8 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are debating a proposal to make it easier for teachers to carry concealed firearms in the classroom. A public hearing on the measure took place yesterday morning in Topeka. The bill would require teachers to undergo extra weapons training and prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to school districts who allow teachers to carry concealed ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a pair of thefts from trailers that happened around the same time-frame. According to Police Capt. Paul Forrester, between March 26 at 3:30 p.m. and March 27 at 6:30 a.m., someone forced entry with some sort of object in to an enclosed trailer at Bergeson Building Incorporated in the 1500 block of ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars after he allegedly choked a female victim until she became unconscious and then assaulted her husband. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies arrested 28-year-old, Anthony J. Kirkbride of Salina after a search for his whereabouts concluded on Monday, March 26. Melander says that Kirkbride allegedly went to a home ...

8 years ago
A North Central Kansas high school teacher is accused of having a inappropriate relationship with a student. Fifty-three-year-old Kevin Johnson was arrested Monday evening and booked into the Cloud County Jail for unlawful sexual relations. Prosecutors allege the Concordia High School music teacher engaged in consensual sexual acts with a student between December and February. Johnson was ...

8 years ago
A traffic stop in Great Bend led to the discovery of illegal drugs including heroin and peyote mushrooms. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, on Monday night at around 7:30 a deputy stopped a vehicle in the 2200 block of 25th St. in Great Bend.  The deputy knew the driver had a revoked driver’s license. When the ...

8 years ago
A Texas man pleaded guilty to murder and involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash in Geary county in which a mother and her two children were killed. According to the Kansas Attorney general's Office, 45-year-old Steven W. Johnson  of Houston, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the ...

8 years ago
A new president will take over leadership of Cloud County Community College in Concordia later this Spring. According to the school, Dr. Adrian Douglas will become the institution’s eighth president. She will begin work on May 9th. “I am honored and excited to serve the Board, faculty, staff, students, and the community of Cloud County Community College,” ...

8 years ago
To advance a culture of inclusion as well as explore and resolve equity and diversity issues in the District, an Equity Council is being created at USD 305. The Council will include community members, staff and students. “The Equity Council is our next step to strengthen an environment of respect, acceptance and appreciation that supports improved ...

8 years ago
A suspicious package at the Salina Post Office on East Ash Street Tuesday prompted the evacuation of the facility and the closure of several square blocks of streets for several hours. Police Captain Paul Forrester told KSAL News at the scene that at around 9:30 in the morning a customer found a suspicious package which had ...

8 years ago
The woman who inspired the Supreme Court case that ended school segregation is dead. Linda Brown passed away Sunday afternoon in Topeka at age 76. Brown was nine-years-old when she was blocked from attending an all-white school close to her home, so her father sued the Topeka Board of Education over its segregation policies. "Brown vs. Board of ...

8 years ago
A Bennington woman was transported to Salina Regional Health Center on Monday afternoon after an SUV slammed into the back of a pickup truck she was driving. Police say 40-year-old Karrie Lowe was transported to the hospital by EMS to be treated for head and neck pain. Captain Mike Sweeney reports that around 2:45pm, an ...