13 years ago
A U.S. Senate subcommittee has approved $404 million in federal spending for the construction of a new federal research laboratory at Kansas State University. The vote Tuesday sends the funding for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility to the full Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. The money is part of the Department of Homeland Security budget ...

13 years ago
A prosecutor told jurors in his opening statement that a Kansas man added chemicals to gunpowder to increase the explosive power of grenades he was making. The government outlined its case against Alfred Dutton, of Eureka, in federal court Tuesday in Wichita. The 67-year-old veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines is charged with ...

13 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo went to the dogs on Tuesday. For the first time, visitors were able to see four new African Painted Dogs that are now on permanent display. The dogs are in a newly renovated exhibit. Jesse, Taco, Chuck Norris, and Bruce Lee made their public debut. According to the Painted Dog Conservation organization, Painted Dogs, ...

13 years ago
A dramatic crash where a truck flips sends two people to the hospital Tuesday morning. The crash happened on Centennial Road. It involved a mini-van and a full sized pickup truck. Salina Police Officer James Miller tells KSAL News that the two vehicles were approaching one another, coming in opposite directions. The van swerved left of ...

13 years ago
Salina City Commissioners met in a special session Tuesday morning to discuss a proposal to respond to the county regarding the Salina-Saline County Health Department Commissioners ultimately approved a resolution affirming that they want to work together in negotiating a new inter-local agreement. As a compromise, they think the best course of action now is to ...

13 years ago
Police are investigating a an alleged theft. Ferco Rental, located at 264 S Broadway, reports the theft of five pendant cables, cables used for crane booms. Reports say that the cables were taken from Ferco's equipment block on Armory Rd. sometime between June 15 and July 15 and that the cables are valued at a total of ...

13 years ago
The state has rejected a request that it change the way coyotes can be hunted during deer firearms season. The law enforcement arm of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism had asked the agency's Board of Tourism to ban coyote hunters from using two-way radios and hunting from vehicles during regular deer ...

13 years ago
Junction City officials and police are on the hunt for people who are stealing some of the city's water. The city can't account for about 30 percent of its water usage and has been told by the state that it is exceeding its allotted use. The city was told to control its water use or ...

13 years ago
Railroad officials say a train derailment in Hays occurred when a freight train hit a standing train, causing a fire but no serious injuries. Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Mark Davis said all three crew members of the Salina-to-Denver freight train escaped injuries. The second train was unoccupied when it was hit about 1:25 a.m. Tuesday. ...

13 years ago
A woman is hurt in a single vehicle crash involving a deer Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Sharleen Francis of Goessell was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt south on U.S. 81 Highway. A deer coming from the east ran into the passenger side of the vehicle shattering the window. A passenger in the car ...

13 years ago
A state board is meeting to consider proposed temporary rules and regulation changes to the Kansas law regarding proof of citizenship requirements for newly registered Kansas voters. The rules are being proposed Tuesday by Secretary of State Kris Kobach in response to a glitch that has caused delays to some 11,000 voter registration applications. Kansas started ...