11 years ago
A proposal to start the Kansas State Fair on Labor Day weekend wasn't popular with people who responded to a survey. Nearly 75 percent of 2,500 people responding to a survey conducted by University of Kansas Jayhawk Consulting either disagreed or strongly disagreed with Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to move the fair's starting date. Only 11 ...

11 years ago
Kansas residents are being urged to act cautiously with outdoor burning as the state marks a week of awareness of the dangers of wildfires. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a proclamation declaring this Wildfire Awareness Week. The state fire marshal's office said in a news release Monday that Kansas had more than 3,200 vegetation fires last year, ...

11 years ago
The newest member of the Kansas Legislature is 59 year old Les Mason (R) of McPherson. Mason was picked Monday night by McPherson County Republican Precinct and Township Committeemen and Women to fill the unexpired Kansas House District 73 term of Clark Shultz (R). Shultz resigned the seat two weeks ago when he was selected ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas Hospital has received $3.5 million in private donations toward construction of a new facility. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the donations were announced Monday at a news conference at the hospital's campus in Kansas City, Kan. The hospital bought 14 acres of land near the campus in 2005 with the expectation of needing to ...

11 years ago
Advocates of expanding Medicaid in Kansas have staged a small rally at the Statehouse, but the Republican-dominated Legislature doesn't seem much interested in taking up the issue. About 50 people attended the rally Monday organized by local chapters of the liberal group MoveOn.org. The group supports expanding Medicaid in line with the federal health care overhaul ...

11 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a would-be burglar who was caught on video. According to Salina Police, On February 13th, an unknown suspect broke a window at Carmelita's, 1859 S. 9th and attempted to gain access into the building. If you can identify the man in the video, or if you ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has asked the director of the Kansas Geological Survey to lead a task force to develop a plan for increased earthquake activity possibly related to Kansas oil and gas activities. The Republican governor on Monday named Rex Buchanan to lead the task force, which will meet in April in Wichita. The task force ...

11 years ago
Some Kansas dentists say a low reimbursement rate and slow processing of KanCare claims are preventing them from accepting new patients covered by the state's managed care program. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Manhattan dentist E. Hamrick Swan Jr. says the reimbursement rate for KanCare patients is about 40 percent of his fee. While he still takes ...

11 years ago
An injury accident sends one woman to the hospital for treatment at the Emergency Room. Salina Police worked a crash on Saturday morning that involved three vehicles and two drivers. Police say 44-year-old Cameron D. May was driving an SUV southbound in the 600 block of S. 9th when he reached down for cigarettes. May allegedly crossed lanes ...

11 years ago
The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas are competing for law school students. Missouri-Kansas City's law school has provided in-state undergraduate tuition for most Kansas residents for four years. Now, the KU School of Law is responding. The Kansas school will use a new scholarship program to allow residents of 11 Missouri ...

11 years ago
The first of three planned legislative issues public forums is scheduled for later this week in Salina. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the first of a series of Legislative Issue Meetings with our local Saline County Legislative Delegation will be held this Saturday morning. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks, and ...