8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a 24-year-old man is in custody after a man was killed and a woman was injured during an altercation at a western Kansas motel. The Gove County Sheriff's office was called to the 1st Inn in Quinter early Tuesday after a dispute between two males. The KBI says 24-year-old James "Dalton" ...

8 years ago
Kansas legislators have voted to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that would repeal or roll back past income tax cuts he has championed. The House voted 88-31 Tuesday night to overturn Brownback's veto of a bill that will increase income taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional funds for public ...

8 years ago
Authorities have made two arrests in a murder investigation on a body found near North St. just east of the Salina city limits and the Smoky Hill river yesterday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says that Charles Henry Rodgers, 30, of Salina has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the ...

8 years ago
Salina residents will have yet another new place to eat to experience. The newest addition to the Salina food scene: Pepperjax Grill, a chain restaurant firing up classic Philly Cheese Steaks and other savory meat sandwiches and salads; and this chain has been doing so for over 15 years. Pepperjax Grill is located in south Salina at ...

8 years ago
Authorities say an eastern Kansas teen who was critically injured in an accidental shooting last week has died. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Lt. Colleen Stuart identified the victim as 16-year-old Angel Quinones. Quinones was taken to a local hospital Wednesday night in a private vehicle. Police officers who arrived at the hospital found him with a ...

8 years ago
They're fun to own and many like having chickens around just for the fresh eggs. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that backyard poultry like chicks, chickens, ducklings, ducks, geese and turkeys can carry germs. The CDC says germs from a variety of birds can cause illnesses ranging from skin infections ...

8 years ago
Tuesday is the last day to buy an advance Smoky Hill River Festival Button for $10. The buttons are on sale at 30 locations around Salina and in 19 cities around Kansas until close of business June, 6 2017. Festival buttons can be purchased at the gate for $15. The button is good for all 2017 events from ...

8 years ago
The sentencing for a Lawrence man who stabbed his grandmother to death has been delayed while he awaits an evaluation at Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility. Eighteen-year-old Jaered Long's plea agreement in April required that he undergo the evaluation to determine where he would serve his sentence for killing 67-year-old grandmother, Deborah Bretthauer in 2015. The ...

8 years ago
An area business man and the Salina Police Department are working to find out who wrote fraudulent checks from an area business. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the checks were from Feb. 17, 2017. Mohanad Khmous, 45, of Manhattan, says that he found four fraudulent checks written on the business account for IHOP Restaurant ...

8 years ago
Police say a child has been rushed to a hospital in critical condition after being found in a hot car in Wichita. Sgt. Jesse Hancock reports that the girl and her siblings apparently had been playing hide and seek Monday before her father found her. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2qXIz9C ) reports that it wasn't immediately known ...

8 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is promising to veto an income tax increase approved by Kansas lawmakers to fix the state budget and meet a court mandate on school funding. The GOP-controlled Legislature approved a bill early Tuesday morning that would raise $1.2 billion over two years by repealing or rolling back past income tax cuts championed ...