5 years ago
An inmate at a Kansas prison was found dead, According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Lansing Correctional Facility offender Raymond Davis died Monday. The 48-year-old was pronounced deceased by a facility medical doctor at approximately 3:00 P.M. The cause of death is pending. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigates all KDOC offender deaths. Raymond Davis was serving a ...

5 years ago
More than 6000 Fort Riley soldiers are coming home. According to the Army post, soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade and 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade are set to return to Fort Riley following a nine-month deployments to Europe and Afghanistan. 1ABCT and 1CAB will redeploy from Europe where they ...

5 years ago
A treasure trove of stolen library items have been recovered after a Salina man was confronted by authorities on Monday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Salina Public Library at 301 E. Elm to interview 19-year-old Isaiah Wilson. Security at the Salina branch told officers they had video of Wilson ...

5 years ago
Hutchinson Public Schools teachers are getting a pay raise. Under a new contract approved by the Hutchinson Board of Education this month, base salaries for new teachers will increase by three-point-two-percent. All teachers on the salary schedule are also getting a pay increase. Base salaries for new teachers in Hutchinson schools are now more than 39-thousand-dollars per year.

5 years ago
Kansas State University researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, have received $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program to conduct fundamental studies on new treatments for glioblastoma and other cancers. Led by Stefan Bossmann, university distinguished professor of chemistry, the group ...

5 years ago
Most people in the state are hoping for less snow this winter, but regardless of what Mother Nature has in store, the Kansas Department of Transportation has done its best to be prepared. Parts of Kansas have already received some snow, and more is expected this week. Field employees have conducted snow and ice training during ...

5 years ago
Butler County EMS is considering changes to its ambulance response policy. County officials say ambulance calls increased by more than 14-hundred per year between 2014 and 2018. EMS took more than 66-hundred calls last year, but more than 25-percent of them were non-emergencies. EMS Director Frank Williams wants to partner with an outside agency to manage non-emergency calls ...

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A trio of small earthquakes shook residents in Central Kansas Monday night. The Kansas Geological Survey says three small earthquakes were centered near Solomon. The first earthquake was a 2.9 magnitude, just south of Solomon in Saline County, at 9:48 PM. A 2.5 quake followed at 9:50 PM, and 2.8 was recorded at 9:55 PM. Both were just ...

5 years ago
Its still October, but parts of Kansas are preparing for snow. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for a large part of the state, from late Tuesday to late Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, winter precipitation is expected to overspread the area tonight through Wednesday. Snow is expected over western and central Kansas, with ...

5 years ago
A group of students from Salina South High School are planning to get an early jump on Halloween. Students, friends, and family from the school's drama department are planning to go out in costume tonight, going door-to-door volunteering to gather food donations Salina High School South’s Thespian Troupe #1476 is planning to participate in the International ...

5 years ago
It was a big weekend for lottery players in Kansas. According to the Kansas Lottery, on Saturday night, one lucky player in South Central Kansas won a $407,126 Super Kansas Cash jackpot. Then on Sunday night, the second of four Holiday Millionaire Raffle Early Bird drawings was held. The winning ticket, number 065585, was sold in ...