11 years ago
Judges in at least four Kansas counties were issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples a day after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing them to wed. Clerks in other counties were giving applications to gay couples but requiring them to abide by the state's three-day waiting period before they can get a license. As of ...

11 years ago
The current director of the Medicaid program in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will become interim secretary of the state agency. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Thursday named Dr. Susan Mosier to replace Dr. Robert Moser, who plans to resign at the end of the month. Mosier has been director of the Division of Health Care ...

11 years ago
A mysterious boom rattled doors and windows in parts of Salina Thursday afternoon. KSAL received numerous reports from listeners who heard, and felt it. So far, there is no explanation for it. Salina Police tell KSAL News that dispatch did receive several calls about it. But, they have been unable to determine a source. Saline County Emergency Management, the ...

11 years ago
The superintendent of a rural central Kansas school district has been picked as the state's next education commissioner. The Kansas State Board of Education named Randy Watson to the role Thursday. Besides leading the McPherson school district, Watson is chairman of a new innovative districts program. Under a 2013 law, up to 29 of the state's ...

11 years ago
With snow in the forecast later this week, the Kansas Department of Transportation is ready. This year KDOT has implemented new snow fighter training courses to better educate new equipment operators on all aspects of roadway snow and ice control as well as how to maintain their equipment. KDOT has a staff of 1,200 ready for winter ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges for promoting obscenity. A father and his 16-year-old daughter drove to police headquarters on Wednesday after the girl received a sexually explicit picture on her Facebook account from a man she used to work with. Police arrested 25-year-old Jonathan Lewis of Salina Wednesday, on charges of distributing obscene material to a ...

11 years ago
An earthquake that rattled parts of Kansas and Oklahoma is the 94th earthquake reported this year in Kansas. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday was the strongest in Kansas this year, with most quakes recorded in south-central Kansas. The vibrations were felt across Kansas, northern and central Oklahoma and even a county in northwest Missouri. The most severe damage ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary at a home that is listed for sale. The owner told officers that sometime between November 7th and November 9th, someone entered his home in the 2800 block of S. Ohio and removed two flat screen televisions and $50 in cash. Police say there was no sign of forced entry. Total ...

11 years ago
A Salina volunteer has been recognized for his efforts to help a non-profit organization. Marshall Stanton has been named Ambassador of the Month by international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox USA. According to the organization, Stanton was selected from a group of nearly 400 Ambassador volunteers nationwide who actively raise funds and awareness through public engagements. ShelterBox provides ...

11 years ago
Valley Center police have arrested the director of a youth cheerleading program after parents accused her of stealing more than $26,000. Police arrested the woman Wednesday night. She faces a charge of theft of $25,000 to $100,000. Parents of children in the Sedgwick County squad say the program has been left in debt to other organizations ...

11 years ago
Police say no one has been injured after six train cars derailed near the Hutchinson Municipal Airport. The accident happened about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night on private property in Reno County. They say no hazardous materials were involved and that no roads were closed. It's unclear what caused the BNSF Railway cars to derail. The railway didn't ...