8 years ago
The U.S. Postal Service is gearing up for its busiest time of year. The post office expects to deliver 750-million packages during the holidays, up 12-percent from 2015. It will hire 35-thousand seasonal employees and will expand seven-day delivery to keep up with the load. December 19th is expected to be the busiest mailing day of the ...

8 years ago
As you decorate your home for Christmas, the Consumer Product Safety commission has several tips to help you avoid accidents. Avoid falls by using the proper size ladder for adding decorations. The CPSC says falls were the top cause of 15,000 holiday decorating injuries during November and December of last year. Check how fresh a cut Christmas ...

8 years ago
Salinans gobbled down Thanksgiving turkey, then headed out to gobble up Thanksgiving shopping savings. Some waited in line for hours to save big on things like televisions, video game systems, and even hover boards. Thanksgiving Day, rather than the day afterward, has become the start of the holiday shopping season in a shift that delights some ...

8 years ago
The smells of Thanksgiving food, and the sounds of fellowship and fun were in the air Thursday at Applebee's in Salina. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. Though it was a little chilly, people begin lining up outside at around 10:00 in the morning, a full two hours before the ...

8 years ago
A U.S. Navy destroyer warship has been named in honor of a Topeka three star general who became the first black aviator, first black general and first black base commander in the Marine Corps. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced this month that the destroyer under construction will bear the name of Lt. Gen. Frank ...

8 years ago
A University of Kansas professor is giving more than 700 autographed portraits of celebrities to one of the school's libraries. The Lawrence Journal-World reports associate film and media studies professor John Tibbetts will give the portraits to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library. Tibbetts interviewed celebrities through his work as a professor and radio and television broadcaster. Celebrity portraits ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested  Wednesday evening after allegedly dragging a police office as he sped off from a traffic stop, and then leading police on a chase that ended when he and a police SUV both crashed. Salina Police Sgt Brent Rupert told KSAL News at the scene that it started with a traffic stop ...

8 years ago
While the undisputed stars of the Thanksgiving dinner are the turkey and stuffing, the meal wouldn't be complete without some pie for dessert. But there is no clear favorite when it comes to which pie to serve. However, the traditional offerings are the most popular. Pumpkin pie tops the list in a FoodNetwork.com poll as the choice ...

8 years ago
When it comes to interesting facts about the Thanksgiving holiday, it's a virtual horn of plenty. What some of us call Turkey Day didn't become a national holiday until 1863. Just weeks before President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, he proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of Thanksgiving. It wasn't until ...

8 years ago
The president of Fort Hays State University surprised faculty and students Wednesday afternoon by resigning, effective immediately. Dr. Mirta Martin announced her resignation via e-mail Wednesday afternoon. Dear Fort Hays State University community, I am writing to inform you that as of today, Wednesday, November 23, 2016, I am stepping down for personal reasons from the position of ...

8 years ago
Thanksgiving is a time when many overindulge, and the Humane Society warns that dogs, cats and other pets can also become sick from what they eat over the holiday. The Humane Society says even the smallest table scraps can be harmful to pets, who should never eat anything that are not used to. Poultry and ham bones ...