11 years ago
Bill Cosby hasn't been "America's dad" for years. For some blacks, he is the cranky uncle complaining about young African Americans who, in his view, dress and behave in a way that drags down their race. The shift in perceptions of Cosby, from revered comedian to more of a public scold, may be costing him support in ...

11 years ago
Police say a Kansas man is dead after a 16-year-old boy stabbed him on Christmas Eve. The Wichita Eagle reports police Sgt. William Stevens said the boy stabbed the 32-year old man at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The man later died from his injuries at the hospital. Police took the 16-year-old boy into custody for the man's killing. Stevens ...

11 years ago
Kansas growers have been harvesting bumper crops of cotton this season. That is giving a boost in the state to a crop touted for its good profit margin and low water use. The Hutchinson News reports that the uptick in yields is a positive sign for a crop that has been struggling to regain acreage since ...

11 years ago
Melody McKenzie headed to the Lawrence Wal-Mart this week planning to remove an item from layaway that she had intended to purchase for her 12-year-old daughter before money got too tight for that to happen. The Lawrence woman thought she stilled owed $87 on the karaoke machine after paying $15 to have it put on layaway, ...

11 years ago
Some northeast Kansas American Indian tribes say they need more information before making a decision on whether to grow and sell marijuana on tribal land after the federal government said it wouldn't interfere with those who do. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Kickapoo Tribe spokesman Fred Thomas says he doesn't see how legalizing marijuana on the reservation ...

11 years ago
The sounds of Christmas on the KSAL Morning News included a live acoustic performance from Dru Davis and the story of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus born in a manger – from Pastor Shawn Deterding from Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina. The two joined Rich and Jeff during the third hour of Wednesday’s show to ...

11 years ago
A Gypsum woman and her daughter are hurt in a single vehicle crash. Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a rollover accident on Tuesday afternoon on Simpson Road. Officers say 46-year-old Tasha Trout of rural Gypsum was driving southbound on Simpson when her 2003 Mazda hydroplaned and left the roadway, rolling once then ...

11 years ago
Court records say a Lawrence health care attendant who is charged in the killing of man with cerebral palsy told authorities the victim wanted to die. Forty-eight-year-old Ronald Eugene Heskett, of Eudora, is charged with first-degree murder in the asphyxiation death of Vance Moulton. The 65-year-old had a towel around his head when he was found ...

11 years ago
Kansas and Arizona have asked an appeals court for a rehearing of its ruling that their residents can register to vote using a federal form without having proof of citizenship. A petition filed late Monday contends the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overlooked certain issues when it sided against the states in November. The federal appeals court ...

11 years ago
A suburban Kansas City lawmaker is proposing a measure that would allow terminally ill patients to use medications that haven't received federal approval. KAKE-TV reports Shawnee Republican Rep. Brett Hildabrand plans to present the "Right to Try" bill when legislators return to Topeka on Jan. 12. Hildabrand says the government shouldn't stand in the way of anything ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is jailed for criminal damage to property. Police arrested 38-year-old Brandy D. Franklin on Monday after an investigation led officers to her location. Police say back on December 7th she had an argument with a male acquaintance in the 600 block of S. 2nd before throwing a glass bottle at the hood of his ...