12 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing a new reading initiative aimed at boosting proficiency among school children. But his plan sparked a debate even before he unveiled it during a Thursday news conference because of how he'd finance it. He wants to use $9 million in each of the next two years from federal assistance funds ...

12 years ago
A Salina man will have his trial on a charge of escaping from jail held outside Saline County, in part because of public comments posted to online news articles about the defendant. District Judge Rene Young agreed Thursday to a change of venue for Antonio Brown. The 29-year-old Salina man was convicted last month of murder in ...

12 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign begins Friday. Red kettles and bell ringers will be stationed at about 15 locations around Salina this year. The Kettle Campaign is the organization's single largest fundraiser. It funds local Salvation Army programs throughout the year. According to the organization, volunteer bell ringers are still ...

12 years ago
A smell of suspected natural gas prompts a brief evacuation of a Salina elementary school Thursday. According to USD 305, at approximately 12:20 Heusner Elementary was evacuated because of a natural gas smell. Students and staff were evacuated and the fire department and gas company were immediately contacted. Heusner students were moved to Sunrise Presbyterian Church ...

12 years ago
A bomb threat prompted a brief evacuation of the Salina Kmart store early Thursday afternoon. Salina Police Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that a threat was made over the phone during the noon hour. He says a male with a Middle Eastern accent demanded that money be placed on a downloadable green dot card. He ...

12 years ago
A man pleads guilty in a Salina federal drug trafficking case. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, 23-year-old Jon Reed Woodbridge pleaded guilty to one count of using a telephone with texting capabilities in furtherance of drug trafficking. In his plea, Woodbridge admitted that on Feb. 7, 2013, he used telephone texting technology to facilitate trafficking ...

12 years ago
Computers and a camera are taken from a Salina residence. Police are investigating the theft of several laptops and a high end camera from a home in the 900 block of S. Marymount. Police say some guests had come over to the house and that someone allegedly removed a Toshiba laptop computer, an Apple laptop computer plus ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a number of hand tools are stolen. Police say a homeowner left his overhead garage door open on his attached garage in the 2700 block of Highland on Tuesday evening. Somone apparently entered the building sometime between 6:30pm Tuesday and 6:15am Wednesday morning and stole the top toolbox on a rolling Craftsman ...

12 years ago
The students at Grace E. Stewart Elementary School had something to celebrate Wednesday afternoon as the school opened its very own bank, called BANK STEWART, in cooperation with BANK VI, Salina. “BANK STEWART is designed to teach kids about the value of saving money,” shared BANK VI President and CEO, Tom Wilbur. “Saving money revolves around ...

12 years ago
A Salina organization is among those receiving grants from Governor Sam Brownback's office that help victims of domestic violence. The grants going to 22 groups total more than $1 million. The governor's office says that the grants come from federal funds and are designed to ensure that victims can receive free services around the clock. The ...

12 years ago
Flags are flying at half-staff Thursday in honor of a fallen Kansas soldier. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Thursday, Nov. 14, in honor of Sergeant First Class Forrest W. Robertson. The funeral service for Robertson is set for 11 a.m. Thursday with burial, ...