9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders have authorized a record $900 million in temporary borrowing to cover the state's expenses through June 2017. Brownback and the leaders met Wednesday as the State Finance Council and voted 8-1 to loan the state's main bank account the money from other, idle funds. It's a move the state ...

9 years ago
Key Republican legislators say they're close to an agreement with Kansas school districts on a plan aimed at satisfying a court mandate to help poor schools. Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson said Wednesday that he's optimistic about a deal on a $38 million proposal. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr. said the plan ...

9 years ago
Effective July 1st, 2016, motor vehicle tag registration fees will increase to $3.25, in order to support the Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.  This was done in an effort to increase hiring in the agency, the KHP will receive $2 of the increased fee and the remainder will go to the ...

9 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for its “GSCF Grants” cycle.  Five rounds of grants will be available throughout the year with the first round of grants due July 15.  Grant requests are limited to $5,000. Grant funding for the “GSCF Grants” cycle comes from the following funds: Dane G. Hansen Foundation Community ...

9 years ago
Elevated levels of lead found in blood samples of 32 area children have triggered a Kansas Department of Health and Environment investigation in Salina. Officials with the KDHE held a meeting on Tuesday evening to inform the public and local leaders of the probe's parameters. "At this point we're not assuming anything," said Saline County Health Department ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of construction site burglaries at two schools. DeVader Concrete of Maple Hills, Kansas contacted police after discovering that someone had broken into a storage trailer parked at Sunset Elementary School, 1510 W. Republic during the overnight hours from Monday to Tuesday. Police say a power saw was stolen. Loss and damage ...

9 years ago
A Kansas dad's touching gesture of getting a tattoo to match a scar his young son was left with following brain cancer surgery is winning kudos on the internet. Josh Marshall tells ABC News his 8-year-old son Gabriel was left bald with a large horseshoe scar on the right side of his head after undergoing surgery ...

9 years ago
About 75 people gathered at the Salina Community Theater Tuesday evening to learn a little more about an investigation into elevated blood lead levels in multiple children in Salina. Environmental Health Officer Dr. Farah Ahmed from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment told those gathered that since January 0f 2015, through March of this year, ...

9 years ago
County Commission Chairman Monte Shadwick announced an update to last week’s discussions regarding water quality and supply concerns for residents living at Howison Heights, a subdivision about three miles north of I-70.  Shadwick reported that yesterday, owner Tim Howison signed paperwork that will allow Ottawa County Water District #2 to provide water to residents. Yesterday, the ...

9 years ago
Area law enforcement is warning clerks about a common scheme that has been attempted at two area Wal-Mart stores. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that last week, three black females convinced the clerk at Salina's Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th, to activate $1,500 worth of gift cards with a register command - while using a debit ...

9 years ago
A Chanute man has been arraigned in the traffic death of the head of the Washburn University art department who was struck and killed while riding her bike. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that not guilty pleas were entered Monday on behalf of 38-year-old Todd M. Kidwell in Crawford County District Court. Kidwell is charged with reckless ...