12 years ago
A 3-year-old Wichita boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the chest with a gun he found while his mom and her boyfriend were taking a nap. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday and the boy died at a local hospital an hour later. Police say three other children, ages 3, 4 and 5, also ...

12 years ago
The son of a North Carolina-based missionary says his mother is fighting the Ebola virus while in isolation in Liberia. Jeremy Writebol in Wichita, Kansas, told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday he's been able to talk with Nancy Writebol as she fights the illness. He says his mother is able to move around the home where she's in ...

12 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has raised more money for his re-election campaign this year than his two opponents combined. Kobach's campaign filed a report Monday saying it raised almost $105,000 from January through July 24, in addition to the $125,000 he had at the start of the year. He spent less than $32,000, leaving ...

12 years ago
The national debate over the labeling of bioengineered foods has shifted to a congressional primary race in south-central Kansas. Outside money from political action committees is entering the race in its final days. That's because congressman Mike Pompeo introduced legislation in April that would block states from requiring mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. Former congressman Todd ...

12 years ago
Republican candidates for Kansas secretary of state are embroiled in a bitter campaign in which the incumbent is questioning his challenger's GOP credentials while himself being called a partisan hack. The Kansas City Star reports incumbent Kris Kobach has gained prominence for his fight against illegal immigration and his challenge of the federal government over gun ...

12 years ago
The Salina Public Library has received a $10,884 state grant. According to the library, the State Library of Kansas awarded Salina Public Library a grant in the amount of $10,884 to support the implementation of the "Checkup and Check Out" program in local well-child checkups, sending families home with an age-appropriate book (through the Kansas Pediatric ...

12 years ago
Two Fort Riley Soldiers are missing. PV2 Richard “Connor” Ferguson and PV2 Bradley Kappel went missing July 21. They were last seen together at the Blue Jasmine Hookah Bar in Junction City. A witness spotted Kappel the next day near the Double Tree Hotel in Denver. He was attempting to hitchhike and indicated he was trying to ...

12 years ago
An armed man holds up a clerk at a Salina convenience store. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, at about 12:20am Tuesday morning a white male with a slim build walked into Casey's at 500 North Ohio - flashed a silver pistol and demanded that the clerk hand over the money inside the register. The robber left the ...

12 years ago
A suburban Kansas City teenager who died last week while climbing one of Colorado's most popular peaks was a 2014 high school graduate who excelled in engineering. 18-year-old Nicholas Hellbusch of Lenexa, Kansas, died Friday morning after apparently falling while climbing above the standard route to the summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National ...

12 years ago
With only a week until Kansans head to the polls to vote in the 2014 Primary Elections, Saline County Clerk and Elections Officer Don Merriman is spreading the word about changes in where you vote. Merriman joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a look at the changes brought on by USD 305 Board ...

12 years ago
Voters will be given the opportunity in the November general election to decide whether or not to expand the Saline County Commission from a three person board to a five person board. Back on July 8th, members of the group Saline County Citizens For Responsible Government turned in their petition to put the issue ...