12 years ago
Known in the aviation world as icons in flight training, John and Martha King brought their education expertise to Kansas State University Salina during a campus visit on Friday, April 11. The Kings, who are co-owners of King Schools in San Diego, Calif., met with faculty members and representatives from Textron Aviation to discuss the potential ...

12 years ago
Some parents in the Topeka are asking the school district to reconsider plans to have first lady Michelle Obama speak at a graduation ceremony. The school district announced Thursday that the first lady would speak at a ceremony May 17, the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision that ...

12 years ago
A central Kansas camp will remain closed into the fall after a fire heavily damaged the dining hall. The cause of Saturday's fire at Camp Aldrich in Barton County is still under investigation. Joe Vinduska, spokesman for Barton Community College, which owns the camp, says investigators determined the camp is unsafe for the public. The ...

12 years ago
The City of Salina's annual easter egg hunt is Saturday. According to the city, Salina Parks and Recreation invites the community out for the 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt is set for Saturday, and will take place at Bill Burke Park, Field #6. Hunts will be divided by age group and the schedule is: 10:30 a.m. ...

12 years ago
Unemployment held steady in Kansas during March, staying at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.9 percent in March, the same as in February. The Kansas Department of Labor says Thursday that the rate compares with 5.5 percent from March 2013. Labor officials say that Kansas added 2,200 private-sector jobs in March and more than 17,000 in the ...

12 years ago
Michelle Obama plans to give the commencement address for the graduation ceremony for Topeka's high schools on May 17. The White House announced the first lady's plans Thursday. The date of the ceremony is the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared school segregation unconstitutional. One of the ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials are projecting that the state will collect nearly $178 million more in revenues than previously thought through June 2015. The new revenue projections issued Thursday brighten the state's budget picture and would appear to allow Kansas to avoid a budget shortfall through June 2016. The previous revenue projections, issued in November, estimated that the state ...

12 years ago
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole will make a stop in Salina when he visits Kansas next month. According to his office, Senator Dole plans to visit multiple locations during the second of several trips to Kansas this year. His stops will include: Monday May 12: Seneca, KS Marysville, KS Washington, KS Clay Center, KS Westmoreland, KS Manhattan, ...

12 years ago
Security will be increased at Salina Central High School for the second day in a row on Friday. Salina USD 305 Superintendent Dr. Bill Hall and Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney briefed the media Thursday afternoon on the status of an investigation into a threat that was made toward the school. On Tuesday a note was ...

12 years ago
A northeast Kansas county has canceled a Silver Alert for a 75-year-old man who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon. The Franklin County Sheriff's office says Donald Eugene Cook, who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, checked himself into a Kansas City area hospital on Thursday. No further details were immediately available. The county issued the ...

12 years ago
Leaders from around the area will come together next month during the Leadercast Salina 2014 event at the Salina Community Theatre, to learn and be inspired by their peers. Organizer Matt Davis with Third Strategy stopped into the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a look at what keeps leaders out in front, "Leaders are readers," he ...