Women March Across the Country, in Kansas
Kansas was among states around the country, and countries around the world, where women gathered on Saturday to march for women's rights. Wearing pink, pointy-eared "pussyhats" to mock the new...
View ArticleProsecutor: Death penalty possible for slayings’ suspects
A Kansas prosecutor says the death penalty "is on the table" in the case of two people who investigators say fled to Mexico as suspects in a triple homicide last October. Harvey County prosecutors have...
View ArticleVoting rights advocates seek to rein in Kansas election laws
Kansas lawmakers are expected to debate aspects of the state's election laws this year as Democrats push to reverse some of the stricter measures enacted at the urging of Secretary of State Kris...
View ArticleAbilene Cowboys Capture SIT Championship
The Abilene Cowboys won the Salina Invitational Tournament with a 56-53 victory over Andover Saturday night at Mabee Arena on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. It was Abilene’s...
View ArticleRetired Journal Photo Editor to Exhibit Work
The works of an award-winning local photographer are going on exhibit at the Salina Public Library. According to the library, photographer Fritz Mendell will exhibit his work in Salina Public Library’s...
View ArticleMuseum to Celebrate Kansas Day
The Smoky Hill Museum is inviting the community to stop in and help celebrate Kansas' 156th birthday. Visitors will be able to try their hand at a few activities pioneers would have done like churning...
View ArticleKansas colleges look for ways to offer $15,000 degree
Kansas higher education leaders say Gov. Sam Brownback's challenge to create a $15,000 bachelor's degree is a stretch but they're willing to try. Brownback wants to make it easier for students to...
View ArticleCurrent, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte both have died in separate traffic...
View ArticleAUDIO: Royals Mourn The Loss Of Pitcher Yordano Ventura
Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, whose electric arm and confident demeanor helped lead Kansas City to a long-awaited World Series championship in 2015, died in a car crash in his native Dominican...
View ArticleInvestigation of Unsolved Murder Continues
The family of a Saline County dog breeder whose body was found among her puppies nearly seven months ago wants to remind the public that her death remains a mystery. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation...
View ArticleVIDEO: Area Vets Begin “War on Suicide”
A large group of area veterans entered into a new war on Sunday. A war on suicide. A standing room only gathering at the Eisenhower Presidential Library kicked off a series of planned events by the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Shooting at K-State Dorm Investigated
Kansas State University authorities say that a student was hurt in an accidental shooting in a dorm room on the Manhattan campus. According to an update Monday morning, a student was transported on...
View Article$75,000 Grant to Benefit Salina Animal Shelter
A $75,000 grant from the Petco Foundation will help support the lifesaving work they do for animals in the community at the Salina Animal Shelter. Earlier this month Animal Services Manager Vanessa...
View ArticleKids Given Tranquilizers
A welfare check on two children leads to the arrest of a Salina man early Monday morning. Staff at the Department of Children and Families contacted police just after midnight on Monday to check on a...
View ArticleBurglar Wakes Sleeping Woman
A woman awakens in bed to find a masked man in her apartment stealing her phone and other items. The 33-year-old victim told officers that around 7:45am Saturday she discovered a white male who was...
View ArticleAttic Man
A man caught hiding in an attic was arrested Friday on multiple warrants for failure to appear. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Dustin Tyler was found holed up in the attic of a...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 1-23-17
Thieves broke into a work site construction trailer and stole multiple power tools plus two air compressors that belong to Garcia Masonry of Salina. Police say the trailer was parked in the 2000 block...
View ArticleHistoric Kansas Trail Celebrates 150th Anniversary
The historic Chisolm Trail that helped start the Old West era in Kansas celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Wichita Eagle reports the trail is named after Jesse Chisolm and began in 1867. Chisholm...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery He Blamed on a Fight with His Wife
A Kansas man who told investigators he preferred jail to living with his wife pleaded guilty Monday to a federal bank robbery charge. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, 70-year-old Lawrence...
View ArticleTroopers Among Three Hurt in Crash
Authorities say two Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and another person were injured in a three-vehicle accident on a freeway near Topeka. The patrol says the troopers and an occupant of one of the other...
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