10 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will begin renovations this month to its grandstands at the newly constructed Graves Family Sports Complex. The renovations include replacing the mill finish aluminum deck system with an anodized aluminum deck system. The aluminum that was delivered for the grandstand project was not anodized. GT Grandstands, the manufacturer, agreed to upgrade the deck ...

10 years ago
Kansas is preparing to start a new program to provide mentors for poor residents receiving cash assistance from the state and for foster children reaching adulthood. Gov. Sam Brownback and officials from the state Department for Children and Families officials were having a Wednesday afternoon news conference to discuss the details of the new program. First ...

10 years ago
County Counselor Mike Montoya told County Commissioners he’d made oral arguments earlier this morning regarding the City and County’s inability to agree on the interpretation of a statute regarding annexation. For five years, this has been an obstacle in reaching a joint agreement on road maintenance and tipping fees for sections of Burma and Water ...

10 years ago
Coming back to lend a hand is what some students are doing after graduating from the Xcel After-School Program - and to encourage kids who are currently signed up. "Two of the boys from our very first group in 2008 always wanted to tinker with things and program and now they've come back to help," said ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was hurt Monday afternoon when his van when airborne and crashed east of town. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 31-year-old Jesus Antonio Cardona-Lopez was driving a 2003 Dodge Caravan, headed west on Crawford Street. He left the road and entered the ditch. The van became airborne, and turned onto its side. Cardona-Lopez, who ...

10 years ago
A Salina driver that refused to yield to a police officer in a chase last night at 11:00 faces multiple charges. Sean R. Sheppard, a 29-year-old homeless man, was driving in the area of Prescott and 12th Street when police tried to stop him. Sheppard accelerated, reaching speeds reaching 70mph in the residential neighborhoods, and was eventually ...

10 years ago
Pizza Hut has delivered pizzas to a location three times in the last week and received three counterfeit $100 bills in the transactions. The last reported incident was reported yesterday where the bill was found in the deposit. The pizzas keep getting delivered to a hotel room at the Airliner at 781 North Broadway. Salina Police Department ...

10 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested from the 900 block of North 13th for beating someone in his trailer home. Anthony Ray, 43, was arrested Sunday for allegedly beating a woman from 3:00PM on Saturday to noon on Sunday. The victim suffered two black eyes, broken ribs and other bruises. The victim contacted the police, and drove ...

10 years ago
A legislative committee's draft report says Kansas needs a "complete overhaul" of its system for funding public schools. The report posted online Monday is for a joint committee studying school funding issues. The report says the state's formula for distributing more than $4 billion in aid annually should be redesigned to focus on individual students. The report ...

10 years ago
Top Republicans are hoping the Kansas Legislature can close a projected state budget deficit quickly this year and avoid the infighting that made last year's session the longest ever. Education funding is also an issue. But leaders of the two chambers' GOP majorities aren't sure how far they'll get in drafting a new formula for distributing ...

10 years ago
This February, fans of the Rolling Stones will have a chance to own a guitar autographed by the band - if the price is right at the 27th Annual CAPS Celebrity Benefit Auction. Executive Director at Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, Lori Blake tells KSAL News that the exclusive guitar is just one of the premiere ...