9 years ago
A Salina businessman says he is rebuilding what will be the deepest-diving submarine owned by a private individual once it's done. KSHB-TV reports Salina resident Scott Waters bought a Pisces VI submarine from storage and had it shipped to his hometown in middle of the country. Waters, who owns several Kansas hardware stores, says he paid $30,000 ...

9 years ago
A man from Colorado has found the 2016 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion. Patrick Ahern found the medallion early Sunday afternoon. Ahern, who lives in Colorado Springs, told KSAL News that he planned a trip to Salina this weekend to search for the medallion. His connection to Salina is through his in-laws, who used to live ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Senate's top Republican is pushing to override GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill enmeshed in a multi-million dollar tax dispute involving a retired pizza magnate. Senate President Susan Wagle said Brownback "turned his back on Kansas taxpayers" earlier this month when he rejected the bill over a provision dealing with how tax ...

9 years ago
Ceremonies to remember, and honor those who have died while serving our country will be held in Salina, and across Kansas on Memorial Day Monday. Three different events are planned in Salina. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host the first event beginning at 10:00, at Gypsum Hill Cemetery. The second event will follow immediately, hosted by the ...

9 years ago
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A trial is scheduled for this fall for a former physician's assistant accused of sexually abusing patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. The Leavenworth Times reports that an Oct. 31 trial was set Friday in Leavenworth County District Court. Mark Wisner is charged with a felony count of ...

9 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The fate of an iconic Missouri arena might depend on the memories of a generation of Midwesterners who once flocked there for concerts and sports events. A proposal by Kansas City-based Foutch Brothers to transform Kemper Arena into a mecca of amateur sports competition relies heavily on historic tax credits to ...

9 years ago
Family and friends are rallying to help a Salina man who was badly injured in a motorcycle crash to begin the Memorial Day weekend. Friday afternoon Quentin Werber and a friend were riding together, headed north on North 9th Street. Werber crashed as a semi pulled in front of him. Werber locked his breaks up and went ...

9 years ago
A teenage boy has drowned at an area lake. Authorities tell KSAL News that the teen was swimming at the South Shore swimming area at Kanopolis Lake Saturday afternoon. He went underwater, and did not resurface. The teen was pulled from the water a short time later. He was transported to the hospital in Ellsworth, where he ...

9 years ago
Grain elevators are bracing for a big winter wheat crop in Kansas. But elevators are brimming with last year's crops due to lackluster exports and low prices. Industry group Kansas Grain and Feed Association says elevators have added storage and have been moving a grain out of the state on long trains to make more room. Association director ...

9 years ago
Kansas again faces a threat that its public schools won't open for the next school year. The threat arises because of a ruling from the state Supreme Court on education funding changes made by the Republican-dominated Legislature earlier this year. The court on Friday rejected some of the changes. They revised parts of the state's school finance ...

9 years ago
Grab your sunglasses, a giant cup of coffee and prepare to hit the highway: 2016 is shaping up to be the summer of the road trip. Cheap fuel prices have left many American families flush with spare cash to spend on a vacation. With summertime gas prices predicted to be the lowest in 13 years, the ...