12 years ago
Health-care executives and advocates are getting the chance to tell lawmakers what they dislike about the state's managed care plan for Medicaid. A legislative oversight committee met Monday to gather updates on how the program is working and guide legislative fixes. A second meeting also is planned. The program has been criticized for delays in reimbursing providers ...

12 years ago
Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts may be getting a primary challenge in his bid for re-election. Milton Wolf is inviting supporters on his website to a "major announcement" Tuesday evening regarding the 2014 GOP Kansas Senate campaign. The 42-year-old Johnson County doctor is expected to say he's moving ahead with a GOP primary challenge to Roberts, who's ...

12 years ago
Attorneys for parents and school districts are facing off against lawyers for the state in front of the Kansas Supreme Court over the funding of public schools. Tuesday's hearing is the second such court battle in less than a decade. At issue is whether the seven-member court will uphold a lower-court ruling issued in January ordering ...

12 years ago
All but five of the 772 Kansas National Guard airmen and soldiers who were furloughed last week because of the partial federal government shutdown are being called back to work. The Kansas adjutant general's office says Monday that the recalls come after the Department of Defense issued guidance over the weekend regarding which employees were covered ...

12 years ago
Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo says "this is the moment" to reduce the size of government. The Republican from Wichita made the comments Monday as he tries to shore up support back home for taking a conservative hard-line against reopening government or raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts. Speaking outside a Rotary Club, Pompeo says he would ...

12 years ago
A man walking across the country with a goat made a stop in Downtown Salina Monday. Steve Wescott set off on in May from the Space Needle in Seattle. Now, he's crossing through Kansas with his pack goat Leeroy as he makes his way toward Times Square in New York City. He made a pit stop ...

12 years ago
The Federal Aviation Administration is turning to Kansas State University Salina to test certification standards for small unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS. Under a memorandum of agreement signed by the university and the FAA on Aug. 29, K-State Salina will validate industry standards for small unmanned aircraft systems -- systems typically weighing 55 pounds or ...

12 years ago
Police find a stolen gun and make an arrest after a theft from a Salina business. Officers were called to Money Lenders, 301 W. Ash on Friday afternoon around 2pm after a man walked out of the store with a .22 caliber Sig Sauer handgun without paying. A short time later officers made contact with a man ...

12 years ago
Deputies arrest three male suspects outside a salvage yard over the weekend. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that a deputy was working in the area of Heath Auto Salvage, 2600 W. Old 40 Highway around 2:40am Saturday morning on an unrelated case, when he noticed a vehicle that looked out of place. Further investigation led to ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing an arrest made outside a local bar after a YouTube video comes out. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, officers were called to the Speakeasy, 2030 S. Ohio, just after 11pm Friday night after an argument inside spilled into the parking lot. Lt. Siemsen tells KSAL News that several patrons were asked by management ...

12 years ago
An employment expo event for anyone looking for work, or for a career change, will be held in Salina this week. Over 40 area employers will set up booths at the Salina Central Mall on Tuesday, accepting resumes and talking with prospective employees. Anyone looking for work is encouraged to attend. There will be a ...