9 years ago
The University of Kansas concluded that a former football player had "non-consensual sex" with one female student and violated the school's sexual harassment policy with another student who also alleges she was sexually assaulted. The Kansas City Star obtained letters signed by the university's vice provost of student affairs that say a university investigation recommended that ...

9 years ago
A strong earthquake awoke many people across Central Kansas early Saturday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 The quake struck at 7:02 a.m. Saturday with an epicenter about 8 miles northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma. There are no immediate reports of major damage. The quake was felt throughout the Midwest, including ...

9 years ago
One of the world's foremost scholars on "Moby Dick" author Herman Melville is committing $1.5 million to the University of Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the gift from retired English professor Elizabeth Schultz will be used to establish a permanent professorship named after the literary giant. The 80-year-old Schultz first read and fell in love with ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a man who apparently was hitchhiking died after being hit by two vehicles on the interstate. The patrol says the man was hit Thursday night on Interstate 70 about six miles east of Lawrence. Authorities say that the 42-year-old man from the St. Louis area was struck by two vehicles. The first ...

9 years ago
The history book will open its pages on the streets of Abilene this weekend as the community rolls into the year-long Chisholm Trail 150th Celebration. "We're bringing the Longhorn back," said Michael Hook, Event Coordinator in Abilene. "They are coming in from Oklahoma and they have about 25 to 30 head and we're going to bring them ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a truck thief. Police report a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 that was parked in 300 block of S. College was stolen sometime between 3am and 3:30am Friday morning. The owner told officers the keys were not left in the vehicle. Thieves also drove off with a tool box loaded with various hand tools ...

9 years ago
A man who participated in events surrounding the shooting death of a Salina South high School student back in May of 2015 was sentenced Friday morning in Saline County District Court. Judge Rene Young sentenced 20-year-old Daniel Sims to a total of 50 months in prison, or a little over 4 years in prison. Sims previously pled ...

9 years ago
A Salina couple discovered they had been scammed when the dog they thought they purchased online never landed at the airport. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a couple who are in their 60's began searching for a pet on the internet and landed on PerfectShihTzus.com a couple of weeks ago. They found a ...

9 years ago
On August 23, 2016, between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, force was used to commit a residential burglary at 708 W. Prescott. A Smith & Wesson .25 caliber pistol, approximately forty rings and thirty necklaces were taken. Loss and damage is estimated at $1,450. If you have any information concerning who committed this crime, call Crimestoppers at ...

9 years ago
Kansas says its tax collections in August fell $10 million short of expectations and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback blames a soft economy. The state Department of Revenue report Thursday marked the fourth consecutive month that Kansas has failed to hit its revenue projections. Tax collections have fallen short 10 of the past 12 months. The state collected ...

9 years ago
Joni Alexander was enjoying a summer evening at the lake with her family when she received a phone call that her mother, Lori Heimer was dead. The following hours led to the realization that her mom had been murdered and investigators were desperately trying to find who was responsible. "We got the phone call that everyone dreads ...