven by Stolfi was traveling ...

11 years ago
One Kansas parent has reached a deal to avoid trial for stealing thousands of dollars from a Topeka elementary school's parent-teacher organization, and her husband is working to land a similar agreement. Ben and Jamie Chestnut face a total of five felony charges accusing them of stealing $5,000 from the Avondale West Parent-Teacher Organization. Jamie Chestnut has ...

11 years ago
The state is now distributing about 20,000 tax refunds that were frozen for two weeks at the end of the last fiscal year. With the new fiscal year beginning July 1, the Kansas Department Revenue sent 19,091 refunds to the Kansas Department of Administration for payment. Jeannine Koranda, spokeswoman for the revenue department, says most Kansans who ...

11 years ago
Some USD 305 parents and students can begin the enrollment process this week. According to the district, online enrollment opens Tuesday, July 15th, for returning USD 305 students. From the convenience of your own home computer, follow these steps: * Go to Skyward for Parents * Log in * Click on Online Registration and follow the prompts If you ...

11 years ago
A bitterly contested Republican congressional race unfolding in south-central Kansas is testing the political influence of big corporate money in the backyard of two billionaire brothers who have poured millions into races across the nation. The 4th District GOP primary Aug. 5 pits U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo of Wichita against the popular conservative Republican who previously ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 135. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Lori Schmidt was driving a 2002 Honda Civic headed south. Schmidt dozed off, veered left, and hit the guardrail on the east side of the road. The car bounced off the guardrail and then struck the guardrail ...