8 years ago
Former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer is expected to officially announce that he will run for governor next year. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2lVPLAj) Brewer will make an announcement regarding "his political future" on Monday with stops in Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is serving his second term and cannot seek re-election because ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents is considering a task force to seek ways to keep more students in the state for their higher education. Regents chairwoman Zoe Newton made the request this week after a Kansas State University administrator presented data showing that enrollment among first-time freshman from the state dropped nearly 10 percent from fall ...

8 years ago
There was not a lot of "polar" in a weekend "Polar Plunge" event in Salina. An unusually mild February Saturday in Salina was a perfect day to leap off a dock into a lake. In past years the lake has been layered in ice, but not this year. The air temperature was in the lower 60s, ...

8 years ago
         The Abilene Cowgirls were on a roll early this season as they got off to a 6-1 start and a 3-0 record in the NCKL while beating league opponents by an average of 26 points.  That changed on January the 13th as Abilene lost at Clay Center 51-44.  The Lady Tigers ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Legislature has approved a big increase in personal income taxes to help balance the state budget in a move that defies Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Senate approved a bill Friday that would generate more than $1 billion over two years. The vote was 22-18. Senators acted the day after the House approved the measure, so ...

8 years ago
A school bus from Belleville was damaged in the parking lot at St. John's Military School on Thursday. Salina Police are investigating after someone shattered the back window of a Republic County USD 109 bus. that was parked in St. John's lot located at 110 W. Otis. Police say sometime between 4:14pm and 5:50pm someone used a ...

8 years ago
Alert staff at a Salina elementary school leads to the arrest of a Bridgeport man on child abuse charges. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Connor J. Riley was taken into custody on Thursday for allegedly abusing a child in his care. Deputies learned of the circumstances earlier this week when a staff ...

8 years ago
A nearly month-long live exercise at Fort Riley concluded Thursday with a large battle for control of a town. Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, and Apache attack helicopters were all utilized as a force of about 3,000 soldiers tried to take a town defended by about 600 soldiers. This battle was a part of the ...

8 years ago
The University of Kansas Office of Public Safety is planning to add more positions and new equipment to prepare for allowing concealed handguns on campus. Police Chief Chris Keary tells the Lawrence Journal-World that the office is adding three police officers to patrol busy areas of campus, four portable metal detectors and three security officers to ...

8 years ago
Wichita State's efforts to renovate and expand Koch Arena is nearing its fundraising goal. The university foundation and athletic department said in a statement Thursday they have raised nearly three-quarters of the $12 million need for the project. A recent pledge from Wichita-based Equity Bank brought the fundraising total to $8.8 million. The project would include construction of ...

8 years ago
Wichita oilman Wink Hartman is entering next year's Kansas gubernatorial race. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Hartman announced Wednesday that he is starting a campaign for the Republican nomination. Gov. Sam Brownback can't seek a third term, leaving the job open for the first time since Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson declined to run in 2010. Hartman is an ...