12 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks. Current Kansas law allows spanking that doesn't leave marks. Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, says he wants to allow up to 10 strikes of the hand and that could leave redness and ...

12 years ago
Area law enforcement conducted a massive warrant sweep yesterday leading to 45 arrests. SPD's Master Patrol Officer Brent Rupert tells KSAL News the  municipal court warrants ranged from - parking citations to domestic violence. District Court warrants were issued for a range of misdemeanors and drug felonies as well. Officer Rupert says word got out and prompted ...

12 years ago
Saline County Commissioners were updated Tuesday on the progress of construction on health department facility. Riley Construction Company is in the process of repairing the Elm Street facility, which because of a structure problem with the roof, closed back in May of 2012. Problems encountered include issues with original trusses that have been altered, and ...

12 years ago
A store clerk wrestles a would-be robber to the ground, before he runs away. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, Salina Police are looking for a white male in his 20's who attempted to rob the Rod's Convenience Store, 1401 S. Santa Fe on Sunday night. Police say the man walked into the store Sunday at 9:45pm wearing ...

12 years ago
An event for those interested in severe weather is planned at Kansas Wesleyan University this week. According to the school, veteran Kansas storm spotter Henry Diehl will offer his expertise as part of the Smoky Hills Audubon Society free presentation series on Thursday. Diehl is a 1973 graduate of Fort Hays State University and in 1975 enrolled ...

12 years ago
A man has been released from the Sedgwick County Jail after spending 4½ years waiting for a trial in a sexual predator case. Forty-five-year-old Todd Ellison was supposed to go to trial next week to determine whether he should be held for life as a sexual predator. Instead, District Judge Ben Burgess released Ellison Friday, saying his ...

12 years ago
Police say a 62-year-old woman died when a car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and collided with her vehicle. The accident happened Monday night in Kansas City, Kan. Police say they began pursuing the man's vehicle after it sped away from what is a well-known drug house. The man's car eventually ran a stop sign ...

12 years ago
A proposal to start the Kansas State Fair on Labor Day weekend wasn't popular with people who responded to a survey. Nearly 75 percent of 2,500 people responding to a survey conducted by University of Kansas Jayhawk Consulting either disagreed or strongly disagreed with Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to move the fair's starting date. Only 11 ...

12 years ago
Kansas residents are being urged to act cautiously with outdoor burning as the state marks a week of awareness of the dangers of wildfires. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a proclamation declaring this Wildfire Awareness Week. The state fire marshal's office said in a news release Monday that Kansas had more than 3,200 vegetation fires last year, ...

12 years ago
The newest member of the Kansas Legislature is 59 year old Les Mason (R) of McPherson. Mason was picked Monday night by McPherson County Republican Precinct and Township Committeemen and Women to fill the unexpired Kansas House District 73 term of Clark Shultz (R). Shultz resigned the seat two weeks ago when he was selected ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas Hospital has received $3.5 million in private donations toward construction of a new facility. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the donations were announced Monday at a news conference at the hospital's campus in Kansas City, Kan. The hospital bought 14 acres of land near the campus in 2005 with the expectation of needing to ...