12 years ago
Authorities say an Arizona State University student who died after falling from the 10th floor of a Tempe apartment building had earlier attended an off-campus party sponsored by a banned fraternity. Tempe police still are investigating the death early Sunday of 18-year-old Naomi McClendon. Investigators believe the Kansas native was intoxicated when she was taken to the ...

12 years ago
A day designed for young professional in Salina Thursday featured among other things, a motivational presentation from an area native who is now an ESPN Sportscenter anchor. "The Coach", Jonathan Coachman, spoke during a luncheon at the Salina Bicentennial Center as a part of the 2014 Kansas YP Summit. Coachman is a McPherson native, graduating from McPherson ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a series of business burglaries. Police say that sometime between 7:30 Wednesday night and 7:30 this morning, burglars hit three businesses in the 300 Block of East Walnut. The businesses include Prairieland Market at 305 E. Walnut, Uptown Salon at 307 E. Walnut, and American Family Insurance at 309 E. Walnut. A door was ...

12 years ago
Saline County Clerk and Election Officer Don Merriman tells KSAL News that his office has sent out over 170 letters to voters who did not sign the back of their ballot envelope - asking them to come in and finish the voting process. "Unfortunately we cannot count their ballot without that signature," he said. Merriman says those ...

12 years ago
A change in interest rates means that the USD 305 school bond issue, if passed, would not cost tax payers as much. According to the district, based upon current interest rates, the projected mill levy for the repayment of the bonds is 1 mill lower. For taxpayers, this reduces the monthly increase for an owner of ...

12 years ago
The National Junior College Athletic Association is moving its Division I Women's Basketball Championship out of Salina following the 2015 tournament at the Bicentennial Center. The NJCAA made the announcement it will move the tournament to Lubbock, Texas, from 2016 to 2018 on Thursday during its meetings in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mary Ellen Leicht, Executive Director of ...

12 years ago
Eight Kansas schools, including one in Saline County, have been selected to receive state grants to promote the use of local foods in schools and agriculture education in the classroom. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says Wednesday that it had awarded each of the schools $12,500 from the Farm to School program. Earning the grants were ...

12 years ago
The staff of a federal panel that oversees plans for monuments in the nation's capital is recommending changes in the design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The National Capital Planning Commission is set to consider building plans Thursday for architect Frank Gehry's design for the memorial. But after months of review, the commission's ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by a former professor who claims its School of Medicine retaliated for his assertion that the university misappropriated federal research grants. The university and the Kansas Board of Regents argued in court filings Wednesday that they are protected from lawsuit under sovereign immunity. The university also ...

12 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says a Kansas House committee has taken the teeth out of legislation to protest the federal government's listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. Kobach on Wednesday described the bill as being "gutted." The measure still declares that the federal government has no authority to regulate prairie chickens or ...

12 years ago
A bill aimed at bringing a state-owned casino to southeast Kansas has cleared the state Legislature and is going to Governor Sam Brownback. The House approved the proposal Wednesday on an 84-36 vote. The Senate approved it last week. The bill lowers the investment required for a southeast Kansas casino from $225 million to $50 million. The ...