11 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon's plan outlining the long-stalled effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, expected next week, includes details suggesting that the Centennial Correctional Facility in Colorado is one suitable site to send detainees whom officials believe should never be released. The plan represents a last-gasp effort by the Obama ...

11 years ago
Kansas National Guard Soldiers will be busy on, and in the days leading up to, Veterans Day. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism  will auction off surplus buffalo at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 beginning at 11 a.m. Corrals are located 6 miles north and 1.75 miles west of Canton. Those interested in bidding are encouraged to arrive early to receive a bidder number. The auction is ...

11 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas woman has been charged after she fled to Europe with her 9-year-old and 11-year-old daughters. The Douglas County District Attorney's Office says Samantha Elmer was charged Friday with two counts of aggravated interference with parental custody. Authorities say Elmer and the girls were was last seen October 26th in Lawrence. The ...

11 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Governor Sam Brownback's administration is recommending against granting emergency state aid to most Kansas school districts that plan on seeking funds at an upcoming meeting with lawmakers. The Capital-Journal reports superintendents were sent a message from the Kansas State Department of Education on behalf of the Division of Budget. The message says ...

11 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas has slashed its revenue projections, and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's budget director has announced immediate budget adjustments so the state keeps paying its bills on time. State officials and university economists on Friday issued a new, more pessimistic forecast for state government. The new forecast predicts $354 million less in state ...

11 years ago
After seven years of federal review, the Keystone X-L oil pipeline has been rejected. President Barack Obama says he made the decision because the proposed project wouldn't serve U.S. national interests, and would have undercut the country's global leadership on climate change. Speaking at the White House today, Obama said the pipeline wouldn't have lowered U.S. gas ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a convicted serial killer who stuffed several of the bodies of his female victims into barrels. The ruling Friday in the case of John E. Robinson Sr. marks the first time justices have upheld a death sentence since Kansas reinstated capital punishment in 1994. Robinson was sentenced ...

11 years ago
The Tammy Walker Cancer Center is hosting a free Cancer Screening and Prevention Fair on Saturday, November 7th from 8am to 11:30am. Tammy Wallker's Linda Hinnenkamp tells KSAL News that staff is ready to serve walk-ins during the event as well, "We've got openings from 9:30am to 11:15am and hope anyone from 50 to 75-years old ...

11 years ago
A Wichita man is in the Saline County Jail after a routine traffic stop turned into something much more severe. Matthew Aitch, 29 of Wichita was pulled over by a deputy on I-135 near the I-70 junction for going 87mph in a 75mph zone. The deputy saw there were multiple cigarettes lit and the vehicle reeked of ...

11 years ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office are investigating a scam that has been reported twice already. An unknown male caller has been calling people on jury duty to tell them that they have failed to appear for duty, and requests that the individuals wire money to pay their fine. Neither one of the victims have sent money. ...