11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says his plan to create 100,000 new private-sector jobs in Kansas over the next four years will also close a projected state budget shortfall. Brownback pledged Tuesday to work to create the new jobs if he's elected to a second, four-year term. The promise is a key part of his campaign platform. He said ...

11 years ago
A government report predicts bountiful fall crops in Kansas following a devastating winter wheat harvest. The National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast on Tuesday that Kansas farmers would bring in 544 million bushels of corn this year. That is 7 percent more than a year ago. The report also estimated the state's grain sorghum harvest at 187 million ...

11 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is urging the Kansas Supreme Court to uphold a judge's finding that the state's criminal offender registry is unconstitutional. The registry includes sex offenders as well as people convicted of certain violent crimes and drug offenses. The ACLU said in a filing Tuesday that instead of improving public safety, the ...

11 years ago
Salina City Commissioner Barb Shirley resigned Monday, setting the stage for discussions on how to fill her seat. Shirley, who is the final year of a four year term announced her resignation at the end Monday evening's regularly scheduled meeting. She has pledged to stay on the commission until a replacement is found. City Manager Jason Gage ...

11 years ago
It's grape harvest time in Kansas, and the state's growing wine industry is expecting a big crop this year. The Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association says the state has 35 registered wineries and vineyards. Most are small, with two to five acres of grapes, rather than large-scale farms. Nearly all of them are in eastern ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after thieves cause $1000 in damages to a car in the parking garage at the hospital. Police say Heather Jonas of Manhattan contacted authorities after discovering that her 2001 Pontiac Sunfire had been broken into sometime Monday between 7am and 7:48pm while parked at Salina Regional Health Center on South Santa Fe. Someone ...

11 years ago
How Swede it is. Business is booming at Bethany College in Lindsborg. Bethany College President Edward Leonard spoke with the media this week about what he jokingly called "a good problem to have". He says that an upward trend in enrollment is causing housing challenges this fall. When Leonard took over at Bethany College in 2007, enrollment ...

11 years ago
Salina City Commissioner Barb Shirley resigned Monday evening. Shirley, who is in the final year of a four year term, announced her resignation at the end of Monday evening's regularly scheduled meeting. Shirley cited time concerns, saying that she could not fully commit the time needed as a commissioner. "The City Commission deserves a member who ...

11 years ago
A gun is stolen from a vehicle. Salina Police are investigating after a revolver is taken from an unlocked van. Police say sometime between 9:50pm and 10pm on Friday evening, someone removed a .22 caliber Colt Frontier Scout pistol from a Chrysler van. The handgun is valued at $350. The van was parked at a residence in the 300 ...

11 years ago
The largest teachers' union in Kansas has filed a lawsuit against a new state law that ended guaranteed tenure for public school teachers. The Kansas National Education Association argued Monday that the law violated the state constitution for the anti-tenure policy to be added to a larger education funding measure. The lawsuit filed in Shawnee County District ...

11 years ago
Salina Police responded to a burglar alarm Sunday morning at Wendy's, 1940 S. Ohio, at 4:33am. Upon arrival officers found the building secure. A short time later a manager arrived to open the door and discovered $500 missing from inside the business. A counterfeit $10 was discovered by a patron of Bogey's in Salina. Joseph Gates ...