9 years ago
The proposed $12.2 billion merger of Kansas-based Westar Energy with Missouri-based Kansas City Power & Light could be at the mercy of Missouri utility regulators whose staff has recommended the deal be rejected. Great Plains Energy, parent company of KCP&L, says it doesn't need Missouri's permission for the purchase, which would combine operations to serve 1.5 ...

9 years ago
Fans from Salina might see some familiar faces on the field at Bill Snyder Family Stadium during Kansas State University football games this fall. A couple of wildcat players with connections to Salina are battling to earn playing time. But another person has already earned the opportunity, and secured a spot on the field. Haley Rapp, ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was hurt in a weekend crash on a motorcycle near Gypsum. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Michael Becker was riding a Yamaha motorcycle, headed east on 5th Street in Gypsum. As the motorcycle approached the city flood control levee, it failed to stop at a chain fence. The bike struck the ...

9 years ago
A large crowd gathered Saturday for the final big swim of the summer at Salina's Kenwood Cove water park. Alpha Media Salina radio stations Y 93.7, Fm 104.9, and News Radio 1150 KSAL, partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted a listener appreciation party at the venue, and gave away 500 free entry coupons. Along with ...

9 years ago
A Kansas court says parental rights should be terminated for a woman accused in 2012 of binding and blindfolding two of her children. The Kansas Court of Appeals agreed Friday that Deborah Gomez's parental rights should be terminated. Gomez, and her husband, Adolfo Gomez, were arrested after police found two of their children blindfolded and bound with ...

9 years ago
State documents show that thousands of Kansas government employees would face rising health insurance premiums under fee schedules developed for 2017. The State Employee Health Plan administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment applies to workers throughout state government and includes people employed at public universities and colleges. Under basic health policies available through Blue ...

9 years ago
Few of the 17,600 Kansas voters at the center of legal fights over the state's proof of citizenship requirements actually cast ballots in the Aug. 2 primary. Voting rights advocates won temporary court rulings in federal and state courts affirming the right to vote for people who registered at motor vehicle offices but never submitted citizenship ...

9 years ago
Unplugging a teen can be a daunting task in today’s world, but the Zoo Teen program at Rolling Hills Zoo not only does that but also provides a unique venue for teens to engage the world in which they live, while also building life skills and exploring possible career paths. Forty-four teens were accepted into the ...

9 years ago
A former University of Kansas rower who says she was raped by a Jayhawk football player contends in an amended lawsuit that the school's athletic department requires rowers to attend Kansas football games and encourages rowers to socialize with football recruits. The Kansas City Star reports an attorney for Daisy Tackett filed the amended federal lawsuit ...

9 years ago
What's in a name? A decades old event that celebrates the Scottish heritage of the community of McPherson is going through some changes. For more than 20 years, McPherson was home to the annual McPherson Scottish Festival featuring Highland games, Celtic music, dance and food. This year, organizers are broadening the event to include all nationalities. ...

9 years ago
She's traveled over a thousand miles around Kansas, hanging posters, shaking hands - trying to shake up awareness about an unsolved Saline County murder case. "There's a killer or killers on the loose and it's very tragic to how many people really haven't heard of it," said Sheree Spratlen during the KSAL Morning News Friday. "They ask ...