8 years ago
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte both have died in separate traffic accidents. Highway patrol spokesman Jacobo Mateo says Ventura died on a highway leading to the town of Juan Adrian, about 40 miles (70 kilometers) northwest ...

8 years ago
Kansas higher education leaders say Gov. Sam Brownback's challenge to create a $15,000 bachelor's degree is a stretch but they're willing to try. Brownback wants to make it easier for students to attend college. He says under the proposal, students would likely amass a combination of high school, community college, university and online credits. The Board of ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is inviting the community to stop in and help celebrate Kansas' 156th birthday. Visitors will be able to try their hand at a few activities pioneers would have done like churning butter or shelling corn.  There will also be make and take crafts and door prizes. They will have free cake on hand ...

8 years ago
The works of an award-winning local photographer are going on exhibit at the Salina Public Library. According to the library, photographer Fritz Mendell will exhibit his work in Salina Public Library’s Gallery 708. “Finding Focus” will be on display through March 10. A reception for Mendell will be from 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 3, in conjunction with ...

8 years ago
            The Abilene Cowboys won the Salina Invitational Tournament with a 56-53 victory over Andover Saturday night at Mabee Arena on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University.  It was Abilene’s first SIT title since 2012 and their fifth in school history.            Abilene trailed most of the ...

8 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are expected to debate aspects of the state's election laws this year as Democrats push to reverse some of the stricter measures enacted at the urging of Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Democrats want to repeal the law that requires people to show proof-of-citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to ...

8 years ago
A Kansas prosecutor says the death penalty "is on the table" in the case of two people who investigators say fled to Mexico as suspects in a triple homicide last October. Harvey County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Jereme Nelson and 31-year-old Myrta Rangel each with one count of capital murder and three counts of first-degree murder. Nelson ...

8 years ago
Kansas was among states around the country, and countries around the world, where women gathered on Saturday to march for women's rights. Wearing pink, pointy-eared "pussyhats" to mock the new president, hundreds of thousands of women massed in the nation's capital and cities around the globe Saturday to send Donald Trump an emphatic message that they ...

8 years ago
An event hosted by area Girl Scouts will feature an award winning journalist. According to Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, Susan Page of USA Today will serve as keynote speaker at the second-annual Leadership Luncheon hosted by the Juliette’s Pearls Leadership Society, whose mission is investing in girls to build tomorrow’s community leaders. The luncheon will be ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars, facing potential charges that include attempted murder, following a Friday morning crash. Police tell KSAL News that officers responded to what was initially thought to be simple a single-vehicle crash where an SUV crashed into a tree. Further investigation, though, prompted the arrest of 36-year-old Aaron Levi Rogers. Police say that ...

8 years ago
            The Abilene High School Basketball teams competed in the semifinals of the Salina Invitational Tournament today at the Salina Bicentennial Center.  In the first game the Cowgirls fell to Liberal 47-41, and in game two the Cowboys pulled away from Salina South 68-54 to make it to tomorrow’s title ...