26-Year-Old Woman Identified as Victim found in Wichita
Authorities have identified a homicide victim whose body was found in a south Wichita strip mall parking lot as a 26-year-old woman. The Wichita Eagle reports that the woman was identified Monday as...
View ArticleKansas Medicaid Expansion Push Continues Despite Uncertainty
Patients, doctors and advocates are pushing to expand Kansas' Medicaid system despite an ongoing effort in Washington to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law. The Senate...
View ArticleTopeka Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Teen
A Topeka man was sentenced to 47 months in federal prison for the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 30-year-old Reginald Eugene Newman pleaded guilty to one...
View ArticleOhio Farmers Sending Help to Kansas Ranches Hit by Wildfires
Ohio farmers are sending hay, fencing materials and other supplies to Kansas to help ranches that were devastated by wildfires this month. Rose Hartschuh runs a dairy farm with her husband near Bucyrus...
View ArticleAll Outdoor Burning Prohibited
The Saline County Commission issued a mandatory 7 day ban on the open burning of any waste, normal household trash in a container, structures or vegetation within the boundaries of Saline County. The...
View ArticleAnother Most Wanted Arrest
Another person on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is Dylan Garman. He was wanted for crimes that include...
View ArticleArrest Made after Gun Found in Restroom
An eyewitness who saw a teenager fire a gun into the air helped police locate him a short time later at a grocery store. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News 16-year-old Johnathan Hulse was arrested...
View ArticleWoman Bilked for Over $17K
An elderly Saline County woman was duped for over $17,000 through a telephone scam. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, a man identifying himself as Sergeant Bradshaw with the U.S. Embassy in Dominican...
View Article“Substantial Doubt” About Sears Future
Sears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open. Company shares, which hit an all-time low last month, tumbled more than...
View ArticleFacial Bones Broken in Assault
Salina Police are investigating after a man was beaten unconscious at a motel. Officers were called to the Value Inn, 1640 W. Crawford around 4:15am Wednesday morning after a witness saw a suspect...
View ArticleBudget Has Lawmakers Struggling With Pensions
Kansas legislators are trying to avoid the kind funding moves with public employee pensions that previously clouded the retirement system's long-term financial health. But lawmakers are wrestling with...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses KU Lawsuit
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas by parents of two former rowers who alleged they were sexually assaulted by a former football player in a dorm. The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Sales Tax Break After Wildfires
Kansas residents are getting a sales tax break to rebuild fences on agricultural land after wildfires burned more than 1,000 square miles. Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill Wednesday that would allow...
View ArticleAUDIO & VIDEO: KU Prepares For Purdue
The Kansas Jayhawks are back home. After a short trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, top-seeded Kansas is back to a Jayhawk favorite: the Sprint Center in Kansas City. KU used a late burst of offensive power to...
View ArticleWoman Hurt in Bridge Fall
A woman was critically injured in a fall from a bridge in rural Ottawa County Wednesday afternoon. Officials tell KSAL News that the woman fell about 30 feet, landing on rocks. She was transported by...
View ArticleFormer Kansas Driving Instructor Sentenced to Probation
A former Kansas driving school instructor has been sentenced to three years of probation for having a 16-year-old student drive to a country road and inappropriately touching her. The Emporia Gazette...
View ArticleSalina Business Investigating Missing Cash
A Salina business is investigating how $18,000 has gone missing. Garda Armored Car Service, 1371 Armory Rd., in Salina, says that the money went missing between a period of December 22, 2016 and March...
View ArticleKansas Amusement Ride Bill Likely to Change before Passage
Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ramp up amusement ride inspection requirements after a boy was killed on a water slide last year in Kansas City, Kansas. But the bill first could face amendments. The...
View Article8th Annual Salina Tech Extravaganza on April 1
Upwards of 200 antique and customized vehicles will make their way to Salina from around the state of Kansas and Midwest. The goal: to help students. Salina Area Technical College will host its 8th...
View ArticleKansas Lawmakers Closer to Approving Expansion of Medicaid
Kansas legislators are moving closer to approving an expansion of the state's Medicaid program to thousands of non-disabled adults though the action could prove largely symbolic. The state Senate...
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