8 years ago
Two federal lawsuits alleging violations of civil rights have been filed against Valley Falls Police Chief Bronson Campbell. The Topeka Capital Journal reported that the lawsuit filed by Jamie Petitt alleges Campbell has harassed her and the council has backed his actions. A second lawsuit filed by Clayton Conser alleges his rights were violated in June 2015 ...

8 years ago
A man who drowned at a southern Kansas lake has been identified. Authorities say 21-year-old Javon Barber of Wichita drowned Saturday night in Lake Afton. Divers found his body more than two hours later. Officials say Barber and an acquaintance had been swimming out to a buoy when they decided to turn around and swim back to ...

8 years ago
A loaded semi-automatic handgun was seized in a traffic stop Sunday morning after threats were made in a Salina home. Police officers were called to 131 S. 10th Street around 8am after 32-year-old Rafael D. Milton allegedly got into an argument with Yolanda Cathey, 27 and Jerry Hurde, 26 - and then threatened to shoot the ...

8 years ago
Sunshine glare may have played a role in a Sunday evening crash that injured a Saline County man. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that 62-year-old Greg Dupes was transported to Salina Regional Health Center around 7pm with bruises and abrasions. Deputies say Dupes was driving a Yamaha Grizzly ATV down his driveway in the ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is jailed on charges of indecent solicitation of a child and sexual contact with a 15-year-old female. Police arrested 31-year-old Darris C. Thomas on Saturday after staff at Salina's aquatic park contacted authorities. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the solicitation charges stem from an incident at Kenwood Cove on Friday afternoon. Police say ...

8 years ago
Kansans will see the bite from an income tax increase with their first paychecks this month. Business owners legally can avoid the bill until next year but the state is advising them to start paying up this fall. Legislators enacted the tax increase over Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto. It is expected to raise $1.2 billion over ...

8 years ago
Some state lawmakers want Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to explain his claim that corruption exists at the Statehouse. Kobach said recently he is running for governor to end the "culture of corruption" in the Legislature. He suggested term limits for legislators. House Speaker Pro Tem Scott Schwab, a Republican from Olathe, on Friday said Kobach's ...

8 years ago
A Kansas law that allows concealed guns on state university and college campuses beginning Saturday has resulted in a flurry of new policies, fact sheets, online guides and videos about the handling of weapons. Administrators say they can't predict how many people will carry concealed weapons on campuses or how many complaints their police might receive ...

8 years ago
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have publicly dressed down GOP Gov. Sam Brownback and a top aide over the administration's criticism of budget and tax measures. GOP leaders expressed their frustration during a Friday meeting on budget issues. Senate President Susan Wagle said comments from the administration have been inappropriate. Brownback participated in the meeting by ...

8 years ago
A northeast Kansas man who faced several allegations of sexual assault has been found guilty of all charges in cases involving two women. A Jackson County jury deliberated about three hours Friday before finding 22-year-old Jacob Ewing of Holton guilty of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of the two women. Ewing was acquitted in April of sexually ...

8 years ago
After fierce competition across the state, a new transload facility has opened in Great Bend. A ceremony on Thursday officially opened the project, which allows trains to drop off their cargo for trucks and vice versa. The Kansas Department of Transportation led the effort to establish two transload facilities. The state received 111 site applications and the ...