10 years ago
School administrators across Kansas are trying to figure out how a recent state Supreme Court ruling will affect their ability to provide critical summer programs and prepare for the fall semester that begins in August. Some districts are taking a wait-and-see approach to a stalemate between the Legislature and the court, which threatened last week to ...

10 years ago
Smells like rain inside the Salina Community Theatre this week as cast and crew members continue to put the finishing touches on a show that promises to deliver on the iconic soaking wet scene from, "Singin' In The Rain." "If you get in the front row you may need to wear a raincoat," said Vickee Spicer, ...

10 years ago
A judge has ruled that a purported updated will from a Kansas multimillionaire was not valid and the man's former caretaker will not receive most of his $21 million estate. The Hutchinson News reports this week's ruling by Kansas Senior Judge William Lyle Jr. is a victory for the Fort Hays State University Foundation, the primary ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback isn't saying yet whether he'll call the Kansas Legislature into special session to respond to a recent state Supreme Court order on public schools. The Republican governor said Wednesday after lawmakers adjourned their annual session that he will work with their leaders and Attorney General Derek Schmidt to respond "aggressively" to any action ...

10 years ago
Salina Police worked an injury accident on Wednesday afternoon involving a car and a motorcycle. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 51-year-old Fon Pierce of Salina was transported to St. Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita with multiple fractures to his right leg after he collided with a car that pulled out of Sunset Plaza ...

10 years ago
State officials say they are meeting with architects to discuss plans for renovating the Docking State Office Building in Topeka. A legislative committee heard testimony Wednesday that options for the building including a complete renovation or removing several of the building's dozen floors. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports architect Keith Blackburn said a complete renovation would cost about ...

10 years ago
Six of the area's recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Wednesday night. Each was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. KSAL and the Alpha Media radio stations hosted their annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet at Kansas Wesleyan University. Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast of ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released Memorial Day holiday travel statistics. According to the agency, the Patrol worked one fatal crash, which was alcohol-related. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2016.     Activity 2016 Total Non-Alcohol Related Fatal Crashes 0 Total Non-Alcohol Related Fatalities 0 DUI Related Fatal ...

10 years ago
Six gardens around Salina will play host to budding horticulturists this Sunday, during the 2016 Master Gardener's Bi-Annual Garden Tour. Master Gardener Jason Graves is a K-State Horticulture Extension Agent and says the self guided tour is a chance to learn, "That's part of what the master gardener's mission is," he said. "We enjoy helping folks learn ...

10 years ago
As the Wednesday noon deadline to run for office approached, two former Saline County Commissioners filed to run as did a current incumbent. Randy Duncan and Mike White both filed to run for Saline County Commission District 5. Duncan defeated White when he previously was elected as a county commissioner. At the time, White was a ...

10 years ago
Based on the ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court late Friday, everyone is wondering about the start of school. “Internally, we’re on track to start school but our start hinges upon the Legislature solving this funding issue,” said Bill Hall, superintendent. “If it doesn’t get resolved, and the court determines we have an unconstitutional school funding ...