11 years ago
House Republicans are making a final push this month to give schools a temporary break from healthier school meal standards. The rules phased in since 2012 and championed by first lady Michelle Obama require more fruits, vegetables and whole grains in the lunch line. Some school nutrition directors have lobbied for a break, saying the rules have ...

11 years ago
Republicans will hold at least 246 seats in the House come January, matching the post-World War II high of the Truman administration. Republicans will expand their current 234-201 advantage by a dozen seats in the next Congress - with one race still undecided. On Saturday, Republicans kept control of two Louisiana seats as candidates Ralph Abraham and ...

11 years ago
Kansas City police have confirmed that an SUV involved in the death of a teenager outside a Somali community center had an anti-Muslim message displayed in the rear window at the time of the crash. Authorities say 34-year-old Ahmed H. Aden deliberately ran the boy over and have charged him with murder in a case that ...

11 years ago
Planned Parenthood says it has dropped a federal lawsuit challenging a Kansas rule for websites operated by abortion providers. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil issued a one-page order Friday closing the lawsuit filed last year. A trial had been scheduled to begin Monday in Kansas City, Kansas. Vratil's order said the state and Planned Parenthood of Kansas ...

11 years ago
A Wichita minister says she is starting to become frightened by a growing number of death threats she has received since performing a wedding ceremony for 15 same-sex couples on the steps of the Sedgwick County Courthouse last month. The Rev. Jackie Carter, pastor of the First Metropolitan Community Church, says some of the threats have ...

11 years ago
A new Kansas policy that limits the number of psychiatric patients admitted at Osawatomie State Hospital has mental health workers concerned that patients could end up in jails instead of hospital beds. The policy was initiated this week after federal regulators threatened to cut off Medicare and Medicaid funds to the hospital if it doesn't fix ...

11 years ago
One phone call can help catch wildlife thieves. According top the Kansas Department of Wildlife, parks, and Tourism, countless wildlife, especially big game, will be illegally killed at the hands of poachers this season and unfortunately, these criminals are tough to catch. Game wardens work tirelessly to track down the men and women allegedly responsible for ...

11 years ago
Salina Police arrest a shoplifter at Wal-Mart. Officers were called to Wal-Mart, 2900 S.9th on Thursday afternoon at 1:45pm after store security approached 24-year-old Preston Pitterman outside of the building. Police say staff watched Pitterman load 151 items into his cart and leave the store without paying. He's facing felony theft charges for shoplifting $1,191 in merchandise. ...

11 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on November 23rd Kmart employees suspected a white male wearing a grey and black jacket of shoplifting from the store. As they approached the suspect, he dropped the property and fled from the store. If you can identify the person in the video, or if you ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is charged in connection to an armed robbery in July. Police arrested 21-year-old Jason Carlin on Thursday after the investigation led officers to his location. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that back on July 29th, Carlin allegedly entered the Casey's convenience store, 500 N. Ohio just after midnight with a bandanna over his ...

11 years ago
An Abilene man has been found guilty of a child sex crime. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 46-year-old John R. Harwood Jr. on Thursday was convicted by a jury of aggravated criminal sodomy. Judge David R. Platt presided over the trial in Dickinson County District Court. The charge involved a child under of the ...