11 years ago
A state regulator has given the go-ahead again for the construction of a $2.8 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Robert Moser on Friday approved changes in a 2010 pollution-control permit for the project for Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. The changes were mandated by a Kansas Supreme ...

11 years ago
Two people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a plot to beat a 69-year-old Shawnee man to death. One of those sentenced Thursday, 23-year-old Nicole Rose Carter, was the victim's stepdaughter. She was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison. Twenty-four-year-old Adam Hersh of Kansas City was sentenced to 19 years ...

11 years ago
Kansas regulators have approved a pilot project that will let some Westar Energy customers pay for their electricity in advance. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Thursday approved the project, which will be limited to 1,000 customers at first, including only 250 who are behind on their bills. The Wichita Eagle reports the prepaid option will be available ...

11 years ago
At Monday's city commission meeting the month of June will be recognized as “LGBT Pride Month” in the city of Salina. Gary Martens from the North Central Equality Kansas Chapter will read a proclamation, which will then be signed by Mayor Aaron Householter. The organization is urging supporters to attend the meeting wearing gay pride ...

11 years ago
A new off-price department store is coming to Salina. Ross Dress for Less is planning to open a location at the Central Mall. According to the mall, Ross Dress for Less will open a 25,000 square foot store located near JCPenney in 2015. Construction is set to begin in June 2014. Ross Dress for Less is the ...

11 years ago
A Kansas City family whose son was fatally shot by police says the Iraqi War veteran would still be alive if he had received prompt attention from the local veterans' hospital. Issac Sims was fatally shot Sunday after a five-hour standoff with police sparked by an argument with his father. Officers were called to the ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after allegedly trying to cash a couple of stolen checks. Police say that 30-year-old William Kelley tried unsuccessfully to cash a $762 check at a UMB Bank branch in Salina. Later that same day, he unsuccessfully tried to cash a $487 check at a Payday Loan location in Salina. Both checks ...

11 years ago
A racehorse that drew attention when it was rescued from a Kansas slaughterhouse has been euthanized at a thoroughbred retirement home in Kentucky. Clever Allemont, the 1985 Rebel Stakes winner, was euthanized on Monday after suffering from colic at the age of 32, according to a news release from Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky. ...

11 years ago
A gift of $550,000 from Kansas State University alumna Mary Vanier will benefit the K-State Proud Student Opportunity Awards fund. K-State Proud is a student-led, nationally recognized fundraising campaign for the university. Guided by the leadership of the Student Foundation, the campaign encourages students to show their K-State pride through philanthropy. All student campaign donations establish ...

11 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff says the shooting of a man on Highway 59 south of Lawrence apparently was not a random act of violence. Twenty-four-year-old Skylar Workman of Lawrence was shot Monday night as he drove on the highway. Investigators said in a news release Wednesday the shooting was likely not random violence but said they ...

11 years ago
The body of a Salina man is recovered from Milford Lake. According to the Geary County Sheriff's Office, the body of 65-year-old Stephen Edwards was recovered Wednesday. Authorities had been searching for Edwards since Sunday. He went into the water to retrieve a fishing pole and didn't resurface. Edwards was fishing with a grandson and friend ...