11 years ago
Salina Police warn of a theft scam that people around the country, and locally, have fallen victim to. Police issued this release Monday: The Salina Police Department wishes to keep the public informed regarding a theft scam, which has cost victims nationwide hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Salina Police Department Special Enforcement Bureau has ...

11 years ago
A man accused of a "quick change scam" is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on Friday a white male went into the Salina Wal-Mart and performed a quick change scam. The suspect was wearing a dark zip up jacket, dark pants, a plaid shirt, and is wearing glasses. He has short hair and appears ...

11 years ago
Do you know the way to San Jose? Quite a few airline pilots apparently don't. The Associated Press searched through government safety databases and media reports since the early 1990s, and found that on at least 150 flights, U.S. commercial air carriers have either landed at the wrong airport or started to land and realized their ...

11 years ago
Acting Kansas Agriculture Secretary Jackie McClaskey says the attorney general's office vetted her department's plans to move more than 100 employees to Manhattan from the state capital of Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that McClaskey faced questions about the move during a recent meeting of the Kansas House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The department expects to ...

11 years ago
Three hree Kansas lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the U.S. House marking the 155th anniversary of the rejection of a document that would have made Kansas a slave state. The Lecompton Constitution, named for the territorial capital where it was written, was narrowly defeated by the U.S. House in February 1858, sending leaders back to ...

11 years ago
Kansans have been recycling more and more of their waste. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the state's recycling rate has risen from about 18 percent in 2005 to 34 percent in 2013. The agency says the numbers reflect the percent of waste that ends up in recycling facilities instead of landfills. Bill Bider, director ...

11 years ago
Oral health advocates in Kansas are pushing back against an effort to require cities that put fluoride in their water supplies to notify citizens that fluoride lowers the IQ in children. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kansas Dental Association director Kevin Richardson insists fluoride reduces tooth decay and has been proven safe. Wichita Republican Rep. Steve Brunk has ...

11 years ago
Abortion is perpetually on the Kansas Legislature's agenda, and a House committee plans to vote this week on legislation pushed by abortion opponents. But supporters describe the measure before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee as technical legislation that makes small changes in existing laws rather than setting new policy. Planned Parenthood officially is neutral. The ...

11 years ago
If you are looking for a unique valentine idea this year, the Kansas Wesleyan Chorale can help. According to the school, the chorale is offering singing Valentines on Friday, February 14. They will entertain your special someone at home, work, or anywhere you choose in Salina. All singing Valentines will be done after 12 p.m. Valentine ...

11 years ago
A Kansas House member has introduced legislation to abolish no-fault divorce in the state. The bill would remove "incompatibility" as a valid reason for divorce. Instead, people who file for divorce would have to prove their spouses' fault. Republican Keith Esau, of Olathe, introduced the bill Thursday in the House Judiciary Committee for a fellow ...

11 years ago
One of two scientists from China accused of stealing trade secrets from a Kansas research facility hasn't been able to make bond because a bank wouldn't give his wife a loan. A federal grand jury indicted Weiqiang Zhang and Wengui Yan in December on conspiracy to steal trade secrets and theft of trade secrets. They're ...