Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh announced Monday that he'll step down Feb. 15. He'll become senior vice president of sales and marketing for Olathe-based NIC Inc.
Kansas Secretary of State to Leave For Private Sector Job
Kansas' top elections official is resigning to take a job with a Kansas City-area company that builds government Web sites.
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Kansas House Panel Considers Halting Tax Exemptions
A Kansas House committee is considering whether legislators should be allowed to grant new exemptions on state sales and property taxes.
A Kansas House committee is considering whether legislators should be allowed to grant new exemptions on state sales and property taxes.

Volunteers Preparing For Polar Plunge
The event in Salina is on Saturday February 20th at the Webster Conference Center.
A group of hearty volunteers are prepared to brave the Kansas winter and take a Polar Plunge.

Police Investigating Theft of Log-Splitter
Police say the woman took the log splitter home, then reported it stolen just hours later
A Salina woman never gets a chance to try out her new log splitter.
• Car, Model Aircraft Stolen
• Driveshaft Stolen from Truck
• Foundation Accepting Grant Requests
• Finney County Studying Possibility of Banning Bags
• Adults Would be Ticketed For Teens Without Helmets
• Governor Declares New Smoking Bill a 'Fraud'
• Man Gets Life in 1998 Slaying of Wichita Boy
• Kansas Death Penalty Repeal Tests Senators
• Winter Storm Brings Cold and Snow
• CAPS Auction Raises Over $77,000
• KU Bans Sales of Smokes on Campus Starting July 1
• Deer Harvest at Suburban KC Park Totals 342
• Southern Baptists Ask President Obama for Help
• Sarah Palin Wows Sold-Out Salina Crowd
• Home Under Renovation Burglarized
• Salina Man Wins $20,000 Lottery Prize

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High School Hoops
Salina South and Salina Central join the other area teams tonight as they return to league play.
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Kansas Stifles Texas, 80-68
Sherron Collins went 8-for-8 from the free throw line and scored 15 points.
Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Kansas to an 80-68 victory over No. 14 Texas on Monday night and the Jayhawks easily handled an opponent that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title.

Jayhawks Still Top Latest Polls
The Big 12 continues to do well in the latest top 25 basketball polls.

• Super Saints!
• KU Women Get Rare Rivalry Win
• NAIA All-Star Game Comes to Salina
• High School Swimmers Compete
• Waters Named NFL Man of the Year
• Coyotes Win a Pair in Hillsboro
• High School Hoops