12 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission has approved a Westar Energy rate increase to help pay for environmental projects. The approval on Thursday means residential customers who use about 900 kilowatt hours will pay about 67 cents more per month, for a total of $3.49 of each bill dedicated to environmental projects. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1tsEW33 ) Westar ...

12 years ago
A national association of journalism educators wants the Kansas Board of Regents to reverse the social media policy it finalized earlier this month. A recent statement from the president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication says the policy "restricts academic freedom" and interferes with the education of those seeking journalism careers. The regents ...

12 years ago
Kansas health officials are warning people to stay out of one lake and avoid direct contact with the water in two others because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday issued a toxic algae warning for Memorial Park Lake in Barton County. The agency says humans, pets ...

12 years ago
A body found in a wooded area behind the Salina YMCA is believed to be a man who committed suicide. According to Salina Police, at 7:57 Wednesday evening medics and officers were sent to the fitness trails behind the YMCA in reference to an unresponsive person. First responders located an adult male deceased in ...

12 years ago
Police in Wichita say a report of a woman and her grandchildren living in a commercial storage unit was incorrect. KAKE-TV reports that after talking to the children's father, police said Thursday the grandmother had taken them to the unit while she was doing some work there. The incident began Wednesday morning when a driver reported seeing ...

12 years ago
With notes from last year as a guide - organizers of the 38th Annual Smoky Hill River Festival continue to check off tasks from their 'to-do list' to get Oakdale Park ready for a 4-day party. Entertainment Coordinator Sharon Benson stopped into the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a look at the nuts and bolts of ...

12 years ago
Two men are arrested after a joint investigation between the Saline County Sheriff's Office and Dickinson County detectives. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that 53-year-old Douglas Gabel of Herington and 47-year-old John Kasper of Hope were taken into custody on Wednesday in connection to a collection of classic cars that were stolen from a farm ...

12 years ago
A 45-year-old man is recovering from wounds sustained in a Wednesday afternoon shootout with Salina Police. During a media conference Thursday morning, Police Chief Brad Nelson identified 45-year-old Jose Carillo as the man who was shot after firing a rifle at officers. As of late Thursday morning Carillo was under guard at Salina Regional Health Center ...

12 years ago
Chances are increasing for a wet Memorial Day Weekend. Accordingbto the National Weather Service, storm chances will increase across the region for the holiday weekend. Most of the thunderstorm activity will occur in the late afternoon and evening hours. Isolated to scattered storms with small hail and gusty winds are likely throughout the weekend. Anyone with ...

12 years ago
Federal authorities are reassuring Kansas farmers and other landowners that the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species won't affect their ability to enter or exit the Conservation Reserve Program. The Agriculture Department's Kansas Farm Service Agency office says producers participating in CRP in the 39 lesser prairie chicken counties in Kansas are ...

12 years ago
Camping and outdoor enthusiasts are gearing up for a Kansas outing that is part of a national effort to get more people camping. The Capital Camp-Out is scheduled for May 30 at MacLennan Park in northwest Topeka near Cedar Crest, the governor's official residence. The event is one of four being held across the United States ...