9 years ago
The University of Kansas Office of Public Safety is planning to add more positions and new equipment to prepare for allowing concealed handguns on campus. Police Chief Chris Keary tells the Lawrence Journal-World that the office is adding three police officers to patrol busy areas of campus, four portable metal detectors and three security officers to ...

9 years ago
Wichita State's efforts to renovate and expand Koch Arena is nearing its fundraising goal. The university foundation and athletic department said in a statement Thursday they have raised nearly three-quarters of the $12 million need for the project. A recent pledge from Wichita-based Equity Bank brought the fundraising total to $8.8 million. The project would include construction of ...

9 years ago
Wichita oilman Wink Hartman is entering next year's Kansas gubernatorial race. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Hartman announced Wednesday that he is starting a campaign for the Republican nomination. Gov. Sam Brownback can't seek a third term, leaving the job open for the first time since Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson declined to run in 2010. Hartman is an ...

9 years ago
Three Salina children have been referred to the juvenile court system after police officers were called to a small community park on Wednesday. According to Captain Paul Forrester, the owner of a trailer park contacted police at 5pm after she witnessed 3 juveniles throwing bricks at the playground equipment at a park located at Winona and ...

9 years ago
Salina’s indoor professional football team is within a couple of weeks of kicking off their second season. The Salina Liberty hosted the media Wednesday afternoon, on their field inside the Salina Bicentennial Arena where preseason camp is underway, and offered a 2017 season preview. General Manager Francis Flax and Coach Eric Clayton both spoke. Both agreed ...

9 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says a bill advanced by the Kansas House that would increase personal income taxes is "a big step backwards." Brownback made his comments in a speech Wednesday at the Statehouse to members of the National Federation of Independent Business. The governor made similar comments to KSAL News. He said this is a bad ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Education Commissioner says the state isn't keeping up with getting the number of students with post-secondary degrees to match workforce needs. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Commissioner Randy Watson presented state Board of Education members with National Student Clearinghouse data at their monthly meeting Tuesday. The statistics show that of the nearly 65 percent of Kansas' ...

9 years ago
Central Kansas farmers are shutting down their wells more often as two aquifers saw water levels rise from last year's timely rains. The Hutchinson News reports the Kansas Geological Survey released data on aquifer levels this week. The state collects the data annually in early January to monitor the health of the multi-state High Plains Aquifer, ...

9 years ago
A high speed pursuit that began with an attempted traffic stop on N. Ohio ended with an arrest in a field in northern Saline County Wednesday morning around 10am. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies arrested 18-year-old Dominick P. Ayres of Minneapolis after the chase, which reached speeds in excess of 100 MPH and ...

9 years ago
A man on the February list of Salina's Most Wanted was caught following a brief high speed pursuit late Tuesday night. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester an officer attempted a stop for a minor traffic violation in the 300 block of N. Broadway at around 11:00. The driver, who the officer recognized as 21-year-old Camron ...

9 years ago
Three Salina store employees avoided injury when they were hit by a car driven by an alleged shoplifter fleeing their business.  The incident happened Tuesday morning at Ace Hardeware, located at 321 S. Broadway. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, a woman entered the store at around 9:00 in the morning, carrying a purse. At around ...