11 years ago
Damaging severe weather rolled through parts of Kansas late Thursday night into early Friday. Severe thunderstorms dropped large hail, produced damaging wind, and dropped at least one tornado. The National Weather Service reported widespread damage. Hail up to the size of tennis balls fell in some areas. Wind as strong as 89 miles per hour was reported ...

11 years ago
Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says he is open to raising the sales tax to fill gaps in state's budget. Brownback said during a news conference Thursday that over time he would like to shift the state from income and property taxes to consumption taxes. The state faces budget shortfalls of nearly $600 million in the fiscal ...

11 years ago
Kansas legislators have advanced a bill aimed at giving religious groups on state college campuses more control over their membership. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee approved a bill Thursday that's drawn criticism from gay-rights supporters who believe it will protect groups that bar gays and lesbians as members and cite religious reasons. The committee's 12-10 ...

11 years ago
College students and administrators are struggling to deal with racist incidents on campus despite repeated condemnations. This week alone, Bucknell University expelled three students for making racist comments during a campus radio broadcast, and Duke University said one of its students placed a noose in a tree on campus. Earlier, spray-painted swastikas and nooses were found ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Legislature is taking its annual spring break. The House and Senate adjourned Thursday evening after passing a raft of legislation. On their final day before the break, both chambers passed a bill creating tighter restrictions for residents receiving state assistance. Lawmakers also approved new regulations for taxi services that the company Uber says could force ...

11 years ago
An attempted traffic stop leads to a short foot chase and the arrest of two Salina men. Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol recognized an occupant in a Jeep who was wanted on an active warrant and attempted to pull the vehicle over at the corner of 10th and South just ...

11 years ago
A Manhattan woman is transported to the hospital for stitches after her boyfriend allegedly beat her. Police arrested 26-year-old Jacob Pruitt of Overland Park, Kansas on Wednesday night after a 48-year-old woman told officers that he attacked her while the two were staying at the Econo Lodge, 1846 N. 9th. Police say the woman ran for help ...

11 years ago
Police release more details about threats made this week at a Salina school. According to Captain Chris Trocheck, a 13-year-old male student at Sacred Heart Jr / Sr High School told students during the lunch hour on Monday that he was going to bring a gun to the building and, "shoot up the school." Police learned of ...

11 years ago
Threats against schools don't just come written on bathroom walls these days. They are spread using smartphone apps, social media and Internet phone services. These anonymous reports of bombs or other threats of violence are forcing school evacuations and responses by police or other authorities. In the vast majority of cases, a threat turns out to ...

11 years ago
Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan is scheduled to give a lecture on leadership at the University of Kansas. The university announced Wednesday that the National Football League executive would speak on April 15 at KU's Lied Center at an event that will be open to the public. Donovan has been with the Chiefs since 2009 and ...

11 years ago
A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order blocking pilots at discount carrier Allegiant Air from a planned strike Thursday. The Las Vegas-based airline had gone to court to block the strike, which would have grounded 250 flights and affected 33,000 customers. The union says it will comply with the judge's decision and Allegiant says all ...