11 years ago
If only he'd been riding in the street, a bicyclist who Pittsburg police say had a meth lab in his backpack might have gone unnoticed. But the 29-year-old man from Nevada, Mo., caught the eye of an officer in the southeast Kansas community Tuesday morning because he was riding on a sidewalk. The officer tried to make ...

11 years ago
The commission that regulates utilities in Kansas has hired a top-level state Department of Agriculture official as its new executive director. The Kansas Corporation Commission announced Wednesday that Kim Christiansen will supervise its staff of more than 200 employees. It did not say exactly when she would begin working at the KCC full time. She will replace ...

11 years ago
Attorney General Derek Schmidt says counties and cities that exempt themselves from a new law on concealed weapons need to change any "No Guns" signs on public buildings. The law taking effect Monday allows people with concealed-carry permits to bring their guns into public buildings that don't have adequate security, such as screening. But many cities ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of some construction equipment from a residential area. Police say Smoky Hills Heavy Contractors of Salina contacted police after someone removed a 125-pound bit that is used in a Ditch Witch trencher from a job site. Officers say the bit was left on a pallet in the 700 block of Marvin. ...

11 years ago
Parts of the fossil collection at the Sternberg Museum in Hays are coming alive on computer screens. The museum and the Forsyth Laboratory at Fort Hays State are collaborating on a project to digitize the fossil collection using 3-D scanning. Sternberg director Reese Barrick says the fossils are photographed and then some will be scanned to produce ...

11 years ago
A gun and a video game controller are stolen from a Salina home. Salina Police are investigating a burglary that took place sometime between Tuesday morning at 6:30am and 9:30am in the 300 block of S. Delaware. Police say someone entered the home through the kitchen window and removed a Stoeger 12-gauge, semi auto shotgun plus an ...

11 years ago
Another class action lawsuit has been filed against seed giant Monsanto over last month's discovery of an isolated field of genetically engineered wheat in Oregon. Dan Brown, a wheat farmer in Seward County, sued Monsanto Tuesday on behalf of himself and potentially thousands of other growers. It is at least the third lawsuit filed against St. Louis-based ...

11 years ago
Combines are rolling in central Kansas and KSAL Radio's "Harvest Fest" is in full swing. KSAL's Rich Alexander was in Lindsborg yesterday at the Mid Kansas Co-op elevator celebrating an on-air tradition that continues to reach out to Kansas producers and families as the wheat harvest comes in. Field crews can enjoy a cold drink and a ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission will ask the state's attorney general to defend it against a charge of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The commission also decided Tuesday to ask Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office to assess the agency's open meetings practices but not to issue an opinion. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor sued the commission ...

11 years ago
More than 100 Kansas school districts have been rewarded for their efforts to get more students certified in technical education specialties. Gov. Sam Brownback presented checks totaling $703,000 to 111 school districts on Tuesday for helping high school students improve their skills. The state awards districts $1,000 for each student who completes a technical education program and ...

11 years ago
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) - A central Kansas man has died after the ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed at Great Bend Municipal Airport. The Kansas Highway Patrol identifies the victim as 26 year old Lucas Campbell of Great Bend. Investigators and witnesses said Campbell was flying slowly across the airport just after 1 p.m. Tuesday when ...