11 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed an overhaul of state school funding into law late Wednesday afternoon. After signing the education block grant bill into law, the governor issue the following statement: "For the first time ever, we will spend more than $4 billion to support K12 education in Kansas. At the same time we are providing ...

11 years ago
The Kansas House has approved a bill that would allow gun owners to carry concealed firearms without a permit. The vote Wednesday was 85-39. The bill passed by a healthy margin even though some members have misgivings that the state would no longer require training to carry concealed. The Senate passed the measure last month, but the ...

11 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce has a new man at the top, and it's a familiar face. The organization has selected Don Weiser as the new President/CEO. Weiser has been serving as the Interim President/CEO. “I want to thank the Chamber Board of Directors for the confidence they have shown in me,” stated Weiser. “The ...

11 years ago
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in catching a suspected thief. The agency tells KSAL News that between March 3rd and March 7th someone broke into a storage shed at the Delphos Cemetery located on Kansas Highway 41, about 3 miles East of the City of Delphos.  Items taken included $2,310.00 ...

11 years ago
A Salina teen is arrested for allegedly shooting out windows on cars and businesses at the Central Mall. Police arrested 16-year-old Jacob Hewitt on Tuesday after a witness identified his car that was parked at Salina South High School. Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that a BB-gun was found in Hewitt's 1996 Geo Prizm. The teen is ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is looking for two people who may have thrown baseballs at passing vehicles. Deputies say a white, male passenger in a dark colored car reached out of a moving vehicle - and struck the windshields of at least three vehicles who were driving in the opposite direction. Brandon McKenna of Gypsum had ...

11 years ago
The wildlife disease coordinator in Kansas says wild bird population numbers appear unaffected by an outbreak of avian influenza. Shane Hesting of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said Wednesday that Kansas has sent one wild goose suspected of having the disease for further testing. The bird was found in Lyon County along the ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a fatal stabbing. Police responding to the report of a stabbing in the 1400 block of Arapahoe at 9:43 Tuesday night found 50-year-old Scott Johnson of 129 W. Cloud on the ground in a yard. He had suffered multiple stab wounds in the back and front area of his body. Officers immediately started ...

11 years ago
A much larger than anticipated crowd showed up at an event Tuesday evening to learn about a vision of a revitalized Salina Downtown. Organizers had anticipated about 20 or so people showing up. Instead, there were over 200 who gathered at the Salina Community Theatre to learn about what city manager Jason Gage said was ...

11 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee is considering a new education funding plan that would tie some state aid to public schools to how well students do after high school. The Senate Education Committee had a hearing Tuesday on a plan drafted by Chairman and Arkansas City Republican Steve Abrams. He said his goal is to focus public ...

11 years ago
A Lawrence man was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for marketing synthetic marijuana and other designer drugs around the world. Bradley Miller was sentenced Monday after admitting he conspired with his brother, Clark Sloan, and his brother's son, Jonathan, to manufacture and sell the drugs. Federal prosecutors say the men's business started at ...