13 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback believes Kansas lawmakers are making progress in resolving tax issues even though the House and Senate have suspended negotiations for now. Brownback told reporters Wednesday that legislators are starting to work through their differences. He said, "It's going to happen." The biggest disagreement among Brownback's fellow Republicans is over the 6.3 percent state sales tax, ...

13 years ago
Top Democrats in the Kansas Legislature are criticizing what they describe as "gridlock" among Republicans on tax issues and suggest administrative problems could result. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka and House Minority Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence said Wednesday that the Legislature's research staff sees potential complications if the 2013 session drags into June. Republican ...

13 years ago
An Ellsworth woman is facing federal drug charges. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, 35-year-old Melissa Jo Brachter is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and one count of distributing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school. The crimes are alleged to have occurred on April 15th in Ellsworth within 1,000 ...

13 years ago
Investigators are still working to identify four people killed in a traffic accident in Ellsworth County on Tuesday. Patrol trooper Ben Gardner said Wednesday the victims are believed to be from Colorado and authorities in that state are helping to obtain identities. Gardner says the victims' SUV hit a semi-trailer truck that parked along Interstate 70 about ...

13 years ago
Spools of copper wire are taken from a work site. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that tools and thousands of dollars worth of copper wire were stolen from a trailer - while it was parked at Westar Electric sub-power station southeast of Salina. Deputies say someone cut the padlock on the trailer owned by Capital Electric, ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary. Police say there was no sign of forced entry into a 2005 Dodge Caravan that is owned by Key Office Equipment, and was parked in a lot behind the business at 214 S. Santa Fe. Someone apparently entered the van sometime between Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning and removed a ...

13 years ago
There were no injuries or loss of human life, but a tornado in rural Ottawa County killed over 100 head of cattle Tuesday evening. A severe thunderstorm rapidly intensified into a super cell, and dropped a large tornado in a rural part of the county. The half-mile wide twister was initially on a direct path to Bennington. ...

13 years ago
Saline County enters into an agreement to house juvenile offenders in Junction City. The Saline County Commission Tuesday entered into an inter-local agreement with the North Central Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City. In becoming a member in the program, Saline County must pay a $10,000 fee, which all counties have paid in the past for ...

13 years ago
A large tornado in Ottawa County Tuesday evening caused damage, but no reports of serious injuries. The first warning came just after 5:30. A severe thunderstorm quickly intensified into a supercell thunderstorm. The storm dropped a large tornado west of Interstate 135 in rural Ottawa County. The tornado moved very slowly, and at times was nearly stationary. ...

13 years ago
Four people died in an accident along I-70 in Ellsworth County Tuesday morning. The accident happened at 9:40 a.m. at mile marker 219. A Cadillac Escalade SUV crashed with a semi. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the semi was stopped on the side of the road and had its hazards on and had warning triangles placed behind ...

13 years ago
First responders from across Kansas are in Salina for a special training event this Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Kansas Adjutant General's Department, more than 230 people will be involved a two-day, large-scale training exercise at Crisis City on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Exercise participants will respond to a simulated, widespread disaster involving a ...