11 years ago
An unsealed document charges a Topeka man with conspiracy in a plot to bomb the Fort Riley military base. The court document unsealed Tuesday charges Alexander Blair with conspiring with John T. Booker, Jr., in the planned attack. Previously Blair had only been charged with failing to tell authorities about the plans. The more serious conspiracy charge ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders have agreed to give five school districts roughly half a million dollars in additional funding. The State Finance Council, which is comprised of the Republican governor and leaders from each chamber, voted Monday to give more money to districts hit hard by recent policy changes and unforeseen expenses. Eight districts requested ...

11 years ago
A Salina teen is facing charges of sexually assaulting two pre-teenage girls. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, family members contacted the Salina Police Department on Monday evening after an alleged incident occurred  in a central Salina home between 9pm and 11pm. Police say 16-year-old Bobby Vega Jr. was arrested on charges of rape and aggravated indecent liberties ...

11 years ago
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a Monday night shooting in Salina. Officers were sent to Salina Regional Health Center at 10:30pm Monday, after a 31-year-old man came in with a gunshot wound to his groin area. He was  taken to surgery with non-life threatening injuries. The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Ryan Matthew ...

11 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says the state has received 100,000 applications for its concealed carry program. Schmidt says there are currently 89,399 active licenses issued in Kansas. Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill earlier this year eliminating the licensing requirement for citizens who want to carry a concealed firearm. That law takes affect July 1. Although a ...

11 years ago
A Kansas State University researcher has found that fast-walking or a light jogging on a regular basis can improve cancer treatments. The university announced Monday that Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology Brad Behnke found a link between moderate exercise and better recoveries in cancer patients. Behnke and his co-researchers had a $750,000 American Cancer Society grant and ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue says it has yet to process from 70,000 to 80,000 state income tax returns after bringing in workers from another agency last week to help open envelopes. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said Monday that the processing of the remaining returns should be completed by the end of the week. Employees ...

11 years ago
Heavy rain is blamed for a crash that left a car upside down in a ditch, with a trapped driver and rising water, Monday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened at around 6:15, on New 81 Highway, north of Interstate 70 near the junction with K 143 Highway. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers told KSAL News at the scene ...

11 years ago
A couple of suspected graffiti vandals are caught on video, and police are asking for help in identifying them. According to Salina Police, over the past few days they have received several reports of graffiti being painted on public and private property. The suspects were caught on video on Sunday in the 100 block of South ...

11 years ago
The Stiefel Theatre Monday afternoon announced four new upcoming shows, including a country music legend and a cutting edge comedian. According to the Stiefel, legendary country artist Ronnie Milsap, comedian Lewis Black, Led Zeppelin tribute band "Get the Led Out", and novelist / activist Anne Lamott are all coming. RONNIE MILSAP - AUGUST 21@ 8PM Ronnie Milsap ranks ...

11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and groups on both sides are preparing to announce a new proposal for rewriting a renewable energy mandate for the state's utilities. Brownback was having a news conference Monday afternoon to outline the measure. Representatives of the wind energy industry and groups opposed to the mandate planned to participate. A 2010 law requires ...