12 years ago
A Clyde resident says he plans to run as a Republican against incumbent Congressman Tim Huelskamp. Alan LaPolice, who grew up on a dairy farm in north-central Kansas, plans to kick off his campaign for the 1st Congressional District on Feb. 22 in Concordia. Huelskamp, also a Republican, won the seat in the strongly GOP U.S. ...

12 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is one of a half-dozen organizations to receive state tourism grant money. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has awarded Attraction Development Grants totaling $83,520 to six Kansas organizations. According to the agency, the following organizations are receiving funding: * Rolling Hills Zoo, Salina, will receive $20,000 to help market “REPTILES: The ...

12 years ago
A Salina South High School senior wins at $52,000 Wichita State University scholarship. According to WSU, Kevin Kraus is one of two Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship recipients. He will receive $13,000 a year for four years to attend Wichita State, a total of $52,000 each. To be considered for the Gore Scholarship, Kraus competed in the Distinguished ...

12 years ago
A crash leaves a Jeep on its top on a Saline County road Thursday evening. The Saline County Sheriff's Office told KSAL News at the scene that the Jeep was headed north on Gypsum Valley Road. At a curve, the driver hit the raised edge of the gravel road. The Jeep flipped, coming to rest on ...

12 years ago
A woman who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in downtown Topeka collided head-on with a police car. No one was seriously injured. Topeka police say the woman drove east for about 9 miles in the westbound lanes of the interstate early Friday. She eventually hit a semi-trailer truck on its side and then ...

12 years ago
The leading gay-rights group in Kansas is asking legislators to repeal a state law and a provision in the state constitution that both ban same-sex marriage. The Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee agreed to sponsor both measures at the request of Equality Kansas executive director Tom Witt. But committee Chairman Steve Brunk hasn't decided whether ...

12 years ago
The upcoming Kansas Silent Film Festival will feature a salute to Charlie Chaplin and a showing of early animation and cartoon creations. The free festival will take place Feb. 28 and March 1 at Washburn University in Topeka. Kansas City film historian Denise Morrison will provide introductions for the films and give an overview of the artists ...

12 years ago
A round of winter weather will impact the region tonight through Saturday morning. According to the National Weather Service, several inches of snow is possible across portions of the state. Highest accumulations look to be two inches over portions of Central Kansas with a trace to two inches expected elsewhere across the area. The snow is ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials say they'll move ahead with the last part of an overhaul of the state's Medicaid program after receiving permission from the federal government. Gov. Sam Brownback announced Thursday that in-home services for 8,500 developmentally disabled Kansans will become part of the overhauled program, known as KanCare. The changes will take effect Saturday. The $3 billion-a-year ...

12 years ago
A new study of Kansas elementary and middle school students makes a link between physical fitness and better performance on math and reading exams. The research was conducted through schools participating in the Kansas Fitness Information Tracking. The study followed the fitness of 13,000 students in the 2011-12 school year. It is part of the Healthy ...

12 years ago
Influential gun-rights groups are pushing proposals to strip cities and counties of any power to regulate guns and limit local programs to buy guns back from their owners. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee had a hearing Thursday on the measure. It has the support of both the National Rifle Association and the Kansas State ...