8 years ago
Staff members from a couple of Salina auto dealerships joined forces to stop a man from driving off in a stolen Jeep. Police officers were called to Marshall Motors, 3500 South 9th at 2:15pm on Tuesday after a man from Lincolnville, Kansas jumped into a Jeep Cherokee that was parked in the service bay and drove ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a Kansas restaurant robbery that netted $2. Two men are accused of forcing three Jimmy John's employees to the floor Monday night. Night manager Seth Cheney says that after he told the masked suspects he couldn't open the safe or register, they demanded cash from the Pittsburg sandwich shop's employees. Cheney says two of ...

8 years ago
A pushing match at a home in Assaria escalates into a fight and the arrest of a man from Solomon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were called to a home in the 200 block of W. 4th Street in Assaria just after midnight on Wednesday after a man and woman were ...

8 years ago
If the Saline County Commission doesn’t fill upcoming vacancies in its Planning Commission, the Planning Commission may not have the quorum it needs to meet in April.  The Board is composed of individuals who live in both the City and unincorporated areas of the County, but has a greater need for applicants who reside in ...

8 years ago
The Senate has confirmed school choice activist Betsy DeVos as Education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie. The Senate historian says it was the first time a vice president had to break a tie on a Cabinet nomination. Two Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to vote to derail DeVos' nomination. Republicans Susan Collins of ...

8 years ago
Former Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders is scheduled to speak at the Kansas Democratic Party's Washington Days convention later this month. The party announced Tuesday that the Vermont senator will speak at the convention Feb. 24-25 in Topeka but details of his appearance were not released. The Vermont senator faced Hillary Clinton in the nomination for Democratic ...

8 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says budget-balancing proposals to increase Kansas personal income taxes would cut against national trends. Brownback said Tuesday that he thinks it's a mistake for lawmakers to consider broad increases in income taxes to help balance the state budget. The governor has criticized a plan from Senate GOP leaders to increase income taxes to ...

8 years ago
A civil rights advisory panel says a Kansas law requiring people to show photo ID at the polls and provide proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote may discriminate against minorities. It also urges the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division to investigate whether the Kansas law violates federal voting laws. The Kansas City Star first reported on the ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred during the overnight hours between Sunday night and Monday morning. Police say Phelan Gagnon parked his 2006 Chevy Cobalt on the lot at Auto Zone, 1916 S. 9th with a For Sale sign in the window. When he checked on his car Monday around 7am he discovered someone ...

8 years ago
Parents and teachers say they're facing challenges with children after Wichita Public Schools trimmed 15 days from the academic calendar and added 30 minutes to each school day. The Wichita Eagle reports the new schedule comes after last year's $3 million budget cut. With Kansas facing a potential $900 million budget shortfall over the next 18 ...

8 years ago
Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate have outlined a plan to backtrack on personal income tax cuts championed by GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. A bill before the Senate tax committee Monday would raise $660 million over two years. The state faces projected budget shortfalls totaling nearly $1.1 billion through June 2019. Senate Majority Leader and Overland Park ...