12 years ago
A Lyons man is found guilty of crimes stemming from a chase and shootout with a Kansas State Trooper. Officials tell KSAL News that a jury Friday found 31-year-old Jason Gleason guilty of crimes that include attempted first-degree murder. Gleason was spotted in a sport utility vehicle with his girlfriend, Chrystal Bell, and her children several hours ...

12 years ago
Officials say recreation is again permitted on the Arkansas River through downtown Wichita. Recreation was prohibited for the last two weeks because the water was too high. The city's recreation director, Doug Kupper, said Friday the water level had dropped enough to allow canoes and kayaks back on the river. But he warns the water flow rate ...

12 years ago
Smash and grab thieves hit a Salina pharmacy. Salina Police are reviewing video from Friday morning's burglary at B & K Prescription Shop, 601 E. Iron. Officers responded to an alarm at 4:04am, after two suspects shattered a front window on the business and entered the store. Police say a brick and a rock were found inside. The ...

12 years ago
The federal agency overseeing air travel has temporarily grounded drone use by a pair of Midwest journalism schools. Researchers at the University of Missouri in Columbia and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln were testing the flying robots as aerial photographers and video recorders from difficult-to-reach news scenes. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the universities to stop ...

12 years ago
A University of Kansas graduate who invented a synthetic gel called "Superflab" for use in radiology clinics has donated $2 million to the university for a professorship and two scholarships. Gene Feaster, of Leawood, received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1940 and a doctorate in physics in 1953. The university said Thursday the gift includes $1 ...

12 years ago
Public health warnings have been issued for seven Kansas lakes because of dangerous levels of toxic blue-green algae. Less restrictive advisories have also been issued for two additional lakes. The warnings from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment prohibit swimming, wading, skiing or other direct contact with the water. Lakes now under warnings include Colwich Memorial ...

12 years ago
A man charged with shooting at Kansas troopers after robbing a bank took the stand in his own trial. Jason Gleason is accused of leading police on a chase that ended in gunfire in October 2012. Gleason is accused of firing his Emerson 9mm pistol at KHP Trooper Ryan Wolting. Wolting was attempting to stop Gleason’s ...

12 years ago
A former Fort Riley soldier has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a Kansas National Guard member outside a Manhattan motorcycle club. KAYS-AM reports a jury in Riley County District Court deliberated less than an hour Thursday before returning the verdict against 27-year-old Daniel Parker, of Junction City. Parker was accused of opening fire ...

12 years ago
A Wichita man has been charged with felony cruelty to animals in the beating death of a pit bull puppy. The Wichita Eagle reports 28-year-old Brian Jackson appeared in Sedgwick County District Court via a video hookup from jail Thursday afternoon to hear a formal reading of the charge. His bond was set at $25,000. Wichita police ...

12 years ago
A National Guard federal funding reduction will have a big impact on Salina and Fort Riley. Sharon Watson from the Kansas Adjutant General's Office tells KSAL News that the guard was recently notified of a significant reduction in federal funding that supports the Readiness Sustainment Maintenance Sites in Salina and Fort Riley. The current 2013 annual ...

12 years ago
Kansas health officials say the state's infant mortality rate has edged higher. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Thursday the number of infant deaths rose from 247 in 2011 to 254 in 2012. That works out to an infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births last year, up from 6.2 ...