11 years ago
A judge in a northeast Kansas county has ordered it to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following actions earlier this week by the U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson County Chief District Judge Kevin Moriarty issued the order Wednesday, saying the order was meant to avoid confusion about the legal climate surrounding same-sex marriages. The U.S. ...

11 years ago
A speeding ticket leads to three arrests. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, a traffic officer on Tuesday clocked a vehicle going 31-mph in a 20-mph school zone near Heusner Elementary just before noon. Police say as the car pulled over a passenger jumped out and ran. Dustin Tyler, 30 of Carlton, KS was found a short time ...

11 years ago
An upcoming drawing to win a 50-inch TV will help a Brookville area infant get the medical care he needs. Caron Kipp, the Community Outreach Director with Accessible Home Health joined in on the KSAL Morning News with an update on 18-month old Chance Betzner. Chance was born prematurely at his rural home and has had health ...

11 years ago
Workers at an eastern Kansas nuclear power plant are working to repair fire-damaged equipment and avoid a shutdown. The damage occurred Monday when a fire broke out in a room that houses a backup generator. Federal law requires that the generator is operational within 72 hours or the Wolf Creek plant will have to be taken ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of burglaries - after items are taken from a car and an enclosed trailer. Police say someone removed a purse and a tote bag containing perfume, greeting cards and breast pump from a Ford sedan that was left unlocked on a driveway in the 1800 block of Highland sometime between ...

11 years ago
Attorneys for Kansas and Nebraska are scheduled to make their cases before the U.S. Supreme Court next week in a longstanding dispute over water use in the Republican River. A special master appointed by the Supreme Court concluded last year that Nebraska owes Kansas a combined $5.5 million for overusing water in 2005 and 2006. The Topeka ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is charged with rape after a woman is held against her will. Officers arrested 35-year-old Jack A. Kelley on Tuesday after a woman contacted police about alleged abuse that occurred in an east Salina home. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, the female victim who is in her 30's, told police the incidents took place ...

11 years ago
Candidates in local Saline County races participated in a forum Tuesday night answering questions in front of a large crowd, and at times trading barbs. Candidates for Saline County Commission, state legislature, and the United States House of representatives all appeared. Monte Shadwick and Stephanie Cool, candidates for Saline County Commission District 1 , began the evening. ...

11 years ago
A former executive officer of a Manhattan builders association has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing from the organization. 45-year-old Tracy Roberts of Wamego was sentenced on Monday on 30 charges of felony theft. Authorities say Roberts wrote business checks from the Flint Hills Area Builders Association for personal use between 2008 and 2013. ...

11 years ago
A Manhattan woman has pleaded guilty to a marriage fraud scheme with a man who prosecutors say was trying to circumvent U.S. immigration laws. 48-year-old Jacqueline Reed pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. A federal prosecutor says Reed submitted fraudulent paperwork to immigration authorities. The prosecutor says paperwork included a marriage ...

11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas should defend the state constitution's ban on gay marriage in court because the people have spoken on the issue. A spokesman for Brownback's Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Tuesday that Davis is focused on issues that unite Kansas residents, including education and the economy. Kansas voters approved the gay marriage ban ...