12 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has been named by his colleagues across the country as the vice chairman of their national Human Trafficking Committee. The Kansas Republican successfully pushed legislation in 2013 aimed at strengthening state laws against human trafficking and providing better support for victims. The committee of the National Association of Attorneys General studies anti-human ...

12 years ago
Former Kansas congressman Todd Tiahrt has picked a longtime colleague to manage his campaign to recapture his old seat in the state's 4th Congressional District. Tiahrt announced Tuesday that Robert Noland would serve as his campaign manager. Noland had been executive director of the Kansas Family Policy Council since 2010. The group strongly opposes abortion, gay rights ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas businessman is running for the U.S. Senate as an independent candidate and advocating open primary elections to blunt what he says is the influence of extremists in both major parties. Greg Orman of Olathe met with reporters Wednesday at the Statehouse as part of a six-city tour to open his campaign. He's seeking the ...

12 years ago
Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp was in Salina Saturday morning, speaking to a group of veterans. The congressman spoke at the state VFW convention, addressing the VA hospital and healthcare situation.  Huelskamp, who sits on the house committee of veterans affairs, has been outspoken on the issue. The Congressman told the group that the typical answer that is ...

12 years ago
The largest teachers' union in Kansas says it will mount a legal challenge to parts of a new law that will end guaranteed tenure in public schools and encourage corporate funding for private school scholarships. The Kansas National Education Association announced Friday that it would have a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday at its Topeka ...

12 years ago
State health officials have confirmed two cases of measles in northeast Kansas and say they may be connected to four cases in a nearby Missouri county. The Kansas Department of Public Health said Friday the two measles cases were confirmed in Johnson County. KDHE spokeswoman Aimee Rosenow says that they involve a child who was not vaccinated ...

12 years ago
Officials broke ground Friday afternoon on a $7.5 million stadium project at Kansas Wesleyan University. Demolition at Glenn Martin Stadium began on January 9th. The 73-year-old stadium had not been utilized for KWU games since 2007. The stadium, which opened back in 1940, was demolished to make way for a new sports complex. The demolition was ...

12 years ago
Vandals smash a window on a Salina business. Salina Police are investigating after someone smashed a hole through a 6-foot by 4-foot window at Salina Vitamin located at 112 West Iron. A citizen passing by the store saw the damage and contacted police at about 4:15am Friday morning. Cost of replacing the window is estimated at $500. ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is  arrested after allegedly selling his roommates Nintendo game system. Police say 24-year-old Ryne Ritt of Salina removed 3 Nintendo game  systems,  a Sony Playstation 3  along with numerous games and DVDs from a home he shared with a roommate in the 1100  block of Crescent. Ritt is facing 1 count of felony ...

12 years ago
Over 3,000 Westar customers lost power early Friday morning, including a large portion of the Salina downtown area. Multiple homes and businesses lost power at around 8:00 in the morning. Westar told KSAL News that a problem at the substation at 2nd and North Street was the cause of the problem. The problem was not ...

12 years ago
Gone are the screaming shells, seasick soldiers and bloodied waters of 1944. On Friday, a sun-splattered Normandy celebrated peace, with silent salutes, tears and international friendship marking 70 years since the D-Day invasion helped change the course of World War II and modern history. Not many of the 150,000 Allied soldiers who slogged onto storm-torn beaches ...