13 years ago
The former CEO of Westar Energy and his wife have donated a 65-acre farmstead to The Land Institute of Salina. Land Institute founder Wes Jackson on Monday announced that Jim and Cindy Haines will donate the farm northwest of Lawrence. The land is appraised at $1.2 million. The property includes a farm home built in the ...

13 years ago
A new government report shows recent rain and cooler temperatures are relieving the stress on Kansas farm crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that producers in many areas of central Kansas saw beneficial amounts of rain in the past week. The agency said central Kansas had the biggest improvement in topsoil moisture, although eastern and ...

13 years ago
Heavy rain created serious flash flooding in about an eight square block area in north part of Lindsborg Monday evening and prompted evacuations. According to McPherson County Emergency Management heavy trucks were initially used, then three flat bottom boats. McPherson County emergency management director Dillard Webster says emergency crews had to evacuate about 35 to 40 ...

13 years ago
Salina City Commissioners met in an emotional special session Monday evening to discuss the Salina-Saline County Health Department. A structure problem with the roof caused the health department to close back in  May of 2012. Since that time, city and county commissioners have been trying to come up with a plan for a permanent facility and ...

13 years ago
The state of Kansas and Planned Parenthood appear to be moving to narrow a federal lawsuit filed by the organization against parts of a new abortion law that took effect this month. The movement is reported in a summary of a conference call held Monday by Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil with attorneys in the case in ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Senate's top Democrat is questioning Gov. Sam Brownback's motives for calling a special legislative session. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Monday that Brownback called the Sept. 3 session to gain quick approval of a coming appointment to the state Court of Appeals and avoid scrutiny of his nominee. Brownback must nominate the judge by ...

13 years ago
A November trial has been set for a Manhattan man charged with killing a Fort Riley soldier and wounding four other people earlier this year. Forty-three-year-old Matthew Wilson appeared Monday in Riley County District Court on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder. A judge entered not guilty pleas after Wilson stood ...

13 years ago
Heavy rainfall Monday afternoon caused traffic to come to a standstill in and around Lindsborg at about 2:30pm, after a reported 6-inches fell in Northern McPherson County. Flooding caused some motorists to become stranded, while some area county roads were covered with quick running water and field debris. Forecasters say more rain could fall in McPherson and ...

13 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after several vehicles are damaged at a store's parking lot. Officers were called to Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th around 2:30am Monday morning, after a man was observed scratching vehicles in the parking lot. Police arrested 36-year-old Matthew Storrer, of Salina on charge of damage to property. Damage to three cars and two ...

13 years ago
A Salina woman is scammed over the phone. SPD's Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that a woman in her late 70's contacted police on Friday after being conned over the telephone. The woman reported to police she was told over the phone last weekend that her grandson was in legal trouble in British Columbia, because authorities ...

13 years ago
Despite criticism leveled against storm chasers after a May tornado in Oklahoma, some storm chasers say they deserve respect for their efforts to collect data during vicious weather. Four storm chasers - three professionals and one amateur - died in the El Reno tornado. Mike Smith, senior vice president for AccuWeather, says he's bothered by the criticism ...