8 years ago
Wind energy officials say the push for more wind farms in Kansas won't slow down despite the biggest wind energy buyer halting for now. The Wichita Eagle  reports that various local, state and corporate officials, as well as local landowners will gather Wednesday in Kingman County to dedicate the Kingman and Ninnescah wind farms. Westar, the company ...

8 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee has approved a bill for moving the state to a single personal income tax rate while raising new revenue to fix budget problems. It wasn't clear whether a flat tax proposal can pass as the Assessment and Taxation Committee voted Tuesday to send its bill to the Senate. The House has its own ...

8 years ago
A domestic dispute turns into a robbery after a known suspect grabs an iPhone and runs off. Salina Police are looking for a man who broke a No-Contact order with a female acquaintance when he pushed his way into her apartment. Police say the woman, who is in her 20's was in the bathroom and heard a ...

8 years ago
Opponents of concealed carry at Kansas hospitals and universities hope an eleventh-hour gun debate will give them a chance to change the law that is set kick in this summer. On Tuesday, the House will decide whether to debate a bill requiring recognition of out-of-state concealed carry permits. But lawmakers on both sides of the debate ...

8 years ago
Staff at Salina Mini Storage, 401 N. Santa Fe contacted Warren Ediger on Saturday to inform him that his unit was found unlocked. Police say sometime between November 1, 2016 and April 1, someone removed the hasp on his unit and stole a dishwasher, microwave, stove, refrigerator and a safe. Loss is listed at approximately $3,300.]

8 years ago
Burglars break into the same car on two consecutive days. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 9pm Friday and 1pm Saturday, someone pried open the passenger door on 2000 Mitsubishi that was parked in the 100 block of S. 5th . Thieves destroyed the dash and stole the stereo, a tablet, laptop and ...

8 years ago
Kansas legislators have sustained Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program. The House voted 81-44 Monday to override the veto shortly after the conservative governor announced it. Backers of the measure fell three votes short of the two-thirds majority necessary to overturn a veto. The bill would have ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly using his mother's credit card without permission. Police took 18-year-old Kirkland Woodson into custody after an investigation revealed he made over 95 unauthorized purchases with a credit card belonging to Bessie Keith. Police say between February of 2016 and March of this year, Woodson racked up over ...

8 years ago
A haunting rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," sung by a Kansas high school student into a wishing well in Italy has gained a lot of online attention. Tiffany Ruan was on a spring trip with a singing group from her school in Wichita last week when she spotted the well in Venice. She saw her choir teacher ...

8 years ago
Kansas is reporting that its tax collections in March fell nearly $12 million short of expectations. The Department of Revenue said Monday that the state collected almost $429 million in taxes last month when it had projected it would take in more than $440 million. The monthly shortfall was 2.7 percent. The state had seen tax collections ...

8 years ago
A single vehicle slide-off sends a Bennington woman to the hospital on Friday. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to the northern edge of the county after a crash in the 6100 block of N. Ohio. Deputies say just before noon, Kathleen Stohs, 52 of Bennington was northbound on a muddy stretch of the road ...