12 years ago
Salina Police issued multiple citations on Wednesday night for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that officers focused on occupants who were not buckled up in vehicles moving through two intersections on 9th Street; at 9th Claflin and 9th and Crawford. Police say they made 19 vehicle stops and issued 18 citations to adults. Lt. ...

12 years ago
The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says the board is unlikely to suspend a controversial new policy on social media use by university faculty and staff. Chairman Fred Logan said Wednesday the policy likely would stay in place while a group of university representatives study its implications. The regents received a resolution from faculty senate ...

12 years ago
Great Bend police say a woman was critically injured and two others suffered less serious injuries in a shooting in the central Kansas town. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Wednesday night, and it is being investigated as an attempted homicide. The woman was flown to Wesley Medical Center. Another woman and a ...

12 years ago
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Madame President, Members of the Legislature, the Cabinet, the Judiciary. My Fellow Kansans, Welcome. As had been foretold and promised to us: God is in Heaven, the Legislature is back and the crane is gone! The Capitol, like Kansas itself, is open for business. So friends, welcome back. Welcome back to the fellowship of this assembly. Welcome ...

12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says the state's path to growth relies on education, family and a sound economy. Brownback emphasized those themes Wednesday night in his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate. The Republican governor said the recent cuts in the state's income taxes and other ...

12 years ago
A driver and a child are rescued after their car flips and catches fire in a residential Salina neighborhood early Wednesday evening. Crews were dispatched to the 600 Block of Starlight Drive just after 5:00. Initial reports indicated that a car was on its top, on fire, with people trapped inside. First responders found the car on ...

12 years ago
The federal government has agreed to redeem almost $862,000 in abandoned U.S. savings bonds held by Kansas after a 14-year battle waged by the state's treasurers. Current Treasurer Ron Estes says he's hoping the government will redeem about $151 million more. The Wichita Eagle reports the 1,447 redeemed bonds include some that date back to World War ...

12 years ago
A Topeka teenager is charged with four felonies in what the Shawnee County District Attorney calls a planned school shooting. The 17-year-old was charged Wednesday with four counts of soliciting first-degree murder. District Attorney Chad Taylor says the teen was planning to shoot two administrators at Topeka West High School, a Topeka police officer and a school ...

12 years ago
A suspect's mail found near a crime scene - leads to his arrest. Officers arrested 30-year-old James Allen Commerford, 1661 W. Republic Ave., on Tuesday in connection to burglaries committed at two Salina businesses. According to Lt. Sean Morton, Commerford allegedly slipped through the drive-thru window at the Dairy Queen, 321 N 9th during the overnight hours ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after several shots are fired at parked pickup truck. An Oklahoma man told officers his 2009 Ford F150 pickup was shot several times while it was parked in the lot at the Ramada Hotel, 1616 W. Crawford. Police say Thomas Keen of Oklahoma was staying as a guest at the hotel - and ...

12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to give the annual State of the State address and outline his legislative agenda. The speech Wednesday evening will be to a joint House-Senate session in the House chamber. It also will be broadcast live on public television. Brownback has already proposed phasing in full state funding for public schools' all-day ...