11 years ago
A new report from the Kansas Legislature's nonpartisan research staff shows that Gov. Sam Brownback's plan for closing a shortfall in the current budget mostly pushes the problem into the next fiscal year. The researchers released new budget projections Thursday for the Legislative Budget Committee, a panel of lawmakers from both chambers. It shows that Brownback's plan ...

11 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Thursday afternoon in Salina and officially became troopers. The six new state troopers were part of KHP Recruit Class #54, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy. During the graduation ceremony the class took their oath of office and received their ...

11 years ago
A Salina man, and his beloved sports car, are featured in a national publication this week. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal featured a story on 71-year-old Roger Morrison, and an Italian sports car he has owned for forty year. Morrision bought a 1974 De Tomaso Pantera slightly used in October of 1975 for $9,000. The car ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of over $8,000 in cash and a gold ring collection. Police say Sharon Sims contacted police this week after realizing four gold rings with diamonds were missing from her home in the 1900 block of Highland. A pair of earrings were also taken from the home sometime between August 1st and ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is accused of hitting a woman with a vehicle after an argument turns violent. Police arrested 46-year-old Ada Woodring for allegedly striking 50-year-old Brenda Stierlin with her Nissan Pathfinder Wednesday evening around 11:30pm. Stierlin was transported to the hospital, treated for minor scrapes and released. Police say that Stierlin stood in front of Woodring's vehicle ...

11 years ago
Officials celebrated the beginning of a major renovation of the Salina Bicentennial Center with a ground breaking event at the venue Thursday morning. Salina Mayor Aaron Housholter spoke, as did Bi-Center General Manager Ron Rideout, and John Frew the president of Frew Development Group, the company doing the renovation. Frew said that he has worked on many ...

11 years ago
Police continue to search for a man who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars of collectible comic books from a northwest Wichita store. Police say the man broke into the store on Nov. 19 and made several trips while he carried away about 40 items such as Avenger and Hulk comic books. Mark Rowland, owner of River ...

11 years ago
Police recover a stolen laptop and make an arrest in a burglary investigation. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Jack Urbanek of Salina was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a residential burglary that occurred in early October. Police say Urbanek entered a home in the 300 block of Woodlawn and stole a Dell laptop ...

11 years ago
Students from Salina, Bennington, and Ellsworth are among a group of Kansas State University Students that have been selected to join cancer research teams. Salina freshman Sarah McConnell, Bennington sophomore Adam Schieferecke, and Ellsworth sophomore Noah Trapp are all among the students chosen. According to the school, the Johnson Cancer Research Center has selected 46 undergraduate ...

11 years ago
After a couple of days of fog and drizzle, a combination of snow and thunderstorms is on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, a warming trend is expected before a storm system arrives late in the weekend. Clouds, drizzle, and fog are possible daily through Sunday. High temperatures will mainly be in the 50s ...

11 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback isn't ruling out pay increases for government workers despite projected budget shortfalls. Brownback said during an interview Wednesday that he wouldn't say yet that the state's budget problems will prevent raises for state employees. He said such decisions usually are made in the spring at the end of the Legislature's annual 90-day session. ...