8 years ago
Authorities have made the last payment on state-backed bonds used to develop the Village West shopping district in Wyandotte County. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gtNWqk) that the last payment was made earlier this month, five years ahead of schedule. The STAR bond program provides cash for entertainment or tourist developments repaid with local and state sales ...

8 years ago
Mike O'Neal says he's leaving his position as chairman and chief executive officer of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gwKAmf) O'Neal announced his retirement Friday after four years leading the chamber. O'Neal also served 28 years in the state House. He says he's reached the typical retirement age of 65 but plans ...

8 years ago
Pittsburg State University plans to appeal a recent federal jury decision that awarded $230,000 to a former employee who accused a university employee of sexually harassing her. A jury in U.S. District Court in Kansas found recently that Pittsburg State violated Martha Fox's civil rights and awarded her $230,000. Court records show that Fox, a former custodial ...

8 years ago
Kansans responded to Gov. Sam Brownback's request for input on school finance with scores of ideas and observations, ranging from a substitute teacher who recommended dropping school sports to another person who floated a sales tax for education. The governor issued his call in August and accepted input through November to a special email address. The ...

8 years ago
The top administrator of the state agency charged with investigating reports of child abuse and neglect in Kansas is rejecting allegations that it fell behind in reviewing those reports. Secretary Phyllis Gilmore of the Department for Children and Families also said in a recent interview that a legislative leader's resulting criticism could hinder the agency's efforts ...

8 years ago
The 37th annual Mayor’s Christmas Party is scheduled for Sunday, December 11 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall at the Salina Bicentennial Center, 800 The Midway. Activities include: a welcome from Mayor Kaye Crawford, baton twirling, holiday dancing exhibitions, animal balloon making, and a visit from Santa Claus. The Flying Debris Show, a ...

8 years ago
A 7-year-old boy battling a life threatening disease lived out one of his dreams Thursday night in Salina, and marked another item off his "adventure list". Carter Hampton got to meet, and hang out with, his favorite band "Newsboys". "Newsboys", the fan favorite and best selling Christian pop rock band, rolled into the Salina Bicentennial Center ...

8 years ago
The administration of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback spent $17 million on resolving technology needs in-house before outsourcing the effort to a company in another state. Chief information technology officer Phil Wittmer told The Topeka Capital-Journal that the in-house project was too expensive and would have cost $50 million to complete. The state is retiring its IBM mainframe ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a homemade log splitter from a rural property in the 200 block of S. East Street. Lt. Sean Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the owner had been asked to move his log splitter, trailer and wood stove from the property. When Jeffrey Oehlert came to move the ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an assault after a Marion man had his jaw broken in the parking lot at a bar. Police say 44-year-old Daniel Bailey was treated at Salina Regional Health Center after someone punched him in the mouth as he exited Big Nose Kate's, 117 N. Santa Fe after 2am on November 26. Police say ...

8 years ago
No one was injured after a fire damaged a home in Hedville on Thursday night. According to Lt. Sean Kochanowski, Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to a residential fire at 141 W. Railroad in Hedville just before 11pm Thursday. Crews from Rural Fire District #3 fought the blaze that damaged the floor and the ...