11 years ago
A proposal to curtail irrigation pumping from the Ogallala Aquifer has been rejected by voters in a western Kansas groundwater management district. The Hutchinson News reports the proposed creation of a Local Enhanced Management Area was defeated 173-158 in a recent vote by water rights holders and property owners in the five-county district. A 2012 Kansas law ...

11 years ago
On Saturday Salina joined in celebrating Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in the United States. This year's theme was "We Are Not Invisible." Multiple events and activities were held throughout the day. The day began with a pancake feed, and then a parade through Downtown Salina. The ...

11 years ago
Two southern Kansas teenagers are dead and three others are hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash southeast of Harper. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 17-year-old Ayron David Maurer of Harper and one of his passengers, 18-year-old Samuel Michael Cook of Anthony, were killed in the crash at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The patrol says Maurer was eastbound on Northeast ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued blue-green algae warnings and advisories for seven lakes in the state, including three where wading, swimming and skiing should be prohibited. KDHE says warnings are in effect for Marion Lake in Marion County, Memorial Park Lake in Barton County and South Park Lake in Johnson County. The ...

11 years ago
One motorcyclist has been killed and a second critically injured in separate accidents in which they collided with turning vehicles in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the first crash happened around 11:15 a.m. Friday when 32-year-old Christopher Cook of Carbondale ran into a pickup truck that had crossed into his path. Cook sustained major head trauma and ...

11 years ago
Keen Umbehr is a man on a mission. In an effort to become the next governor of Kansas, he is seeking 300,000 votes. The Libertarian candidate told KSAL News that using election results from 2010, "300,000 votes puts me in the governor's office". Umbehr spent the day in the Salina area Saturday as part of a ...

11 years ago
An unexploded ordnance was unearthed near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Hampton Place on Custer Hill on Friday. Since the ordnance could not be identified, Fort Riley officials took extra precaution and temporarily evacuated about 60 residences in the area. The ordnance was removed and transported to a safe location for proper disposal. "We appreciate everyone's ...

11 years ago
Police in a northeast Kansas community say a tree trimmer has died after falling about 60 feet. The Kansas City Star reports the 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in the city of Gardner. The accident happened just before noon Friday. The man’s name was being withheld while relatives were notified. It was the second tree-trimming ...

11 years ago
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick is drawing criticism from the state's largest teachers union for saying he was uncomfortable with groups of people in red shirts at the Statehouse. The Kansas National Education Association said Friday that Merrick was clearly referring to protests during the legislative session against a measure ending guaranteed tenure for public school ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is nearly bilked out of $2,000 in a Craigslist scam. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, a 42-year-old man posted on the on-line Craigslist website that he was looking for work. The man was contacted by someone from out of state who claimed that their elderly parents were moving to Salina. The ...

11 years ago
A Fort Riley man was arrested for allegedly "sexting" with a Salina teen he met on-line. "Sexting" is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos, primarily between mobile phones. According to Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, at about 6:30 Thursday evening a deputy on routine patrol came upon what appeared to be an ...