12 years ago
A national voice familiar to Newsradio 1150 KSAL listeners will make an appearance in Salina. Mike Huckabee, who can be heard on "The Huckabee Report" every weekday morning at 7:30 on the radio, will be the guest speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet. The event will be Thursday February 6th. ...

12 years ago
There’s little evidence of economic recovery post-recession among low- and moderate-income Kansas families with children. According to the 2013 Kansas KIDS COUNT report, nearly one in four Kansas children is living in poverty. The report, issued today by Kansas Action for Children, shows the child poverty rate has reached 23.15 percent, up from 18.11 percent five ...

12 years ago
A small central Kansas college has received a $1 million gift from a deceased Arkansas woman. Central Christian College announced on Tuesday that it had received the estate gift from Lela Hudson Honkonen of Batesville, Ark., who died in April. It was the largest estate gift ever given to the college in McPherson. Honkonen graduated from Central ...

12 years ago
The largest health insurance company in Kansas says it will offer another year of coverage under plans that it had expected to cancel because of the federal health care overhaul. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced Tuesday that it would notify about 10,000 policy holders that they can continue with their old, individual coverage. ...

12 years ago
A dog owner in western Kansas is seeking justice after his dog was apparently strangled. Justin Underwood says that his 9-year-old Border Collie named Mac ran away last week. He says that two days later he got a call from a woman claiming she shot the dog because it was harassing her goats. Underwood says he went ...

12 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is planning to celebrate the birthday of its aging white tiger, Raja. According to the zoo, Raja will be treated to special enrichment at 2:30 in the afternoon while visitors, staff, and keepers wish him a happy birthday. Raja came to Rolling Hills Zoo in July of 1996, when he was just ...

12 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force next week - specifically looking for drunk drivers. Police Lt. Russ Lamer says a special saturation patrol is planned for Tuesday, November 26th through Saturday, November 30th. Officers from 12-shifts will be take part in the special program. According to Lamer the officers will not concentrate on one area of ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case, after 3 vehicles were entered between midnight and 6:15am on Monday in the 100 block of Mt. Barbara. Keys, a suitcase with clothes, bottle of Crown Royal plus a Cannon camera with zoom lens were stolen. Total loss is listed at $725. Police are also investigating a ...

12 years ago
No one is hurt after a rifle is fired during a tussle. Salina Police arrested 39-year-old Joseph Houseman, 917 N. 13th, after he allegedly went to a neighbor's home with a loaded .22 rifle and pointed it at 38-year-old Kevin Lee. Lt Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that the two had a verbal argument moments before, when ...

12 years ago
No charges have been filed in an alleged sexual abuse case. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that a family that lives in northwest Saline County contacted authorities after learning about improper touching that may have happened in the home between a family acquaintance and 4 young girls ages 11 and under. Deputies say the ...

12 years ago
A new report by a children's advocacy group shows that nearly one in four Kansas children are living below the poverty line as the effects of the Great Recession linger. The data released Tuesday by Kansas Action for Children finds the state's childhood poverty rate at 23.15 percent, up more than 5 percent from 2008. ...