11 years ago
Here are the leaders chosen by Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas House for 2015 and 2016. House members and members-elect had organizational meetings Monday at the Statehouse. Republicans will have a 97-28 majority when lawmakers open their 2015 session in January. REPUBLICANS Speaker: Ray Merrick, Stilwell. Majority Leader: Jene Vickrey, Louisburg. Speaker Pro Tem: Peggy Mast, Emporia. Assistant Majority Leader: Mario ...

11 years ago
Hunters have found that what's good for Fort Riley is good for them. The thick brush, rugged terrain and overgrown fields used to train soldiers also provide outstanding wildlife habitat for quail, pheasants, deer, turkeys and even elk. The 101,000-acre Army base is located in northeast Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that hunting is permitted on ...

11 years ago
The help wanted sign is out at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President and CEO Dennis Lauver has resigned, making the announcement late Monday afternoon. Lauver has been with the Salina Chamber since 2006. He tells KSAL News that he is proud of multiple accomplishments in the Salina community. Lauver cites the blossoming relationship between ...

11 years ago
Award winning country superstar Joe Nichols is coming to Salina. Nichols will perform at the Stiefel Theatre this coming spring. According to the Stiefel, "Brokenheartsville" was Joe Nichols first number one country hit in early 2003, and it helped send the album into the country Top Ten. The accolades were suddenly flying fast and furious. ...

11 years ago
During the Thanksgiving Traffic Enforcement campaign just completed, The Saline County Sheriff’s Office conducted overtime saturation patrols to primarily enforce Kansas’ impaired driving and occupant restraint laws. Over this period, November 24-30, officers issued 45 safety belt citations, gave 13 warnings, 8 other citations and 6 arrests. All told, officers made 55 enforcement stops during ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested early Friday morning outside his burning home. Firefighters were called to the report of a house on fire at 1904 S. Valley View Drive at around 7:00 in the morning. The east side of the home was fully engulfed when the first crews arrived Crews spent several hours trying to get the ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after police caught him leaving the scene of a crime. A resident called Police at around 2:30 in the morning on Friday after hearing someone in his garage at 685 South 3rd Street. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tell KSAL News that the first officers on the scene observed two people exiting ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested following an altercation that involved a gun. Salina Police say that 27-year-old Gloria Carruthers went to an apartment at 2363 Chapel Ridge at 1:00 Sunday afternoon to confront another woman. Allegedly, she pounded on the door. After the woman eventually opened the door, a confrontation ensued. During the incident Carruthers allegedly retrieved ...

11 years ago
Wichita police are searching for a suspect after a teenager reported being attacked and robbed of his Kansas State hat. The Wichita Eagle reports the 19-year-old victim tells police the man approached him during the weekend while the teen was walking and demanded his knit cap and shoes. He says the man struck him in the ...

11 years ago
A prosecutor has decided that no criminal charges are warranted in the death of a Missouri woman at a Kansas jail. Fifty-eight-year-old Brenda Sewell of Kansas City, Missouri, was jailed in Sherman County when she died Jan. 22. She and her sister had been arrested two days earlier for possessing a small amount of marijuana. Relatives say ...

11 years ago
The fall harvest of crops in Kansas is mostly in the bin now. Winter wheat planting is done. And calving is still months away. Kansas farmers and ranchers are taking advantage of the seasonal lull this week to gather together to socialize, hash out farm policy aims and gather information at three major agricultural conventions. On Monday, ...