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 ...

12 years ago
A note and a damaged cell phone prompt increased security at a Salina School. According to Salina Police, on Tuesday a note was found by a school staff member at Central High School, 650 E. Crawford. The note gave a vague description that there will be violence committed in the school. The next day, a cell ...

12 years ago
A high speed pursuit involving a stolen van early Thursday morning that began in Dickinson County ends about an hour later with an arrest in Russell County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, shortly after 6:30 in the morning a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop for speeding on a van near the Solomon exit ...

12 years ago
A 40-year-old man will go on trial for the second time on charges that he raped a University of Kansas student in 1997. On Wednesday, Douglas County Judge Michael Malone denied a motion to dismiss the case against Robert Grey, who was convicted of rape in 2009 and sentenced to 26 years in prison. ...

12 years ago
The remains of a 22-year-old Topeka airman who went missing in World War II are being returned to his family for burial. The Department of Defense announced this week that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Verne L. Gibb will be buried Wednesday in Leavenworth. The Prisoners of War and Missing Personnel Office said Gibb ...

12 years ago
A threat has officials increasing security at Salina Central High School. According to the Salina USD 305 School District, on Wednesday information alleging a general threat was found at Central High School. School officials consulted with Salina police, and will be taking extra precautions. There will be increased police presence, school walk-throughs, and officials will be ...

12 years ago
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts continues to maintain his fundraising advantage over fellow Republican Dr. Milton Wolf in their Kansas primary race. According to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission, Roberts raised more than $534,000 from Jan. 1 through March 31, aided by nearly $260,000 from political action committees. Wolf's campaign says it raised more than ...

12 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has signed legislation aimed at providing health insurance coverage of services for hundreds of children with autism, starting next year. Brownback had a signing ceremony Wednesday at the satellite University of Kansas campus in Overland Park, the home for an autism research center. Local legislators and parents who supported requiring health coverage ...

12 years ago
A Kansas sixth-grader has died from complications of bacterial meningitis, but his school district and state health officials insist the disease is not contagious and does not pose a public health risk. The Louisburg Unified School District on Wednesday confirmed the death of Aaron T. Willard a day earlier. The district said in a statement ...

12 years ago
A Fort Hays State University fraternity is in trouble. According to the school, the Alpha-Upsilon Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has been placed on non-operating status, as of April 2nd. The school says that the chapter failed to meet minimum fraternity standards and university expectations. These expectations include membership size, academic performance, and financial obligations. ...