8 years ago
Jeff Colyer has been a loyal lieutenant governor to GOP Gov. Sam Brownback since 2011 and is preparing to become Kansas governor after nearly a decade of helping fellow conservative Republicans shape health care policy. Colyer is a plastic surgeon who squeezed in international medical relief missions in disaster and war zones. Colyer would be elevated to ...

8 years ago
A judge has sentenced an 18-year-old to life in prison for intentionally setting a fire that killed his mother and sister in 2013. Samuel Vonachen was 14 when he set the fire and 17 when convicted. The Hutchinson News says Reno County District Judge Trish Rose sentenced Vonachen to mandatory life sentence on each count of first-degree ...

8 years ago
A northeast Kansas doula, an assistant to women giving birth, has started a nonprofit to help teenage mothers, incarcerated pregnant women and low-income single mothers. Juliet Swedlund tells The Topeka Capital-Journal that women in these groups may not even be aware that a doula is an option because they are not covered by most insurance in ...

8 years ago
Victor Rizo has been working on cars his entire life, learning from his father how to overhaul and paint hot rods that gleam in the Kansas sunshine, but his mission is helping men. "I want to help others and introduce them to the Lord Jesus Christ if possible and help them look toward the future," Rizo ...

8 years ago
A spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections says it has found no evidence of a significant episode of unrest at a state prison reported earlier by a union for state workers. Department spokesman Todd Fertig said Saturday it investigated whether a group of inmates refused to follow orders Friday evening and did not find that ...

8 years ago
The online sale of a Led Zeppelin album leads to the discovery of some high-end stereo equipment, stolen from Acoustic Sounds of Salina. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Cody A. Hackney was arrested on Thursday after police used a search warrant at his home at 733 Dustin Road and found a stolen ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was cited in a two car crash that sent both drivers to the hospital for observation. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 75-year-old Gordon Horst was eastbound on Water Well in a 2007 Chevy Uplander van and failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Water ...

8 years ago
A Kansas man convicted of raping two women and acquitted of sexually assaulting a teen in cases that have divided his tight-knight hometown won't face additional rape charges. But Jacob Ewing will face trial for attempted rape and felony charges of sexual exploitation of a child under a ruling that Jackson County, Kansas, District Judge Norbert ...

8 years ago
Between June 14th and July 3rd, unknown suspect(s) burglarized a residence in the 3000 block of N. Lightville Road. Several items were stolen and damaged, including: A black 4x8 utility trailer with a metal, mesh floor; A 75 HP Mercury boat motor; Two (2) 10’ orange straps with hooks; White, double French doors & frame ...

8 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says he wishes Kansas had preserved part of an income tax break he championed as a boon for small businesses. Brownback cited the death of the exemption for more than 330,000 farmers and business owners as one of his regrets during his 6½ years as governor. He reflected on his tenure during ...

8 years ago
It was as if Downtown Salina went back in time Thursday night. The streets came alive with loud music and engines roaring as cruisers took over Santa Fe. Thousands of people lined Downtown Salina to be a part of the official opening event of the 2017 Leadsled Spectacular Car Show, the "Sunset Cruise"down Santa Fe. Rocking M ...