11 years ago
Kansas legislators are reopening debate on whether the state should enact special legal protections for people, groups and businesses opposing gay marriage for religious reasons. A Senate panel was taking testimony Thursday from legal scholars on whether existing state laws protect gay-marriage opponents from being fined or sued for refusing to provide goods or services for ...

11 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are looking into how the state provides funding to school districts for students identified as being at risk of failure. The House and Senate Education Committees scheduled a joint meeting Thursday afternoon to hear from officials from the Kansas Department of Education and an analyst from the Kansas Policy Institute. Kansas provides additional funding to ...

11 years ago
A 58-year-old Kansas man has been arrested after returning to the scene of a Sedgwick County beating to retrieve his baseball bat. No charges had been filed yet Wednesday against the man, who was jailed on suspicion of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and battery. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office says three men went to a home in ...

11 years ago
A group dedicated to revitalizing the Smoky Hill River has a new person in charge. Salinan Amber Dennett is the new executive director of the Friends of the River Foundation. According to the organization, Dennett will guide their management, financial development, and community outreach. The Friends of the River Foundation strives to restore the natural channel of ...

11 years ago
Two radio station raise over $57,000 to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Salina Media Group radio station Y 93.7 and Sunny 102.5 on Friday concluded a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. After all was said and done, the stations collected $57,578.22. Among the money raised was $9,894 from area school children, ...

11 years ago
A new organization is taking over management of the Salina Country Club. According to the club, the Troon company will take over management. Troon specializes in upscale golf management, development, and marketing. Salina Country Club is a century-old private country club with a long and rich tradition. It strives in making the member-owned property a “family center” ...

11 years ago
Police are reviewing in-store video after a burglary at a Salina business. Police are looking for a 6-foot black male who was wearing black rim eyeglasses and a red beanie who walked into Easyhome Rent to Own Furniture, 1123 W. Crawford, Tuesday afternoon just after 2pm and looked at a bed set before leaving the store. Video ...

11 years ago
Salina Police arrest two suspects in the same location - who were not together. Police find a woman who was wanted for fleeing and eluding officers in January. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, an officer on patrol recognized 29-year-old Heather M. Urbanek, as she sat in a vehicle that was parked in the lot at Dollar ...

11 years ago
The university of Kansas is partnering with a Massachusetts company to recruit international students to the university. Shorelight Education, based in Cambridge, Mass., will recruit international students into the university's new Academic Accelerator Program. The program will be a 12-month, three-semester program meant to introduce international students to Kansas and U.S. culture and college curriculum. ...

11 years ago
The order of nuns who founded Newman University in Wichita has given $2.5 million to the university. University officials announced the gift Tuesday from the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. University spokeswoman Kelly Snedden says the money will be used to fund science and health care initiatives, which includes a proposed new science building. ...

11 years ago
A 73-year Salina landmark is gone. Kansas Wesleyan University's historic Glenn Martin Stadium has been torn down. Because of its condition, Glenn Martin Stadium has not been utilized for KWU games since 2007. The stadium, which opened back in 1940, is being demolished to make way for a new sports complex. Demolition began on January 9th. ...