13 years ago
Despite criticism leveled against storm chasers after a May tornado in Oklahoma, some storm chasers say they deserve respect for their efforts to collect data during vicious weather. Four storm chasers - three professionals and one amateur - died in the El Reno tornado. Mike Smith, senior vice president for AccuWeather, says he's bothered by the criticism ...

13 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force Wednesday evening - looking for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that four officers and one spotter will be working around the city, from 9pm Wednesday to 1am Thursday, looking for occupants who are not buckled up. Lt. Lamer says that citations for unrestrained adults are $10 ...

13 years ago
A K.C. area man is charged with robbery and battery in Salina. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 46-year-old Troy Harlin of Fairway, KS, was arrested Friday night after an incident at a room at the Value Inn and Suites, 1640 W. Crawford. Police were contacted by 51-year-old James Purucker, around 9pm on Friday night, after Harlin allegedly ...

13 years ago
For the second week in a row, a ticket sold in Kansas for a Saturday night Powerball drawing won $1 million. According to the Kansas Lottery the winning ticket sold in northeast Kansas. It matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball, to be worth $1 million. The winning numbers are 9-23-40-53-58 Powerball 6. In ...

13 years ago
Bells are ringing again over the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum thanks to the donation of an electronic system by veterans. The American Veterans Memorial Carillon program donated a new system to the Abilene museum and library complex that honors the nation's 34th president. The previous carillon system was damaged by a spring ...

13 years ago
Topeka police say a 50-year-old deaf man died after he was struck and killed by a train. Topeka police Lt. Mike Cross says the man's death Sunday evening in north Topeka is being investigated as an accident. The man had stayed at the Topeka Rescue Mission in the past and apparently was headed there when he ...

13 years ago
A Cimmaron man is killed in a plane crash near Wilson Lake on Sunday. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, on Sunday afternoon at 12:20 a report of a plane crash came into the Russell County 911 Dispatch. Deputies from the Russell County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with officers from the Kansas Wildlife ...

13 years ago
A former Bishop of the Salina Catholic Diocese has passed away. The diocese Sunday evening announced the passing of Bishop Emeritus George K. Fitzsimons. The Bushop, wh would have celebrated his 85th birthday this September, passed away earlier on Sunday. In sharing this news Bishop Weisenburger made the following statement: "Bishop Fitzsimons was loved by all. In his ...

13 years ago
Kansas gamblers will still be able to deduct part of their losses on their income tax forms this year, but starting next year that deduction is gone. Amid haggling over income and sales tax rates, doing away with the little-used gambling deduction was a popular idea among lawmakers during their session earlier this year. The Topeka Capital ...

13 years ago
A Kansas City police officer fatally shot a man who refused to drop his weapon following a foot chase downtown. The Kansas City Star reports police responded to a report of something being stolen around 3 a.m. Sunday near 13th Street and Grand Avenue. Police say they began chasing the suspect, who pulled out a gun when ...

13 years ago
Kansas residents may now carry switchblades, daggers and other types of knives in most public places without fear of arrest. A new law that took effect July 1 lifted the state's ban on several kinds of bladed instruments. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the measure shortly after legislators approved it in April. The Topeka Capital Journal reports the ...