12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a county commissioner from western Kansas died when his plane crashed while he was crop dusting. The patrol says 67-year-old Don Cates, a Barton County commissioner from Claflin, died Tuesday afternoon when his ultralight, single-engine plane hit a power line and crashed into a ditch just northwest of Garfield in Pawnee ...

12 years ago
Kansas is starting later than initially planned with a new online portal for taking applications for driver's education permits from young residents. The Department of Revenue expects the portal to be available May 5. The department previously planned to have it available April 1. Department spokeswoman Jeanine Koranda said Tuesday the delay was caused by last-minute improvements ...

12 years ago
An active pattern is setting up that will bring chances for severe weather for parts of Central Kansas beginning tonight. According to the National Weathe Service, storms are expected to develop early Wednesday evening over west-central Kansas and track southeast overnight. They should impact most of the area. Severe storms will be possible tonight mainly for areas ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators are considering proposals to give state workers a modest pay increase but end their guaranteed longevity bonuses. The Senate Ways and Means Committee touched on pay issues Tuesday as it reviewed budget issues facing lawmakers when they return to the Statehouse next week to wrap up their work for the year. The committee took ...

12 years ago
Some teachers at the University of Kansas are questioning whether a new program designed to attract hundreds of new international students to the school will be beneficial. The university plans to begin a KU Academic Accelerator Program in the fall. It is a three-semester program to provide academic, social and language help to international students. The ...

12 years ago
A suspected thief and his possible accomplices are caught on video. According to police, on April 2nd a white male wearing a yellow hat entered Walmart and removed a car stereo without paying for it. The suspect changed his hat as he left the store. Another male and a female left the store with the suspect. ...

12 years ago
A Kansas man charged with first-degree murder is afraid the tattooed mirror-image letters spelling out the word "murder" across his neck might prejudice a jury, so he is asking for a professional tattoo artist to remove or cover it up. Prosecutors say they aren't opposed to Jeffrey Chapman covering his tattoo, but Barton County's sheriff ...

12 years ago
A trial for a man accused of child abuse and murder is underway in Salina. Following opening statements, testimony began Tuesday in a trial stemming from the 2012 death of a child. 27-year-old Troy Love is facing charges that include first degree murder and two counts of child abuse. The case stems from the April, ...

12 years ago
A burn ban continues in Saline County for another week. According to the Saline County Emergency Management office, warm, dry and windy weather conditions continue to create an extreme fire hazard in the grass and crop lands of Saline County. Once started, these fires are difficult to control and strain firefighting manpower and resources. The County ...

12 years ago
A search for a possibly suicidal person had businesses and schools in Minneapolis briefly on alert early Tuesday afternoon. Officials tell KSAL News that a report of a person who was possibly suicidal, and possibly had a weapon, prompted the search. The Kansas Highway Patrol assisted Ottawa County law enforcement. The search ended when a person was ...

12 years ago
When Hawker Beechcraft left Salina two years ago, they packed up over 230 jobs and broomed an estimated $12 million dollars in payroll out of  the local economy. Tim Rogers, Executive Director at Salina Regional Airport tells KSAL News, new tenants have begun the turnaround at the Airport Complex, "In 25 month we have leased 175,000 ...