11 years ago
The Kansas Senate has given first-round approval to a proposal from the state Republican Party to make it harder for voters to switch parties before primary elections. The Senate's voice vote Wednesday advanced the bill to another, final vote. Passage on the second vote would send the bill to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback because the House ...

11 years ago
A proposal to strip Kansas cities and counties of their power to regulate firearms is moving again through the Legislature after supporters stripped out two provisions preventing the state House from considering it. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee rewrote the bill Wednesday and approved it a second time. The full House is likely ...

11 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey reports three minor earthquakes struck southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. The first quake was reported at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday 14 miles east-northeast of Anthony in Harper County, Kan. It measured 3.4 on the Richter scale. Another quake, rated 2.7, was reported at 7:30 a.m. about 10 miles south-southeast of Medford, ...

11 years ago
A Hays woman has her laptop and camera stolen from her car. Salina Police say Ashia Hostetler told officers her Apple laptop computer and Nikon SLR camera were taken from her Chevy Malibu sometime between Friday afternoon at 3pm and Saturday morning a 8am. There was damage to the vehicle, total loss is listed at ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary. According to Captain Chris Trocheck, officers were called to Paints Unlimited, 704 E. North Street after someone entered the store sometime in the overnight hours of Monday into Tuesday and stole business checks, car stereo equipment, a vehicle programer and a Milwaukee brand drill. Burglars also damaged a 2000 Harley ...

11 years ago
A fire at Fort Riley fueled by strong winds burned 2,500 acres of grass but caused no structural damage or injuries. Fort spokesman Steve Elstrom says the blaze started about 2 p.m. Tuesday during a military training exercise on the northwest side of the fort. Firefighters from Fort Riley and Riley County fought the blaze ...

11 years ago
A 15-year old boy is shot in the eye with an airsoft gun, while a 16-year old male is facing possible charges. Salina Police were contacted by Salina Regional Health Center after a 15-year-old was taken to the hospital on Tuesday by a parent. Hospital staff says the boy will not suffer a long term effect from ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office will be out in force, specifically looking for drunk drivers this weekend. According to the agency, deputies will be conducting a DUI Saturation patrol late Friday night into early Saturday. Deputies on patrol will look for traffic violations and other signs that would indicate impaired driving. If deputies stop a ...

11 years ago
A Kansas House Democrat has drafted a new proposal to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Kansas City Rep. Louis Ruiz presented his proposal Tuesday during a meeting of the House Federal and State Affairs Committee. The panel agreed to sponsor it. Such proposals have failed to pass several times in recent years in ...

11 years ago
Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Kansas Supreme Court's indefinite suspension of his law license. In a filing Monday, Kline's lawyers contend the Kansas court selectively applied rules governing attorney conduct in deciding the ethics case arising from his investigations of abortion providers. The Kansas Supreme Court sanctioned ...

11 years ago
New federal figures show that Kansans are enrolling more slowly than expected in health insurance plans offered through an online marketplace. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday that about 29,300 Kansas residents had chosen health insurance plans through the marketplace by March 1. The agency had projected that 42,400 Kansans would have enrolled ...