11 years ago
Kansas legislators are likely to have one of their longest annual sessions ever this year because they're still struggling to resolve budget and tax issues. Lawmakers were convening Thursday for the 98th day of their session, eight more than their leaders traditionally schedule. Each extra day in session costs the state a total of more than ...

11 years ago
A group of Salina area law enforcement officers teamed up Wednesday to run through the streets of Salina. The Saline County leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run weaved through town Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Scott Trembley, who organizes the event, tells KSAL News that  runners participated. Officers from the Salina Police Department, Saline ...

11 years ago
Nearly seven years after Manhattan, Kansas, was chosen as the site for a national research center focusing on deadly animal diseases, federal and state officials were helping break ground Wednesday on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The price tag for the plant on the Kansas State University campus initially was estimated to be $451 million ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between May 19th and May 26th at a home in the 1600 block of Elgin. Police say someone forced a door open and stole 141 DVDs, 7 collectors knives, a yellow vape pen case with 5 oils and a tool box. Total loss and damage ...

11 years ago
Game wardens were busy around Kansas over Memorial day weekend. Law enforcement officers with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism were positioned around the state over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to help outdoor enthusiasts safely enjoy the Sunflower State’s reservoirs. According to the agency, in addition to enforcing wildlife laws and regulations, game ...

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Lawrence Dillman of Rockaway Beach became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a giant striped bass on Bull Shoals Lake using a rod and reel. The new "pole and line" record striped bass caught by Dillman on May 21 weighed 65 pounds, 2 ounces with a length of 49 ¾ inches ...

11 years ago
The IRS says more than 100,000 taxpayers have had their personal tax information stolen from an agency website. Officials said the breach was part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds. The information was stolen from an online system called "Get Transcript." The system allows taxpayers to get tax returns and other tax filings from ...

11 years ago
Westar Energy says it plans to buy energy from a new wind farm to be built in Pratt County. The utility company announced Tuesday that it will buy the energy from a 200-megawatt farm built for it by an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources. The Ninnescah wind farm is expected to be built late this year or ...

11 years ago
A Great Bend physician has announced his candidacy for Congress in Kansas’ First Congressional District. Dr. Roger Marshall is making the announcement during stops on a 17-community announcement tour across Kansas. According to Marshall's campaign, he is a pro-life conservative republican. In a media release, Marshall said “I want to be clear, I am not announcing ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue is planning to change the way it notifies residents that they need to renew their vehicle tags. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the department wants to replace 2.6 million personalized vehicle renewal letters sent annually to residents with a generic postcard reminder. Revenue department spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says the move is aimed ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after glass at seven properties were shot and damaged by BB gun fire in east and central Salina. Police say someone shot out windows on vehicles that were parked in the 300 block of Indiana, 1700 block of Hillcrest, 300 block of Indiana, 800 block of S. 10th sometime between 11pm Saturday ...