9 years ago
A truck and tools were stolen from a storage building on a rural property. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in the 2400 block of S. Lightville Road that took place sometime between Sunday afternoon around 4:40pm and Monday evening at 6:40pm. Deputies say someone gained access to a Morton building through a window ...

9 years ago
A Salina man wrestled with a would-be burglar in his backyard Tuesday evening. Officers were called to the 100 block of Florida after an attempted garage burglary was interrupted by the homeowner. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the man in his 20's heard noises near his detached garage. He then saw a slim, black male trying ...

9 years ago
As the Kansas Highway Patrol reviews its tattoo policy, the agency has released the results of a recent survey on the topic. According to the agency, in January the Kansas Highway Patrol conducted an unscientific survey to poll the public’s perceptions of tattoos in law enforcement, as it related to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s policy on ...

9 years ago
County Commission Chairman Monte Shadwick asked County Counselor Mike Montoya to look into concerns with water at Howison Heights, located north of Salina. On February 16, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a “boil water” alert. Montoya said he would review documentation and speak to County Planning and Zoning Director David Neal ...

9 years ago
Three Republicans in the Kansas Senate have introduced a proposal to reverse an income tax cut for business owners championed by GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Senate Vice President Jeff King of Independence and Sens. Jim Denning and Greg Smith of Overland Park described the measure they unveiled Tuesday as a proposal to promote tax fairness. Their bill ...

9 years ago
A House committee's leader has outlined a new proposal for giving the state more oversight of local public school construction projects. Education Committee Chairman Ron Highland said Tuesday that his panel will vote on his proposal Friday. It would have a joint legislative committee review projects before voters in local school districts decide whether to authorize ...

9 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee has voted to permanently divert federal family planning funding from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would make permanent a 2011 provision that distributes funding for Title X, a federally financed family planning program. The provision gives funding priority to public ...

9 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee has delayed its debate on a bill expanding the legal grounds for impeaching and removing judges and state Supreme Court justices from office. Chairman Jeff King postponed the Judiciary Committee's scheduled debate Tuesday until Thursday so that it can consider amendments. Lawmakers are considering the bill after many Republicans have criticized the Supreme ...

9 years ago
A Johnson County lawmaker has defended a proposal to require annual votes on the status of local teachers unions, an idea criticized by Kansas' main union as a distraction from more important matters. The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/21ZGdQj) reports that the bill would require yearly votes to be held on whether teachers want their local union ...

9 years ago
A Kansas lawn equipment factory will open for business for the first time since a gunman fatally shot three employees at the Hesston facility in February. KSNW-TV reports that Excel Industries will resume operating Thursday. Employees and their families are invited for an open house to tour the facility Wednesday. Employees will be required to show identification ...

9 years ago
Salina City Manager Jason Gage stopped into the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a look at housing needs around the city and downtown revitalization including opening Fieldhouse Salina, "We've been focused more on when we start than when we open," Gage said. "If we can get started by the end of May or beginning of June ...