12 years ago
Eight more Kansas counties have joined a rural economic development program that helps new residents repay their student loans. The Kansas Department of Commerce said Tuesday the counties have been certified to partner with the state to help new residents repay up to $15,000 in college loans. Each of the counties has been designated ...

12 years ago
After more than 18 months of delays, the planned Eisenhower Memorial project near the National Mall faces further setbacks. The federal Eisenhower Memorial Commission announced Tuesday that it will not appear before the National Capital Planning Commission as planned on Thursday. The memorial group cites concerns raised by the planning commission's staff over architect ...

12 years ago
Kansas education officials say the state won't apply this year for federal Race to the Top funds. The state's two previous applications for the federal funds have been rejected. Colleen Riley, who oversees early childhood programs at the Kansas State Department of Education, says feedback from the previous bids made it clear the state didn't meet all ...

12 years ago
A truck is damaged while parked in a Salina neighborhood. Police say sometime between Sunday night at 10pm and Monday morning at 9am, someone scratched the tailgate on a 2002 Ford Ranger that was parked in the 2000 block of Norton. Officers report the numerous scratch marks covered the entire tailgate. The damage is estimated at $500. ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are planning for two special DUI patrols in the next two weeks. Police Lt. Russ Lamer says two special saturation patrols are planned for September 20th and September 27th. Four additional officers and a supervisor will be on duty. The officers will be on patrol from 11:00 Friday night through 3:00 Saturday morning on both ...

12 years ago
An elderly Salina man is in ICU after a traffic crash yesterday. According to Lt. Russ Lamer, 93-year-old Eugene Olson was riding a 4-wheel electric scooter, northbound in the 2100 block of Tulane Monday afternoon around 3:30pm, and was struck from behind by a car driven by 49-year-old Dennis Campbell of Salina. Lt. Lamer tells KSAL News ...

12 years ago
Accessing the past through modern technology has taken a new twist in downtown Salina. Art, history, and architecture make up an exciting new web-based self-guided historic walking tour of downtown. To get started, visit the Smoky Hill Museum at Eighth Street and Iron Avenue, look for the Walk Salina sign on the sidewalk in front ...

12 years ago
Law enforcement authorities are investigating the third highway shooting in four days in the Kansas City area. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 47-year-old Kansas City man on a motorcycle was shot in the right hand Monday as he drove along northbound Interstate 435 in Clay County. The patrol says the shot is ...

12 years ago
An Ottawa man has been sentenced to more than four years with the state corrections department for accidentally shooting a 4-year-old boy. A judge will decide Sept. 30 whether 40-year-old Brian K. Bruno will serve the sentence in prison or on probation. Bruno was sentenced Monday to four years and four months for aggravated battery and a ...

12 years ago
One person is hurt in a motorcycle crash west of Salina Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Bryan Appleby from Broomfield, Colorado, was riding a BMW motorcycle east on Crawford Street. For unknown reasons he lost control and went into the south ditch.  Appleby was hurt in the crash and was transported to Salina Regional ...

12 years ago
One person is hurt in a crash involving a car going the wrong way on South 9th Street in Salina late Monday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, an Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by 63-year-old Laura Weinhold of Kanopolis was northbound in the southbound lanes of South 9th Street. A Toyota Corolla driven by 55-year-old Ruben Rivera ...