Christmas Eve Answers
It was a Christmas Q & A on the KSAL Morning News Thursday as two pastors jumped in studio during the third hour with Rich and Jeff to dig into the Christmas story and the birth of Jesus. Senior...
View ArticleAnother “Georgetown Santas” Successful Year
It's another year in the books for the Georgetown Santas. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading up to Christmas each year. Each year the Santas suit up on...
View ArticleChristmas Dinner For 4,000
For the 33rd year in a row Salina Chef Bill Fekas prepared the biggest Christmas dinner in Salina. A large crowd enjoyed the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner. Fekas had a dream in 1982 to...
View ArticleKansas Lawmaker Seeks End of Privatized Foster Care System
A Kansas lawmaker is calling for an end to his state's privatized care system as its 20th anniversary nears and scrutiny of the agency in charge of it rises. Republican Representative Mike Kiegerl, an...
View ArticleSkunks Blamed For Increase in Kansas Cattle With Rabies
A Kansas State University researcher says a rise in the number of rabid skunks in the state likely has contributed to an increase in cattle rabies cases. Gregg Hanzlicek is director of production...
View ArticleOff-Road Drivers Causing Damage at State Park Near Lawrence
Officials at Clinton Wildlife Area say illegal off-road drivers are causing damage around Clinton Lake that has forced the closure of some roads. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Rock Creek Boat...
View ArticleKansas Man Killed in Nebraska Crash, Sheriff’s Office Says
Authorities say a Kansas man has been killed in a south-central Nebraska highway crash. The accident was reported around 5 p.m. Wednesday on Nebraska Highway 78, east of Red Cloud in Webster County....
View Article5 Taken to Hospital After KC Police Chase Ends in Crash
Five people were taken to a hospital after a car fleeing from Kansas City police collided with another vehicle. The Kansas City Star reports the incident began around 2 p.m. Thursday when police...
View ArticleWinter Storm to Impact Kansas
Christmas travelers beware. Those who are heading home today could encounter some nasty winter weather, particularly later in the day. According to the National Weather Service, as the day progresses...
View ArticleArmy to resume Cleanup at Former Sunflower Ammunition Plant
The U.S. Army is preparing to resume work removing pollutants on a 15-square-mile tract that's considered the largest potentially developable chunk of land in the Kansas City metropolitan area, but the...
View ArticleKU Program Tailored for Those With Intellectual Disabilities
A new University of Kansas program that begins next fall will give a handful of students with intellectual disabilities a chance to take classes at the school for the first time. The KU Transition to...
View ArticleZoo To Ring In New Year
Kids looking for an exciting new way to ring in the New Year can find it at Rolling Hills Zoo. On December 31st, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., children ages 3 – 12 can ring in 2016 during the Noon...
View ArticleKansas man accused of killing police officer dies in prison
A Topeka man serving a life sentence for killing a Topeka police officer has died in prison. The Kansas Department of Corrections told The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1MCckLe) that...
View ArticleSnow, Ice, Floods, Tornadoes
A Missouri sheriff says four soldiers from another country who were temporarily stationed at Fort Leonard Wood are among the six people who have died in flooding in the state. Pulaski County Sheriff...
View Article1999 Case Reopened After Convict Freed
Investigators have reopened the Kansas case of a 1999 shooting death for which a man served more than 15 years before his brother confessed in suicide notes that he was the killer. Kirk Vernon is the...
View ArticleSibling Fight Escalates Quickly
A McPherson man was arrested at Outlaws at 1676 West State Saturday after an argument with his sister led him to damage her car. Tyler Wolf, 24, was leaving Outlaws around 2AM and began arguing with...
View ArticleMinor Accident, Major Reaction
A rear end collision on the 2000 block of North Ohio took an ugly turn when one of the drivers involved punched another driver. A man driving a blue F250 was rear ended by a man driving a Rav 4....
View ArticleThefts Hit Salina Area Over Holiday Weekend
Two substantial residential thefts and two stolen vehicles in Salina make for an expensive loss for residents. An iPad was stolen from a home on the 100 block of 12th Street overnight on December 19....
View ArticleGovernor Defends Campus Gun Law
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he's not second-guessing a new state law that would require the state's college campuses to allow concealed weapons. The Republican says the law is in accordance with the...
View Article69 Journalists Killed in 2015
Sixty-nine journalists were killed on the job this year. A report released Tuesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 28 of them were killed by Islamic militant groups, including...
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