12 years ago
A 14-year-old Hutchinson boy accused of setting a fire that killed his mother and sister is seeking to bar public access to all hearings and court documents in the case. Defense attorney Gregory Bell filed a motion Wednesday for a protective order that would close all hearings, seal the court record and impose a gag order. The ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's office says the Kansas Department of Labor is ending most of the furloughs imposed on its workers because of the federal government's partial shutdown and won't put others on unpaid leave. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Thursday that the governor will use the state's cash reserves to maintain staffing for the program that ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Howison Heights Water District located in Saline County. The advisory was issued because of a failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels. Failure to maintain chlorine residual levels may result in bacterial contamination. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures ...

12 years ago
Fort Hays State University is waiting on about $480,000 owed from the federal government. FHSU President Dr. Edward Hammond tells KSAL News that the money is for tuition of military members from across the state who are enrolled at the Hays school. He says that the military doesn't pay until twenty-percent of the curriculum is completed, ...

12 years ago
An annual event honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower has been moved to a new location because of the federal government shutdown. The 32nd Eisenhower Pilgrimage will be held Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Abilene. Previous ceremonies were held at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, which is closed because of the shutdown. ...

12 years ago
A two vehicle collision sends one person to the hospital Thursday morning. The crash happened at around 9:30 at the corner of Claflin and 9th Street in Salina. Salina Police at the scene told KSAL News that a car and a small pickup truck collided in the intersection. Police say the driver of the car ran a ...

12 years ago
The help-wanted sign is out at Salina Community Access TV. According to the organization, Executive Director Marcia Stephenson has resigned her position from effective mid-October. She will be working with the organization to make a smooth management transition over the next several weeks. Stephenson took over as Executive Director in September 2008 and is ...

12 years ago
A Lansing man was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for throwing human waste at two jail guards. Leavenworth County officials say 50-year-old Marcus Crawford was also sentenced Wednesday to nearly three years for burglary and impersonating an officer. Crawford was arrested in December 2011 after he tried to enter a Lansing home, claiming he was ...

12 years ago
Fire officials say a man died after being hit by a train in downtown Emporia. Emporia Fire Department Battalion Chief Rich Gould says rescue units were called to the scene Wednesday night and found a man under the train engine. The man was extricated and taken to Newman Regional Health, where he died. His name has not ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Historical Society has contributed more than 1,600 archival images to a Civil War website. The group said in a news release Wednesday that the "Civil War on the Western Border' website explores the Kansas -Missouri border conflict of 1854 to 1865. It was put together through a joint effort by libraries, museums and historical ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas honored 89 area high school seniors in Salina Wednesday night. The top academic seniors from Bennington High School, Ell-Saline High School, Ellsworth High School, Lincoln High School, Minneapolis High School, Sacred Heart High School, Salina Central High School, Salina South High School, Southeast of Saline High School, St. John's Military School, Sylvan-Lucas ...