11 years ago
Recent rain has raised water levels at Cheney Reservoir slightly, but officials say more heavy downpours are needed to improve the drought. The Wichita Eagle reports that Cheney was nearly 68 percent full after rainstorms this week, up 3 to 5 percent from last week. Brian Haug, park ranger at Cheney Reservoir, says the rain has helped, ...

11 years ago
A Wichita area nurse has been convicted on federal charges accusing her of taking part in a scheme involving more than $700,000 in fraudulent Medicaid billings. The Wichita Eagle reports that 48-year-old Caela M. White-Kinchion, of Bel-Aire was convicted by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 11 counts ...

11 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas revenue collections exceeded estimates by $65.9 million in May, aided by one time revenue paid by taxpayers who made payments ahead of federal tax increases. The Kansas Department of Revenue said Friday that the state collected $583.2 million in May, an increase of 12.7 percent above the $517.4 million that was ...

11 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed legislation restricting the use of state funds to promote or oppose gun control policies. The measure signed Friday takes effect in July. It passed the Legislature this year with strong support from gun rights advocates. The new law will prohibit local governments and school districts from using funds they get from ...

11 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee has introduced legislation that would pause the implementation of new standards for math and reading in public schools. The bill would create an 11-member legislative panel to review decisions by the State Board of Education on adopting and implementing any uniform education standards. The Senate Ways and Means Committee began reviewing the proposal ...

11 years ago
The hunt continues for the River Festival medallion. Salinans flocked to the Schilling St. dike this afternoon, combing through the grass and brush. The search has brought hunters together for a common purpose. "Looking for the medallion has created it's own little subculture of people that all kind of know each other now because of it," Luke, ...

11 years ago
Jerry Hurde of Salina was driving a truck for Salina Iron and Metal Friday morning, headed for the Saline County Landfill with a load, when he noticed something out of the ordinary. He saw what appeared to be a bicycle in the ditch along West Crawford Street, west of Salina. Hurde tells KSAL News that he ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after a man is attacked. According to Deputy Chief Carson Mansfield, officers were called to the corner of 13th and Ash just before 10pm on Thursday night after neighbors heard a disturbance in the street. Police found Dean Gilmore of Salina on the ground with injuries after being struck ...

11 years ago
A bicyclist is killed in a hit and run accident early Friday morning and authoites are asking for help in identifying a suspect vehicle. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Lance Zurfluh said at the scene that a female was riding a bicycle at around 8:15 in the morning, heading west on West Crawford Street west of Salina. ...

11 years ago
Kansas legislators are being forced to resume negotiations on tax issues following the House's rejection of a plan to lower the state sales tax on groceries. House and Senate negotiators were meeting Friday. It was the 98th day of the Legislature's annual session, with 90 days normally scheduled. Republicans who control both chambers can't agree on adjusting ...

11 years ago
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) - Furlough notices are being issued to some 2,400 civilian employees at Fort Riley as the military prepares to make budget adjustments for the remainder of the fiscal year. Army officials said Thursday the furloughs will begin on or after July 14 and last through September 30, the end of the federal ...