13 years ago
A northeast Kansas man who kept a tiger and other exotic animals on his property has pleaded guilty to numerous charges. Matthew Baker was arrested in early May after Atchison County authorities and the Humane Society seized several big cats and other wild animals from his rural property. KAIR-AM reports Baker pleaded guilty Monday to animal cruelty, ...

13 years ago
The budget approved by Kansas lawmakers over the weekend includes funding for two priorities of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. KBI officials have been working for years to secure funding for a new crime lab in Topeka. The current lab is housed in the converted basement of an old school that was built in 1928. The new ...

13 years ago
The head of a group that represents Kansas emergency responders says it's time to consider rules for storm chasers in the wake of the deaths of three professional chasers in Oklahoma. Three veteran chasers were killed Friday when a tornado turned on them near El Reno, Okla. Officials say the men's deaths are believed to be ...

13 years ago
City crews continue to look for what caused a junction box to become electrified, shocking an 11-year-old Salina girl last Wednesday in Downtown Salina. City Manager Jason Gage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Monday with an update on the plan to check all eight junction boxes, that are placed along Santa Fe Avenue from ...

13 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary and theft from a storage locker. Officers were called to Broadway Mini Storage, 1314 Beverly Dr., after someone removed numerous items from a unit. Police say the burglary occurred sometime between May 29th and May 31st, and that numerous power tools, guitar and case, 47-inch flat screen TV and a grandfather clock ...

13 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after shots are fired into the air. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, officers were called to an apartment at 737 Fairdale early Monday morning just after 3:15am. Lt. Siemsen tells KSAL News that police received several calls about shots being fired in the area. Officers found four spent shell casings from a small ...

13 years ago
In just a couple of days three of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line Saturday. Already, three of them have been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office Jerimy Carlson, Kala Davidson, and Travis Glavin have all been caught. They were wanted for crimes that include aggravated ...

13 years ago
The Medal of Honor awarded in April to the Rev. Emil Kapaun has returned to his Kansas home. Kapaun's family presented the award to the town of Pilsen Sunday during Father Kapaun Day, an annual celebration that was especially noteworthy this year. In April, President Barack Obama conferred the award on Kapaun to honor his heroism while ...

13 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign the tax plan pushed through the Kansas Legislature by its GOP leaders. The measure raises new revenues for the state to prevent future budget shortfalls while still cutting individual income tax rates in the future. It's designed to close projected budget cuts caused by massive income tax cuts ...

13 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has failed to gain authority he's sought to prosecute election fraud allegations because the state House rejected a bill containing the proposal. The House's vote of 64-45 early Sunday was against compromise legislation drafted by House and Senate negotiators. The two chambers approved similar versions of Kobach's proposals earlier this year. ...

13 years ago
Kansas legislators finished their business for the year after stretching the 99th day of their annual session well past midnight. The Senate adjourned at just after 2 a.m. Sunday. The House followed 11 minutes later. The only remaining scheduled business is a brief, formal adjournment ceremony on June 20. Lawmakers left the Statehouse after giving final approval to ...