12 years ago
A commission appointed to decide how much a Nebraska gas company must pay for taking property from Kansas land owners will hold its first compensation hearing next month. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot issued a formal notice Wednesday that the hearing will take place April 15 in the federal courthouse in Wichita. The public hearing is the ...

12 years ago
Kansas voters will decide in November whether to legalize charitable raffles. The state House adopted a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution on a 102-19 vote Wednesday. The Senate adopted the same proposal last week. If a simple majority of voters in the Nov. 4 general election approve, the constitution will be changed. Such an amendment is necessary ...

12 years ago
Federal court records show settlements ranged from about $1.8 million to $55,000 for four juveniles who claimed a Kansas military school encouraged abuse by giving higher-ranking cadets authority to discipline younger cadets. Eleven former cadets filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging that higher-ranking students abused younger students at St. John's Military School in Salina. The ...

12 years ago
Salina Police issued multiple citations last Friday night for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that officers focused on occupants who were not buckled up in vehicles in a city wide sweep. Police say they made 19 vehicle stops and issued 15 citations to adults plus 2 for children who were not restrained. Lt. Lamer ...

12 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stolen vehicle that was being used as advertising. Melvin Hansen, owner of the Truck Store, 106 Scott in Brookville told deputies a 1998 GMC truck was taken sometime between Saturday night and Tuesday morning. Hansen said although the truck has no battery and a bad transmission, the motor is ...

12 years ago
Police arrest a Salina man after an argument with a woman turns violent. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Highland Ave. on Tuesday evening just before 11pm after 19-year-old Shakur Phillips allegedly whipped an 18-year-old female acquaintance with a phone cord on the legs. Police say Phillips then punched her in the face causing her ...

12 years ago
Jurors heard tearful testimony as a Salina murder trial continued Wednesday morning. Among those testifying in the trial for Dane DeWeese, one of three people accused in last Spring's disappearance and murder of 27-year-old Kristin Tyler, was Kimberly "Kimmie" French. French, crying at times, testified that she had ran away from home last Spring, and was living ...

12 years ago
A century old theatre will reopen to the public next week. According to the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, after two years of being closed because of safety issues and then renovations, the 107-year-old historic theatre will reopen to the public on April 1 for tours, rentals and events. Executive Director Susan Cantine-Maxson say ...

12 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper is hospitalized after he was injured during a routine traffic stop on the Kansas Turnpike in east Wichita. The patrol says the trooper had pulled over a semi-trailer truck for a routine inspection Tuesday evening when his vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup truck. The trooper was taken to Wesley ...

12 years ago
Kansas youths are hosting a day-long immigration conference and legislative forum in Wichita this weekend. Carlos Vargas and Erika Andiola, co-founders of the national Dream Act Coalition, will join a group of youths involved locally with the Kansas People's Action. The six-hour conference on "Keeping the Dream Alive" begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at 1751 N. ...

12 years ago
The Kansas House is preparing to debate legislation restricting the identifiable information collected on public school students. The bill on Wednesday's calendar also restricts who could view the information. Supporters want to create additional safeguards to protect the identity of students and limit disclosure of that information to specific agencies. Those authorized to see the data include ...