9 years ago
A former Salina school superintendent has been appointed interim president of Fort Hays State University. The Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday appointed Dr. Andy Tompkins to the position. Tompkins’ interim presidency begins Monday, Dec. 19. Tompkins became president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents on June 1, 2010, and retired from the position on June ...

9 years ago
A federal judge has ruled that a bag used to collect lunar samples during the first manned mission to the moon legally belongs to an Illinois woman who bought it for $995 when it was mistakenly sold during a government auction. Judge J. Thomas Marten, of the U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kansas, says in his ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents approved policies that detail how the state's six public universities will implement a state law allowing concealed handguns on campuses beginning next year. The regents approved the policies with little discussion Wednesday. Starting in July, the universities will be required to allow anyone 21 or older to have concealed handguns on campus ...

9 years ago
Ten more Kansas road projects are being postponed because of the state's budget shortfall. Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Swartz says that the department would be taking on more projects if "there wasn't some uncertainty right now." The state had planned to put 18 projects with estimated construction costs of around $24.7 million out to bid ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for trying to cash a computer generated check at a bank's drive-through window. Officers arrested 45-year-old Calvin Stewart on Tuesday after staff at Sunflower Bank, 176 N. Santa Fe called police to report a forgery. Police allege that Stewart produced a check made out to himself from Koch Lawn & ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents will discuss the final draft of policies that spell out how the state's six public universities will implement a state law allowing concealed handguns on campus beginning next year. The regents are expected to approve the policies Wednesday. Starting in July, the universities will be required to allow anyone 21 or older ...

9 years ago
A homeowner called 911 after discovering his garage was engulfed in flames Tuesday evening. Lt. Michael Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that John Tillman smelled smoke after coming home Tuesday evening and then discovered his attached garage was on fire. Crews from Rural Fire Departments #2 and #6 responded to 9104 S. ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Senate's top Republican says she and other lawmakers suspect Gov. Sam Brownback isn't proposing a long-term fix for the state's budget problems because he's focused on getting a job in President-elect Donald Trump's administration. Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita and other lawmakers have grown frustrated by Brownback's decision to wait until January to ...

9 years ago
One of three Kansas men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex where Somali immigrants live is asking for a court-ordered mental health evaluation. KWCH-TV reports that Patrick Stein's attorneys made the request in a filing Friday in federal court in Wichita, believing the evaluation is needed as part of 47-year-old Stein's defense. Prosecutors say Stein, ...

9 years ago
Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson has promoted two officers. According to the agency, the Chief held a promotional ceremony this week. Officer David Villanueva was promoted to Sergeant and Lieutenant Bill Cox was promoted to Captain.  These two officers have a combined 48 years of law enforcement experience.  The promotions are a result of the pending ...

9 years ago
County Counselor Mike Montoya updated Saline County Commissioners on Judge William Elliot’s ruling that requires the City to annex nine segments of county road or put them on order to be annexed.  Four of these road sections surround the Salina Landfill.  Montoya added that these roads are so well traveled, that the City should proceed ...