11 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback is monitoring efforts by the Kansas Department of Agriculture's to increase the accuracy of heavy capacity scales. The department's efforts to regulate more than 4,000 large scales used to weigh scrap metal, recyclables, agricultural products and other goods has been criticized for lack of accuracy. Brownback, a Republican and former state agriculture secretary, tells ...

11 years ago
A survivalist who feared the world economy was on the verge of collapse faces trial in federal court in Wichita for possession of unregistered destructive devices. Alfred Dutton,a 67-year-old veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines, goes to trial Tuesday for illegally having grenades. Investigators also found anti-government materials on his computer along ...

11 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday were urged to work with Saline County Commissioners in negotiating a new inter-local agreement to operate the health department. The health department board approved a letter last week asking both commissions to work together. It also asks that a committee be formed to begin a "rational process" to identify an appropriate and ...

11 years ago
A town hall meeting on fluoride in Salina's water might be on the horizon. Members of a group called "Salina Cares" spoke to city commissioners during the public comment period during Monday's meeting. Group spokesman John Boesen asked commissioners to discuss the topic of fluoride in Salina's water at a future study session. In lieu of ...

11 years ago
What better way to increase your chances at winning the lottery than to steal $2,408 worth of scratch tickets? According to Salina Police, Casey's general store, located at 725 W Schilling Rd, has been "losing the lottery" and a big chunk of change over the last couple month's. Store employee, Gloria Matiana, is currently in police ...

11 years ago
Upon the passing of his father, Andrew Charles began receiving Social Security checks in order to support himself as a juvenile. Police say that since the beginning of this year, the money from those checks has not been going where it is supposed to. Allegedly, Patrick Wirtz, Charles' guardian has been taking and cashing the Social ...

11 years ago
Drowning deaths have risen dramatically in both Missouri and Kansas this year. State officials say that before this weekend, 24 drownings had been reported this year in Missouri, four more than all of last year. And in Kansas, 12 drownings had been reported before this weekend, double the average for an entire year. Officials in ...

11 years ago
Muslim inmates at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility are joining their religious brethren in the observance of Ramadan. That takes some effort from prison officials, who change procedures to allow about 60 inmates to follow the practice of not eating or drinking during daylight hours. Food services provide the inmates with a small ...

11 years ago
Wichita police say a 15-year-old boy is hospitalized with a head injury after four minors took a car for a joyride. Police say two 15-year-olds, a 12-year-old and a 9-year-old took their mother's rental car without permission Sunday morning and started driving around the neighborhood. Sgt. Scott Brunow says the 12-year-old was driving when one ...

11 years ago
Eligible Kansas residents will receive additional assistance through a state program to help them pay their summer utility bills. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says that low-income residents who received assistance during the winter months to help will receive a supplemental payment of approximately $103. Those checks would be on top of average ...

11 years ago
A Salina attraction is getting a new name. Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure is becoming Rolling Hills Zoo. Executive director Robert Jenkins says the new name is a better reflection of what the 64,000-square-foot museum and 60-acre zoo has to offer. He says the name "Wildlife Adventure" is a little confusing to the general public. He says the ...