8 years ago
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran briefly made a tiny western Kansas town the focus of a roiling national debate on overhauling health care. He did it by holding a town hall meeting that attracted dozens of out-of-area visitors and a gaggle of reporters to Palco. It has fewer than 300 residents and is about 270 miles west ...

8 years ago
A major financial rating agency says a structural imbalance in Kansas' budget is "likely to persist" even after the state increased income taxes. S&P Global Ratings said in a report this week that while the state boosted its revenues, it also increased spending for the next two years. S&P also said the state still is diverting ...

8 years ago
The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas are joining a national trend toward setting aside areas in residences halls to accommodate students who don't identify with a specific gender. The two universities each have assigned housing for more than 20 students who might be transgender, transitioning from their birth gender or who don't ...

8 years ago
A search warrant shows authorities are investigating two suspected identity thieves found with a box filled with hundreds of Dollar Tree job applications apparently obtained by going through trash containers in Wichita. The warrant was filed recently in U.S. District Court in Kansas. It outlines the investigation into a pair found three years ago with employment ...

8 years ago
An event to celebrate Salina's public schools is planned. Organizers tell KSAL News that the public is invited to the event, which will be held this coming Thursday, July 13th, at Indian Rock Park. Multiple events and activities are planned as part of the event. They include: Free food, and drinks while supplies last from 4:00 - ...

8 years ago
Some Kansas pools and water parks are closing their water slides in response to a new state law that tightened regulations on amusement park rides. The law, which took effect July 1, was passed after a state lawmaker's son died last summer on the Verruckt water slide at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas ...

8 years ago
First Responders with Junction City and Geary County Rural Fire are now equipped to save a pet’s life. That’s because Invisible Fence of Topeka has donated three pet oxygen mask kits to the departments. Dr. Julie Ebert with Flint Hills Veterinary Hospital provided additional pet saving tips to the group such as pet first aid ...

8 years ago
A pedestrian was killed east of Russell along Interstate 70 late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford F 350 pickup truck was headed east. The truck  struck a pedestrian working along the side of the road. The pedestrian, identified as 47-year-old Jeffery Harris of Russell, was killed. The driver of the truck was not ...

8 years ago
Thirty Kansas Lottery players, including several from the Salina area, have won a chance to play in the Kansas Lottery’s Birthday Bash Slot Tournament at Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane. According to the lottery, the 30 winners entered the drawing April 6 through June 28 by redeeming points they earned in the Kansas Lottery’s PlayOn Players ...

8 years ago
Struggling department store chain Sears is closing even more stores, including another one in Kansas, as it tries to turn around its business. Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Eddie Lampert said in a blog post Friday that the company would close another eight Sears and 35 Kmart stores that are unprofitable by early October. Hundreds of store ...

8 years ago
On Monday July 10th, Twin Traffic Marking Corporation of Kansas City will begin repainting the pavement markings at five of Salina's busiest intersections: Crawford and Ohio; Magnolia and Ohio; Ninth and Magnolia; Ninth and Belmont; and Ninth and Schilling. The five intersections are all comprised of concrete pavement, which generally receives less frequent maintenance than asphalt ...