11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced plans to close two highway rest areas near Russell to reduce water consumption. KDOT says it wants to hear from the public on the plan before it closes the eastbound and westbound rest areas east on Interstate 70 of Russell. The preliminary decision to close the rest ...

11 years ago
A former Saline County Sheriff's Deputy is facing rape charges for alleged sexual molestation of a girl under the age of 16. Wichita Police arrested 40-year-old Glenn Lippard, 827 E. Magnolia, in Wichita on Tuesday. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, Lippard was then transported to the Saline County Jail and is facing 12-counts of rape, ...

11 years ago
Two grand prize winning tickets were sold for the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. Two winning tickets were sold in the nearly $650 million Mega Millions drawing: one at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, and the other more than 2,000 miles away in California. Mega Millions Executive Director Paula Otto says the lucky Georgia ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas is using a $1.2 million federal grant to train speech language pathologists to work with American Indian children. The university announced receipt of the five year grant from the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the money will help pay for the Culturally Responsive Early Literacy Instruction ...

11 years ago
A Chinese scientist accused of taking seeds taken from a private Kansas research facility and passing them off to a visiting delegation from China will remain in federal custody at least until his next court appearance. Weiqiang Zhang, an agricultural seed breeder at a biopharmaceutical production facility in Junction City, is charged with conspiracy to steal ...

11 years ago
An anchorman for NBC's Wichita affiliate has been fired after accidentally uttering an expletive at the end of a newscast. The Wichita Eagle reports KSN weekend anchor Justin Kraemer muttered, "Let's get the (expletive) out of here," after Saturday's 10 p.m. newscast. The cameras had already cut away from the anchors, who had signed off, and ...

11 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approve a request by Sheriff Glen Kochanowski to exempt his office from citizens carrying concealed guns. The sheriff said that he is not trying to exempt his entire building from concealed guns, but rather just certain areas of the building. The sheriff would like concealed guns to still be allowed in the lobby, ...

11 years ago
Saline County Commissioners are poised to change a decision, and instead allow health department employees to retain vacation and sick leave time. As part of the Salina - Saline County Health Department becoming a county agency, all of the department's employees will become county employees. The animal shelter is becoming a city agency. Previously, both agencies ...

11 years ago
A federal panel says the KanCare takeover of long-term services for the developmentally disabled should be delayed. KanCare, the state's privatized program for the poor and disabled, is scheduled to begin providing those services Jan. 1. However, it needs a waiver from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services by Jan. 1. The National Council on Disability ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a stolen vehicle. Tracy Resley contacted police after his blue, 2001 Chevy Tracker was stolen. Police say sometime between Monday night around 11pm and Tuesday morning at 4:30am, someone entered his vehicle that was parked in the 700 block of Osage and drove away. The vehicle, which is valued at $5,000 has a ...

11 years ago
A stolen SUV is recovered after an Ogden man is arrested for theft. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, an officer on patrol spotted a black Ford Explorer that matched the description of a vehicle driven by a man who allegedly stole a sandwich and soda from the Kwik Shop, 305 W. Schilling Road, early Monday morning. Police ...