12 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature's top GOP leaders are negotiating over additional cuts in income taxes and changes in the state's sales tax. Brownback confirmed Wednesday that he's been talking directly to Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita and House Speaker Ray Merrick of Stilwell about taxes. The Legislature reconvened Wednesday after a monthlong ...

12 years ago
A Canadian man will spend eight years in prison for taking a 12-year-old Kansas girl he met on the Internet. Stewart Kenneth Cody McGill, of Bewdley, Ontario, was sentenced Wednesday on one count of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The 21-year-old man pleaded guilty in February under a plea deal that spared him ...

12 years ago
The KBI is asking for assistance from the media and the public in an effort to locate a missing child. Lana-Leigh Bailey, an 18 month old female toddler, 2 feet tall, 30 lbs., with light brown hair, blue eyes, was last seen on May 1st in Olathe, Kansas on her way to rural Franklin county with ...

12 years ago
Police are investigating after several antique farm implements are stolen. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, sometime between April 1st and May 7th, someone removed four antique horse-drawn farm implements from outside a property at 500 W. Euclid. The owner described the pieces as a rake, harrow, disc and a miscellaneous implement. Total loss is listed at $700. ...

12 years ago
Severe weather rumbled through Kansas Wednesday evening, dropping heavy rain, hail, and even tornadoes. Spotters reported brief rope tornadoes in parts of Ellis and Russell Counties. Twin tornadoes were spotted about 20 miles north of Hays. In Saline County, heavy rain prompted flooding in some areas. Water flowing across Highway 140 between Brookville and Bavaria, and the ...

12 years ago
A "complex investigation" is culminating Wednesday in the Manhattan area. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Geary County Attorney's Office, Junction City Police Department, Riley County Police Department, Geary County Sheriff's Office, Grandview Plaza Police Department, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are all cooperating in the effort. Law enforcement officers, including tactical units, have ...

12 years ago
The Drug Task Force makes one arrest and is seeking another suspect after searching a Salina home. According to Task Force Commander Lt. Jim Norton, officers used a search warrant at 650 Montrose on Sunday, and seized marijuana and methamphetamine that were packaged for sale. Police arrested 31-year-old Nicole Yohe on multiple drug charges. Officers found 54-grams of ...

12 years ago
Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature say they're not getting enough information from Republican Sam Brownback's administration to justify authorizing another $202 million in bonds for a national biodefense lab. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka said Tuesday that lawmakers haven't "been brought into the loop" on Brownback's latest proposal for the National Bio- and ...

12 years ago
Three outdoor warning sirens in Saline County are currently not working. According to the Saline County Emergency Management office, during the normal test of the outdoor warning sirens this week three sirens were found not to be operational. These sirens are located at Cottonwood School 215 S. Phillips, Smoky Hill Museum 211 W. Iron, and the ...

12 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback concluded a statewide tour with a stop in Salina Tuesday afternoon. The governor talked with students and faculty, and toured the University of Kansas School of Medicine's Salina campus. Brownback began his tour more than two weeks ago while legislators were on their monthlong recess. He wants legislators to keep funding for the ...

12 years ago
Two heavy trucks crash south of Salina Tuesday afternoon. First responders were called to the area of Lapsley Road and Highway 81 to the report of a two-vehicle injury accident. The crash involved a dump truck and a tractor-trailer truck that collided. Neither driver was seriously injured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, both vehicles were headed south. ...