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 ...

8 years ago
From October 15 to November 15, “parole violators” spent a total of 793 days in the Saline County Jail. The County’s Committee to Reduce Jail Population asked staff at the State Parole, Community Corrections, and Court Services to track the number of days that “supervised offenders” spent in jail when these agencies have requested that these ...

8 years ago
Thanksgiving Day shopping is a delight to some and an anathema to others, but it isn't going away and some stores are rethinking their strategies on whether it makes sense to be open on the holiday itself. Many of the nation's major mall operators and the big retailers that anchor them, such as Toys R Us, ...

8 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued a disaster declaration after an explosion at a southeast Kansas chemical plant injured at least one person. The declaration announced Wednesday allows the National Guard to help respond to Tuesday's explosion at the Airosol Inc. plant in the 2,500-person town of Neodesha. The effort includes providing bottled water to residents. Public ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after someone paid a pizza delivery driver with a couple of fake $20 bills. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a Pizza Hut driver from the S. Santa Fe location delivered pizza to a home in the 900 block of S. 9th Street Tuesday evening around 9:30pm. Staff later discovered that the ...