Kansas GOP Vows to Back Trump
The Kansas Republican Party's chairman and other top GOP officials say they'll support Donald Trump as the party's nominee for president. But not all Republicans are ready to back the brash billionaire...
View ArticleSalina Woman Falls For Loan Scam
A Salina woman trying to get a consolidation loan falls for a scam. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that a woman in her 40s was researching loan consolidation online. The woman found a website titled...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 5-5-16
A damage to property and a theft case highlight Thursday's Salina Police Log. A 4' X 4' double pane window was damaged at Salina Scale, 415 N. 9th Street. The damage, from a small projectile, was...
View ArticleDonut Drama in Salina
A Thursday morning donut disturbance has Salina Police investigating an odd hit and run case. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that at about 7:30 Thursday morning, officers were sent...
View ArticleBig Boom Starts Unwrap Party
The sound of cannon fire will signal the unveiling of 22 new sculptures in Downtown Salina on Saturday for Sculpture Tour Salina. It's the sixth year for a tradition that continues to bring new art and...
View ArticleNew President at Land Institute
Fred Iutzi, who grew up on an Illinois farm and whose career has focused on the sustainability of agriculture and rural communities, has been named president of The Land Institute, based in Salina....
View ArticleKansas Chancellor Vetoes Fees for Multicultural Student Body
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has vetoed student funding for a parallel government for minority students. The chancellor said in a letter to the Student Senate Wednesday that...
View ArticleLead or Follow on Friday
Area leaders will join forces at the Salina Community Theatre on Friday, for Leadercast 2016 - the biggest one-day leadership conference of the year. "Some names that everyone is familiar with are...
View ArticleSenate VP Won’t Seek Re-Election, Cites Political Climate
A top Republican in the Kansas Senate says he made a mistake in supporting Gov. Sam Brownback's 2012 income tax cuts and will not seek re-election because of the state's political climate. Sen. Vice...
View ArticleHuelskamp Foe to Run as Independent
An educator and farmer who previously ran against congressman Tim Huelskamp as a Republican is now planning to run in the 1st District of Kansas as an independent candidate. Alan LaPolice of Clyde...
View ArticleGuilty Plea Planned in Fort Riley Bomb Case
Federal court documents show that a 29-year-old Topeka man plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with a plot last year to bomb the Fort Riley military base. Alexander E. Blair's...
View ArticleKansas Sampler Festival this Weekend in Winfield
A spring festival that highlights Kansas products, music, food and places is opening this weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Sampler Festival is planned for Saturday and Sunday at...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Donut Scrape
Police arrested a Salina man for driving recklessly near a group of people lined up for donuts on Thursday morning. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers arrested 53-year-old Hong Kim...
View ArticleAttorney: Kansas Delays Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Cutoff
A Planned Parenthood attorney says Kansas will not cut off Medicaid funding for the abortion provider until May 24. Attorney Bob Eye said Friday that Planned Parenthood and the state Department of...
View ArticleDeadly Threats Made
An argument turned violent in a Salina home after a man flashed a knife and made deadly threats. Police arrested 35-year-old Justin Milholland on charges of aggravated assault and use of a deadly...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 5-6-16
A lock was cut and a bike was stolen off a Toyota pickup truck while it was parked at the Country Inn & Suites, 2760 S. 9th sometime between 6pm Thursday and 6am Friday morning. Barbara Vent of...
View ArticleNight Light
Friday Night Live begins in Downtown Salina this evening in Campbell Plaza. The new concert series is a collaboration with downtown business owners and Salina Arts and Humanities. "As you're walking...
View ArticleSchool Board to Review Manhattan High School’s Mascot Name
The fate of Manhattan High School's Indians mascot could be decided this fall. The Manhattan Mercury reports that six of the seven Manhattan-Ogden school board members said at a meeting Wednesday that...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court to see how new school funding stacks up
The Kansas Supreme Court plans to hear arguments this week on whether legislators have satisfied a mandate to improve funding for poor schools. Legislators this year made technical changes in how state...
View Article3 charged with stealing bronze urns from Kansas cemeteries
Charges have been filed against three people accused of stealing bronze urns from two cemeteries in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/1ZuczQW) operators of Maple Hill...
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