12 years ago
Shawnee County authorities say a man who was hit by a train simply got back up and kept walking. Sheriff Herman Jones says the conductor of a BNSF train saw the man walking on the tracks Thursday. He and tried to slow down and blew the horn but the train eventually hit the man. Jones says the ...

12 years ago
Kansas State has hired an architect for a $70 million residence hall project. The university chose Treanor Architects, a firm with five locations in Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City, Mo. The new facility, which is scheduled for completion in August 2015, includes construction of a 450-bed residence hall and a 58,000-square-foot dining center. Treanor Architects has been involved ...

12 years ago
Hutchinson police and fire officials are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a home the day after a fire that wasn't reported. Police say a relative of the woman went to the house Thursday to check on her and found signs of fire damage. Emergency responders found the woman's body inside, along ...

12 years ago
The University of Kansas is seeking authorization to build a $65.7 million business school building. The university plans to bring the request to the Kansas Board of Regents next week. The proposed six story structure would be located on Naismith Drive directly across from Allen Fieldhouse. A memo to the regents says the university already has raised ...

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the Howison Heights Water District located in Saline County.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 ...