12 years ago
A biography of President Dwight Eisenhower, a history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and novels set in the state and elsewhere are among this year’s 15 notable Kansas books. State Librarian Jo Budler announced the list Monday. It honors books published last year by a Kansas author or on a Kansas topic. Annual lists began in ...

12 years ago
A Kansas State University student who set a fire that killed a university researcher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson sentenced 20-year-old Manhattan, Kan., resident Patrick Martin Scahill on Monday for starting the Feb. 6 fire at Lee Crest Apartments in Manhattan that killed 34-year-old Vasanta Pallem. Scahill admitted ...

12 years ago
A Wamego home and a former high school in Belleville are among the newest Kansas sites added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas Historical Society said in a release that the listings were entered into the National Register on June 25, bringing the total number of Kansas listings in the National Register to ...

12 years ago
Barton County officials say a man and his son-in-law died in an oilfield-related accident. Sheriff Brian Bellendir says the men died Monday about one mile northeast of Claflin. The victims, 50-year-old Curtis Hoffman and 30-year-old Kebby Myers, apparently died after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas. Preliminary reports indicate Hoffman was working on a valve and called ...

12 years ago
Changes are coming to the KSAL website. While the content remains the same, it might look a little different. Users will still get 24 hour news updates from the KSAL News Team, and information updates on other pages including the jail bookings page, most wanted page, and FYI page. The biggest change is in the comment section.  ...

12 years ago
Kansas has obtained national accreditation for the agency that oversees the state’s preparations for emergencies and its responses to disasters. Gov. Sam Brownback had a news conference Monday to celebrate the Division of Emergency Management’s five-year accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program. The program is a Kentucky-based nonprofit group that sets standards for emergency preparedness and ...

12 years ago
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is reporting that Kansas farmers have harvested 87 percent of their winter wheat crop. The agency reported Monday that by this date last year the entire crop had been cut, but harvest activity is nearing the seasonal average of 89 percent. It also noted that 99 percent of the state's winter wheat ...

12 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a couple of thieves. Police say that on May 23rd, the white male and white female in the photos are suspected of taking a wallet that was left on the service desk counter of Dillons, 1235 E. Cloud. If you have any information concerning who committed this crime, ...

12 years ago
Twinkies don't last forever, but they'll have more staying power than most people remember when they return to shelves next week. Hostess Brands LLC says spongy yellow cakes will have a shelf life of 45 days when they start hitting stores again July 15. That's nearly three weeks longer than the 26 days their previous owner ...

12 years ago
Multiple tires are slashed on vehicles parked at a Salina apartment. Salina Police are investigating after seven vehicles that were parked at the Chapel Ridge Apartments in the 2000 block of Chapel Ridge, had tires that were slashed sometime Sunday between midnight and 8:30am. Total loss is and damage is estimated at $700.

12 years ago
Researchers at the University of Kansas are experimenting with using a blue light to help law enforcement officers nab red-light runners. Here's how the system works: Blue lights come on when traffic signals turns red, providing a visual clue to officers. The university says the blue light is visible from 360 degrees. That way even if ...