12 years ago
Sen. Jerry Moran will be honored at a University of Kansas next week for his support of scientific research. The Kansas Republican will receive the Champion of Science award from the Science Coalition, an organization of more than 50 of the top U.S. research universities. The honor is presented to 35 current members of Congress for ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a young girl died when the van her mother was driving was hit by a car fleeing from police. Authorities say Kansas City, Kan., police began chasing the car after it didn't stop for a routine traffic stop Wednesday night. The driver eventually ran a red light and hit a van, ...

12 years ago
Salina Firefighters battle a large grass fire at Indian Rock Park. First responders were called at around 3:00 to the report of a grass fire in the area. The first crews discovered a large, active fire. A large portion of the area east of Glennifer Hill Drive, the road that goes up and over Indian Rock, ...

12 years ago
After a resounding victory on the Salina School Bond issue, USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall stopped into the KSAL Morning News with a look at what's next. Tuesday, Salina voters used a mail-in ballot to greenlight a 110.7 million bond issue to address needs at district facilities and and bring all-day kindergarten to Salina. Hall tells KSAL ...

12 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to police, on April 1st a credit card was taken during a burglary in Salina. The card was subsequently used at multiple stores in Salina the same day by the suspect in the video. If you can identify the person in the video, or if you have any information ...

12 years ago
A half dozen people on the April list of Salina's Most Wanted are caught. The latest list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line Saturday. Since then, six have been arrested. Those arrested include Mark Avise, Jeremy Doss, Jeffrey Duncan, Cash Hawkins, Jay Hunt, and Adrian Martinez. They were wanted for crimes that include felony drug crimes, ...

12 years ago
Three classic cars are taken from a Saline County property. Owner Gary Hansen contacted the Saline County Sheriff's Office after he discovered someone had stolen three vehicles from his farm. He told deputies he had lined up the cars outdoors under a hedgerow at his farm in the southeast part of the county. Deputies say a 1939 Plymouth ...

12 years ago
A soldier's night vision goggles are stolen. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, deputies are investigating a theft case after a backpack is removed from a staging area for Kansas Army National Guard training at 5440 S. Englund Road. Authorities say 29-year-old Estevan Decker of Newton, Kansas left his bag containing the goggles with a collection of other ...

12 years ago
Police are asking federal investigators to help determine whether more than a dozen shootings in less than a month along Kansas City-area roads and highways are connected. Three drivers have been wounded by gunfire as they drove along area highways, many in an area called the Grandview Triangle, where three interstate highways intersect. Ten of the 13 ...

12 years ago
The Wichita City Council has reaffirmed its decision to rename Mid-Continent Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport a day after the city's airport advisory board voted 10-1 against the change. Tuesday's 5-2 council vote was the same as in March, when members first approved the change. It was largely a symbolic vote and cleared ...

12 years ago
An Arizona couple has given Kansas State University $1.5 million toward the expansion of the College of Engineering. The university announced the gift from Tucson residents Alan and Jan Levin on Tuesday. The Levins are natives of Kensington, Kan., and own Century Park Properties LLC in Tucson. The donation will help complete the fourth phase of the ...