12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says unauthorized waiting lists for health care at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities like the one in Wichita are "unacceptable" after joining other governors in seeking authority for states to inspect VA facilities. Brownback on Thursday offered his first public statement about the uproar over veterans' health care. It came a day after ...

12 years ago
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole returns to Kansas next week for the fourth of several trips planned this year to his home state. The 90-year-old Russell native lives in Washington, D.C., and is making the homecoming tour to greet longtime friends and supporters throughout the state. Dole spends an hour at each stop, chatting with fans and ...

12 years ago
Severe storms moved through Kansas early Thursday caused wide spread power outages. Westar and contractor crews have been working on restoration. According to Westar they have reached out to Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma for assistance. The company says that the storms caused outages for more than 12,000 customers. Many were caused by damage that affected ...

12 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Thursday afternoon in Salina and officially became troopers. The 11 new state troopers were part of KHP Recruit Class #53, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy. Kansas State University Head Football Coach Bill Snyder spoke. Coach Snyder focused on ...

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Salina was a small trading post during the U.S. Civil War. Tonight Salinan, Dr. Merle "Boo" Hodges will be trading stories about how the War Between the States impacted Kansas. Civil War reenactor, researcher and speaker Dr. Hodges joined in on the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a look at his upcoming program at the Smoky ...

12 years ago
A McPherson man wins a $50,000 lottery prize. According to the Kansas Lottery, Afton Gabriel had a great start to his week after purchasing a Kansas Lottery $5 Super Red Hot Crossword instant scratch ticket Monday morning. The 23-year-old McPherson resident revealed six red words on his ticket to win a $50,000 top prize. "I've only ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after someone breaks into a locked garage and removes remote control cars and RC gear. Police say thieves pried open the door on a garage located in the 1900 block of S. Ohio sometime between Tuesday at 7pm and 5:30pm on Wednesday evening, and stole four remote control cars along with controllers ...

12 years ago
Police arrest a man and woman caught driving away with a car trunk overloaded with stolen items from a Salina house. Just after midnight on Thursday morning, a concerned citizen called police after they saw two people moving items out of a vacant house in the 200 block of N. Front. A short time later police stopped ...

12 years ago
Kansas voters will have less time to switch parties before the Aug. 5 primary election because of a new law championed by the state Republican Party. Party switching won't be allowed in July, when the new policy takes effect. The ban will remain in effect until the secretary of state certifies the results of the party ...

12 years ago
McPherson police say the man who was shot and killed by an officer was a 56-year-old from Kanopolis. The McPherson Police Department said in a statement that Timothy Ronald Lloyd "charged" at officers before being shot Wednesday afternoon. Authorities said when officers were called to investigate a hit-and-run accident in the central Kansas community, ...

12 years ago
Damaging severe thunderstorms rumbled across central Kansas early Thursday morning. The storms dropped heavy rain across much of the area, accompanied by strong wind. The National Weather Service says winds estimated up to 80 mph swept through the area early Thursday, and that rainfall amounts varied from more than 1 inch in northeast Wichita, to more ...