11 years ago
A federal judge has postponed a hearing in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood against parts of a new Kansas abortion law. Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil's decision Friday came after attorneys for both sides asked Vratil to revise her schedule for considering the case in U.S. District Court. Vratil had scheduled a hearing for July 29. Instead, ...

11 years ago
Toxic blue-green algae is prompting health warnings at several area lakes. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment four lakes are under warning and one is under advisory. CURRENT WARNINGS & ADVISORIES: Public Health Warning: High levels of toxic blue-green algae have been detected. A Public Health Warning indicates that water conditions are unsafe and ...

11 years ago
Twinkies are making an early comeback at Wal-Mart stores, and they won’t be frozen beforehand. The world’s largest retailer says it is selling the snack cakes at about 1,600 stores starting Friday and that about 3,000 of its 4,000 U.S. stores should have them by Sunday morning, a day before Hostess had said the cakes would ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after two rings are stolen from a gun case. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, police were contacted by Ronald Vawater of Salina, after 2 of his rings were allegedly removed from a drawer in a gun case. Police say one of the rings has a semi-oval pattern of diamonds and is ...

11 years ago
A wallet and cash is stolen from a car at the mall. Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case, after 26-year-old Patrick Werth of Salina told officers someone entered his 2013 Subaru while it was parked at the Central Mall on S. 9th. Werth told police he thought he locked the vehicle before heading inside ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help in finding an accused rapist. The agency is asking for assistance in locating Jerry Wayne Watkins Jr. He has a warrant for his arrest charging him for rape. Watkins Jr. is a 20 year old white male, 5’7”, 145 pounds and has blonde hair and ...

11 years ago
The Kansas State Fair is reviving the carnival train and animal parade through Hutchinson to celebrate the fair's 100th anniversary. The parade was once an annual tradition when the carnival train came to town each September, with carnival equipment and animals parading down Hutchinson's Main Street to the fairgrounds. The tradition faded because the carnival ...

11 years ago
Analysts say scrapping a disputed design for a planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Mall and developing an alternate concept over the next five years would cost about $17 million. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released the estimate Thursday based on a House bill that would have the 14-year-old memorial project redesigned. Utah ...

11 years ago
A long standoff at a Wichita apartment complex has ended and the suspect is dead. The Wichita Eagle reported late Thursday that Wichita police are saying the 24 year old suspect, who had barricaded himself after firing shots Wednesday in a Kmart parking lot, is dead. It was not clear how the suspect died. Earlier Thursday,  a ...

11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's critics are not mollified by his latest statement outlining why he won't release the names of applicants for a new Kansas Court of Appeals seat. Brownback said Thursday that releasing the names would discourage some qualified applicants from coming forward. The League of Women Voters of Kansas had pushed the governor's office to ...

11 years ago
Attorneys for Kansas and Planned Parenthood are asking a judge to postpone a hearing in the organization's federal lawsuit over parts of a new state abortion law. They filed a joint request Thursday in U.S. District Court with Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil. Planned Parenthood is challenging provisions in the law dealing with providers' websites and what information ...