8 years ago
Six Kansas high school journalists who published a story that led to the resignation of their school's new principal will be special guests at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The Pittsburgh High School students and their teacher, Emily Smith, are receiving an all-expenses paid trip to the April 29 dinner in Washington D.C., courtesy of the ...

8 years ago
Video shot during a recent event at a Salina school is putting its music department back in the spotlight. Back on March 15th Radio Disney Country Star Tegan Marie made a stop at Salina South Middle School as part of the Give a Note Foundation's fourth annual "Music In Our Schools - Music Inspires Tour." During the ...

8 years ago
Kansas will use $291 million in internal government borrowing to avoid a deficit in its current budget and pay bills on time through June. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the budget bill into law Tuesday. It allows the state to avoid short-term cuts in aid to public schools, social services and other programs. Kansas would still face projected budget ...

8 years ago
Four young adults were sent to the hospital in Salina following a single vehicle rollover in northern McPherson County on Tuesday afternoon. The McPherson County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that a 1996 Ford Explorer was driving on a gravel road near the Coronado Heights landmark on the Saline-McPherson County border, when the driver lost control of ...

8 years ago
Authorities say three suspects have been arrested after a chase in which they drove the wrong way on Interstate 135 and ran other vehicles off the road. Newton police said on the department's Facebook page that pursuit began Tuesday morning after police received a call about three people attempting to break into an occupied home. The ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a car with malfunctioning brakes has crashed into the front of a Manhattan elementary school after students left for the day. Front doors to Lee Elementary were damaged when the car collided with the school around 9 p.m. Monday. Principal Nancy Kole says she is "thankful" the crash happened at night and that no one ...

8 years ago
An area school district is planning to dismiss classes for the summer a little earlier than scheduled as a reward to faculty and staff. According to the Twin Valley District, like all public schools across the state of Kansas over the past several years, their district has had continual budgetary struggles that have not allowed them ...

8 years ago
A decision on whether to secure all entrances at the City-County Building or take down the signs that prevent the carrying of concealed weapons on the first and second floors was tabled for another month. City Commission Jon Blanchard said he wanted to get a consensus from his board and hold a public meeting.  He said ...

8 years ago
All five County Commissioners voted to approve spending $10,000 to fund to help fund a county, city, Saline County Economic Development Organization, K-State University Polytechnic and K-State Manhattan feasibility study to assess the potential for growth aspects. County Administrator Rita Deister confirmed that the Commission had met previously in executive session on this matter.  She declined ...

8 years ago
Lawmakers in Kansas are debating the fairness of proposed inspection protocols and fee increases for animal breeders and shelters. Some legislators want to pass a state law forbidding the Kansas Department of Agriculture, which inspects pet animal businesses, from giving breeders advance notice of inspections. They are also considering implementing a fee on facilities that skip ...

8 years ago
Authorities searching for a man who jumped off a Kansas River bridge while fleeing from law enforcement have found a body. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat said in a statement that that the body was found Monday about a mile from the bridge and near the bank. A man jumped from the bridge northeast of Paxico ...