8 years ago
A coalition of Kansas teachers, state workers, contractors and others is proposing to increase income and gasoline taxes to fix the state's budget problems. But the plan outlined Wednesday by the Rise Up Kansas Coalition also would reduce the state's sales tax on groceries to help poor families. The plan would undo some of the massive income ...

8 years ago
Taking chances on stage to connect with your audience doesn't always work out the way you think, comedian Jeff Foxworthy told listeners during the KSAL Morning News Wednesday. Foxworthy is set to team up with Larry the Cable Guy in Salina Friday night at the Bicentennial Center. "I'll go out by myself and do 45-50 minutes of ...

8 years ago
Officers arrested 23-year-old Mikal Terrell on Tuesday after staff at Bennington State Bank, 2130 S. Ohio contacted authorities after Terrell allegedly tried to cash a forged check. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, Terrell tried to obtain $700 in cash by forging a check that was stolen in July from a Derby, Kansas man.   Police are investigating ...

8 years ago
A former city clerk for the city of Bennington has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall’s office, 43-year-old Janetta Marie Buttery pleaded guilty Monday to one count of interstate transportation of stolen funds. In her plea, Buttery said she served as city clerk from October 2014 to May 2016 and left the position ...

8 years ago
A man from Minneapolis, Kansas was jailed in Saline County Tuesday in connection to a car chase that took place in Salina last month. Police arrested 47-year-old Richard Long on a warrant after locating him. Police allege he led officers on a chase on November 28, after an officer on patrol noticed a person who he believed ...

8 years ago
Two people are facing federal charges in connection with alleged drug and weapons crimes in Smolan. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall’s office, Jason P. Briscoe, 39, and Jamie L. Husley, 38, are charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm ...

8 years ago
A 9-year-old Kansas girl whose battle with brain cancer sparked an outpouring of support from fellow archers has died. Downing & Lahey Mortuary says Addison Kye Adams died Monday. The Wichita Eagle reports that she was at her parents' home in Goddard when she died. Archers from around the world put the letter "A" for Addison on ...

8 years ago
A Newton couple accused of operating a still to produce and sell moonshine from their home are facing federal charges. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, Ryan Penner, 41, and Jennifer Penner, 37, both of Newton, were indicted Tuesday in federal court on charges of operating a moonshine still in the basement of their home. ...

8 years ago
Calvin Kelsey has a full-time job working for the Salina Fire Department.  He also serves as Chief of Rural Fire District #2, which has stations in Mentor and Assaria.  Almost the same can be said for Dave Sommerfeld, who serves as Assistant Chief and Secretary/Treasurer to RFD#2’s board.  Changing banking regulations have created new hurdles ...

8 years ago
Authorities say officers have shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them. Police said in a media release that the shooting happened at 2 a.m. Tuesday when officers responded to a home and encountered a white man in a bedroom armed with a handgun. The release says officers fired their weapons when the ...

8 years ago
Police made two arrests after being alerted that two males were trying to break into a vacant Salina motel on Monday afternoon about 3:30pm. Officers arrested 18-year-old Joshua James and another male who is 16, after police witnessed the two allegedly using a hammer to hit an exterior wall at the former Coachlight Motel, 1949 ...