11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas should defend the state constitution's ban on gay marriage in court because the people have spoken on the issue. A spokesman for Brownback's Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Tuesday that Davis is focused on issues that unite Kansas residents, including education and the economy. Kansas voters approved the gay marriage ban ...

11 years ago
Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is struggling to win re-election, and the wide open spaces of his childhood are both his best chance for saving his political career and the biggest threat to it. The 78-year-old Republican must wring every friendly vote out of Kansas' 99 rural counties to turn back the challenge from a suburban businessman ...

11 years ago
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole plans to visit his hometown of Russell and other northwest and north-central towns during the next leg of his homecoming tour of all 105 Kansas counties. The 91-year-old Dole lives in Washington, D.C., and is making the trips to greet longtime friends and supporters. Dole is scheduled to begin the trip Saturday ...

11 years ago
The director of the Saline County Health Department unexpectedly resigned Tuesday afternoon. Saline County Commission Chairman Randy Duncan tells KSAL News that Bronson Farmer tendered his resignation mid-afternoon, which the commission accepted. The resignation is effective immediately. Duncan says that the resignation came as a surprise to him. "That being said, I think it's probably for the ...

11 years ago
After a slow start to 2014, several wind energy projects in Kansas are under construction and more are planned once utilities have signed contracts to purchase the power they generate. The Wichita Eagle reports the state has nearly 3,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 25 wind farms, and four wind farms under construction bring an ...

11 years ago
Tony Orlando will be in Abilene this Saturday to sing - and shine a light on U.S. military members as part of President Eisenhower's 124th Birthday Celebration. A longtime advocate for military veterans, Orlando is also a member of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Foundation board of directors. Ties that bind According to Robin Black with the Eisenhower Foundation, ...

11 years ago
Republican incumbent Tim Huelskamp and Democratic challenger Jim Sherow are preparing for their first debate in the race for Kansas' 1st Congressional District seat. The two will take part Tuesday night in a candidate forum hosted by the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters at Kansas Wesleyan University. The event ...

11 years ago
Saline County Commissioners accepted a $1,030 grant for the Saline County health Department, and also officially change the agency's name on Tuesday. Commissioners voted 3 - 0 to accept a Family Planning Grant. The funding will be used to purchase select birth control pills. Commissioner John Price voiced concerns about the possibility of pills that could ...

11 years ago
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Salina. The Globetrotters will bring their family show of basketball and entertainment to Salina on Sunday, February 1st. The Harlem Globetrotters 2015 "Washington Generals Revenge Tour" will stop for a game at the Bicentennial Center. According to the Bicentennial Center, the Globetrotters will face a great challenge this ...

11 years ago
Kansas State Fair officials say great weather and attractive entertainment acts helped push this year's attendance to its highest level since 1998 and could turn out to be the fourth-largest fair of all time. The total attendance during the 101st year of the fair was announced Monday at 355,329, which is about 15,000 more ...

11 years ago
Topeka police say an 8-year-old boy riding on the back of a moped has been killed and its driver injured after they collided with a car. Police say Trenton Feliciano was killed Saturday and 34-year-old Marvin Tibbs was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. They say the lightweight motorbike collided with a car driven by a 19-year-old woman ...