9 years ago
Kansas legislators are moving closer to approving an expansion of the state's Medicaid program to thousands of non-disabled adults though the action could prove largely symbolic. The state Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee endorsed a bill Thursday that would expand Medicaid's health insurance coverage to as many as 180,000 adults. The committee's voice vote advanced ...

9 years ago
Upwards of 200 antique and customized vehicles will make their way to Salina from around the state of Kansas and Midwest. The goal: to help students. Salina Area Technical College will host its 8th Annual Vehicle Extravaganza on their campus, on Saturday, April 1. Hundreds of antique and customized cars, trucks, tractors, sports cars and more will be in ...

9 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ramp up amusement ride inspection requirements after a boy was killed on a water slide last year in Kansas City, Kansas. But the bill first could face amendments. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard a bill Thursday that would require amusement rides be inspected by a qualified outside inspector. The ...

9 years ago
A Salina business is investigating how $18,000 has gone missing. Garda Armored Car Service, 1371 Armory Rd., in Salina, says that the money went missing between a period of December 22, 2016 and March 22, 2017. Police are investigating the possibility that the alleged-crime was committed internally. Garda found out about the missing money through an audit.

9 years ago
A former Kansas driving school instructor has been sentenced to three years of probation for having a 16-year-old student drive to a country road and inappropriately touching her. The Emporia Gazette reports that Robert Jones, of Emporia, also was ordered to register as a sex offender and repay the victim's family for the driving classes when ...

9 years ago
A woman was critically injured in a fall from a bridge in rural Ottawa County Wednesday afternoon. Officials tell KSAL News that the woman fell about 30 feet, landing on rocks. She was transported by  Ottaw County EMS to Salina Regional Health Center with multiple injuries that included broken bones. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Officetold KWCH TV ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Jayhawks are back home. After a short trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, top-seeded Kansas is back to a Jayhawk favorite: the Sprint Center in Kansas City. KU used a late burst of offensive power to get back ninth-seeded Michigan State 90-70 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The next challenger proves to be an ...

9 years ago
Kansas residents are getting a sales tax break to rebuild fences on agricultural land after wildfires burned more than 1,000 square miles. Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill Wednesday that would allow people to buy supplies to rebuild their fences without paying sales tax. It goes toward rebuilding fences that burned, not new construction. The Legislature ...

9 years ago
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas by parents of two former rowers who alleged they were sexually assaulted by a former football player in a dorm. The Kansas City Star reports Douglas County District Judge B. Kay Hoff dismissed the lawsuit on Friday, ruling that the former rowers have left the ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are trying to avoid the kind funding moves with public employee pensions that previously clouded the retirement system's long-term financial health. But lawmakers are wrestling with the state's serious budget problems and were not sure Wednesday whether the state could afford its full, annual commitments. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed freezing annual pension contributions ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a man was beaten unconscious at a motel. Officers were called to the Value Inn, 1640 W. Crawford around 4:15am Wednesday morning after a witness saw a suspect repeatedly hit a man in the face. Police found 54-year-old John Edwardson lying on the floor of his motel room unconscious and had EMS ...