12 years ago
Freezing rain, sleet, and accumulating snow could all be on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm will affect the area late Friday night through Saturday night. A Wintry mix is expected to develop late Friday night into Saturday Morning. The precipitation is expected to transition to all snow from Northwest to ...

12 years ago
A Salina man files a protest against a decision allowing the demolition of the buildings that once housed St. John's Hospital. Jim Ravenkamp tells KSAL News that he formally filed paperwork protesting the Salina Heritage Commission's decision to allow the destruction of the property. After giving it much thought, he filed the paperwork on the last ...

12 years ago
The case of a Kansas avionics technician accused of plotting to bring a bomb into an airport in Wichita has been assigned to an experienced federal judge known for running a tight courtroom in complex cases. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot will be overseeing the case of 58-year-old Terry Lee Loewen of Wichita. Trial was set ...

12 years ago
Kansas labor officials say the state's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in November, its lowest mark in nearly five years. The state Department of Labor reported Thursday that November's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 5.6 percent in October. The jobless rate in November 2012 was 5.5 percent. The department said that unemployment was last so ...

12 years ago
Five of six soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan earlier this week were from Fort Riley. On Monday, a U.S. Army Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The crash left six American service members dead. Another person on board was injured, but survived. In Washington, an official initially said the helicopter had experienced ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Geological Survey is investigating whether a recent earthquake in southern Kansas might have been caused by oil production in the area. But KGS interim director Rex Buchanan says it might be hard to ever determine if the 3.8 earthquake Monday near Caldwell was man-made or caused by natural forces. Buchanan says there is no evidence ...

12 years ago
A new Kansas Board of Regents policy gives university leaders more authority to remove staff and faculty over comments made on social media. The regents approved the policies Wednesday, the first of their kind by the organization that governs Kansas' system of universities, community colleges and technical schools. The policy was in response to a ...

12 years ago
A traffic stop for a broken tail light leads to 3 arrests. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a deputy on patrol observed a broken tail light on a vehicle traveling on Broadway Blvd. around 4:30pm on Wednesday. The deputy also communicated with dispatch about identifying a passenger in the car he believed was wanted on a warrant. ...

12 years ago
About 50 people, including National Guard soldiers, employees, and volunteers gathered at the Salina Walmart store Thursday morning to stuff holiday gift bags. The holiday gift bags will go to National Guard families across the state. The Kansas National Guard nominated 400 of its families to receive hand packaged gift bags from Walmart to thank them ...

12 years ago
Thieves take a pistol and cash from a Salina home. Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 400 block of Rahm on Wednesday , after the owner came home to discover several items missing. Police say there was no sign of forced entry. Burglars removed a pair of diamond studded earrings, a .380 caliber pistol with ...

12 years ago
Room and board at the state's universities will increase next year. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday improved increases ranging from 3.9 percent at Kansas State to 2.1 percent at Fort Hays State. Regents staff says the increases are necessary to cover anticipated inflation, as well as facility maintenance and improvements. Rates will increase ...