9 years ago
A new president will soon take charge at St. John's Military School. According to the school, retired Col. William Clark will be the next President of St. John's beginning June 1st. Clark served in the U.S. Army for 30 years. During his tenure, he commanded at every level from platoon through brigade and served a total ...

9 years ago
The CEO of Salina-based Sunflower Bank was arrested last month in New Mexico on possible charges related to a DUI arrest in Salina last spring. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that 54-year-old Mollie Hale Crater was arrested on January 27th and charged with driving on a suspended license, a misdemeanor, and texting while driving, a petty ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the 1100 block of W. Republic sometime Tuesday between 7:45am and 5pm. Police say someone broke a window to gain access to a home and removed a Taurus .45 caliber handgun, a laptop computer, cell phone and a couple of Football State Championship rings from Salina ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is expected to decide by April 24 whether it will approve Great Plains Energy's acquisition of Westar Energy. The commission heard six days of testimony on the proposed $12.2 billion acquisition before ending the hearings Tuesday. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports attorneys will present written briefs to the commission before commissioners make their decision. Stockholders ...

9 years ago
Staff members from a couple of Salina auto dealerships joined forces to stop a man from driving off in a stolen Jeep. Police officers were called to Marshall Motors, 3500 South 9th at 2:15pm on Tuesday after a man from Lincolnville, Kansas jumped into a Jeep Cherokee that was parked in the service bay and drove ...

9 years ago
Authorities are investigating a Kansas restaurant robbery that netted $2. Two men are accused of forcing three Jimmy John's employees to the floor Monday night. Night manager Seth Cheney says that after he told the masked suspects he couldn't open the safe or register, they demanded cash from the Pittsburg sandwich shop's employees. Cheney says two of ...

9 years ago
A pushing match at a home in Assaria escalates into a fight and the arrest of a man from Solomon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were called to a home in the 200 block of W. 4th Street in Assaria just after midnight on Wednesday after a man and woman were ...

9 years ago
If the Saline County Commission doesn’t fill upcoming vacancies in its Planning Commission, the Planning Commission may not have the quorum it needs to meet in April.  The Board is composed of individuals who live in both the City and unincorporated areas of the County, but has a greater need for applicants who reside in ...

9 years ago
The Senate has confirmed school choice activist Betsy DeVos as Education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie. The Senate historian says it was the first time a vice president had to break a tie on a Cabinet nomination. Two Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to vote to derail DeVos' nomination. Republicans Susan Collins of ...

9 years ago
Former Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders is scheduled to speak at the Kansas Democratic Party's Washington Days convention later this month. The party announced Tuesday that the Vermont senator will speak at the convention Feb. 24-25 in Topeka but details of his appearance were not released. The Vermont senator faced Hillary Clinton in the nomination for Democratic ...

9 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says budget-balancing proposals to increase Kansas personal income taxes would cut against national trends. Brownback said Tuesday that he thinks it's a mistake for lawmakers to consider broad increases in income taxes to help balance the state budget. The governor has criticized a plan from Senate GOP leaders to increase income taxes to ...