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The health insurance plan for Kansas state government workers is allowing married gay and lesbian couples to obtain coverage for their spouses. Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokeswoman Sara Belfry says the health plan began accepting coverage applications Tuesday. The department's policy change follows the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month legalizing same-sex marriage across the ...

11 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued an executive order aimed at protecting clergy, religious leaders and religious groups from being penalized by the state for opposing same-sex marriage. Brownback issued the order Tuesday. It said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month legalizing gay marriage across the nation has the potential to infringe upon religious liberties. The ...

11 years ago
A man who escaped while being taken into custody at the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in Minneapolis Tuesday morning was caught later in the afternoon. Officers were looking for a man who fled while being booked for a pair of outstanding Saline County warrants. Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol assisted in the search. The man was caught ...

11 years ago
A Dodge Caravan is stolen from the lot of an auto parts store. Salina Police are investigating after someone drove off in a white, 2002 Dodge Caravan from the parking lot at Carquest Auto Parts Store located at 303 W. Pacific sometime between 2pm on July 2nd and July 5th around 3pm. The vehicle is valued at ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a possible case of arson at a rental home located at 225 S. Clark. A woman who is renting the property told officers she noticed a burn mark on the southeast corner of the home after living there for about two weeks. "We can't pinpoint when it happened," Captain Mike Sweeney told KSAL ...

11 years ago
Gunfire hits another Salina business on North Santa Fe Avenue. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that police are investigating after someone fired a bullet through a front window at Drains Plus located at 701 N. Santa Fe sometime between 4:30pm on July 2nd and 11:30am on July 3rd. The shop was unoccupied but a bullet did ...

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Kansas is allowing married gay and lesbian residents to change their last names on their driver's licenses. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said the Division of Vehicles handled its first name change Monday. But the department is not yet allowing married same-sex couples to file joint income tax returns. Koranda said the agency is reviewing ...

11 years ago
A new person will oversee the operations of Salina's Friends of the River organization. According to the organization, the Friends of the River Foundation have hired Jane Anderson as executive director to assist with management, financial development and operational oversight. With a goal to restore the flow to the Old Smoky Hill River Jane will work ...

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Salina will participate Wednesday in a statewide event. July 8th is Summer Meals Day in Kansas. The goal is to serve a healthy lunch to 50,000 kids. Kansas Appleseed, Kansas Kids Table, the Kansas Health Foundation, and the Kansas Department of Education invite Kansas families to come check out lunch at their nearest Summer Food Service ...

11 years ago
Topeka police say a 5-year-old girl was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after being wounded in a drive-by shooting. Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding the suspect vehicle, which is described only as a silver or white with four doors. The girl was shot around 11:30 p.m. Monday in Topeka. No other details ...

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A McPherson man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility for parole for at least 25 years for felony murder. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 32-year-old Clinton Bascue was sentenced in McPherson County District Court by Judge Richard B. Walker. Bascue pleaded no contest to first-degree felony murder in April. He ...