11 years ago
A 49-year-old southwest Kansas firefighter has died after experiencing difficulty breathing during training. Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton says Ronnie Peek and other firefighters were participating in scheduled training Thursday night when he started having trouble breathing. The 16-year veteran of the fire department was taken to St. Catherine Hospital, where he died. Shelton says the ...

11 years ago
Kansas legislators from both parties say they're not sure how Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's school-funding proposals would affect the power local districts have to raise local property taxes. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said local property taxes are a key unanswered question about the governor's proposals. The Topeka Democrat is critical of Brownback's call to repeal ...

11 years ago
A military judge has called a hearing in the case of the Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for gunning down 13 people at Fort Hood six years ago. Fort Hood officials said Friday that a hearing in Maj. Nidal Hasan's case will be held next week. The hearing will take place at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where Hasan ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after shots are fired at three different locations. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 200 block of S. Phillips on Thursday night at 9:33pm after neighbors heard gunfire. Police found 4 shell casings from a high powered handgun, but no damage to property. Hours later at 3am Friday ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is arrested while trying to reach for a pellet gun. Salina Police were called to a home at 937 Pearl Avenue Thursday just before 5pm to calm a distraught man. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Timothy Johnson was intoxicated and making threatening statements when officers arrived. Police say he made suicidal statements ...

11 years ago
Fort Hays State is looking for students for its first Honors College this fall. The school began recruiting academically gifted students for an accelerated learning curriculum last week in Lawrence and Kansas City. It will hold a 13-city, three-state tour to recognize high school students and transfers who will receive Fort Hays State scholarships this fall. Students ...

11 years ago
Between 8:00 PM on January 20, 2015 and 9:00 AM on January 21, 2015 a burglary was committed at La Jerezana Mexican Store, 1318 S Santa Fe. Unknown person or persons forced open the front door and took the following items: 30” Sony flat screen TV w/DVD player Dell Notebook Inspiron 15 Laptop Computer Apple IPad 4th Generation 20 ...

11 years ago
A little more than a week removed from some of the coldest days of the season, an unseasonably warm weekend is shaping up. A warming trend will culminate over the weekend with high temperatures peaking in the upper 50s and lower 60s around some areas of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, the warmer weather ...

11 years ago
The Kansas City Police Department is honoring a man as a hero after he took a bullet in the back to save a woman's life in June. Qwamayne Frazier received a certificate of appreciation on Thursday night from the police department. Frazier was hit by a bullet while trying to protect a woman from a shooting in ...

11 years ago
Siemens says it has received an order to supply 21 wind turbines to the Alexander wind project located 120 miles northwest of Wichita. The Hutchinson-based company announced Thursday in a news release that it has reached a deal with NJR Clean Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, for the 48-megawatt project in Kansas. The $85 ...

11 years ago
Top Kansas Democratic lawmakers are preparing to speak out against Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's budget proposals. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka and House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs of Kansas City are expected to detail their objections to the governor's proposals during a news conference Friday. Brownback's budget recommendations call for sharp increases in cigarette and ...