9 years ago
The fate of Manhattan High School's Indians mascot could be decided this fall. The Manhattan Mercury reports that six of the seven Manhattan-Ogden school board members said at a meeting Wednesday that they were willing to discuss changing the mascot in the fall when incoming Superintendent Marvin Wade can weigh in on the issue. Curt Herrman ...

9 years ago
Friday Night Live begins in Downtown Salina this evening in Campbell Plaza. The new concert series is a collaboration with downtown business owners and Salina Arts and Humanities. "As you're walking around that just creates a wonderful environment when you can hear live music kind of playing all around you," said Stacy Ash with Salina Arts and ...

9 years ago
A lock was cut and a bike was stolen off a Toyota pickup truck while it was parked at the Country Inn & Suites, 2760 S. 9th sometime between 6pm Thursday and 6am Friday morning. Barbara Vent of Glendale, Maryland valued her lock and 26-inch Trex bicycle at $690. Police are looking for a stolen 2007 ...

9 years ago
An argument turned violent in a Salina home after a man flashed a knife and made deadly threats. Police arrested 35-year-old Justin Milholland on charges of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Officers were called to 1815 Simmons on Wednesday night around 11:30pm after a Milholland and 28-year-old Dustin Bowles got into a physical altercation. Police ...

9 years ago
A Planned Parenthood attorney says Kansas will not cut off Medicaid funding for the abortion provider until May 24. Attorney Bob Eye said Friday that Planned Parenthood and the state Department of Health and Environment agreed on the timing of the cutoff after Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit. A department spokeswoman did not immediately return a ...

9 years ago
Police arrested a Salina man for driving recklessly near a group of people lined up for donuts on Thursday morning. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers arrested 53-year-old Hong Kim after interviewing him at the police station Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the parking lot at the Elmore Center, 755 E. Crawford around 7:30am to ...

9 years ago
A spring festival that highlights Kansas products, music, food and places is opening this weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Sampler Festival is planned for Saturday and Sunday at Winfield's Island Park. It includes more than 300 exhibitors from 150 communities. A shift in focus is planned. Starting in 2018, the foundation that promotes the festival ...

9 years ago
Federal court documents show that a 29-year-old Topeka man plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with a plot last year to bomb the Fort Riley military base. Alexander E. Blair's attorney filed a request Thursday to change the not guilty plea entered for him last year by a federal magistrate. A change-of-plea ...

9 years ago
An educator and farmer who previously ran against congressman Tim Huelskamp as a Republican is now planning to run in the 1st District of Kansas as an independent candidate. Alan LaPolice of Clyde announced Thursday that he is leaving what he called a failed political system to run as an independent. He said outsiders must get ...

9 years ago
A top Republican in the Kansas Senate says he made a mistake in supporting Gov. Sam Brownback's 2012 income tax cuts and will not seek re-election because of the state's political climate. Sen. Vice President Jeff King of Independence was the only member of Senate leadership to vote this week against a budget that will require ...

9 years ago
Area leaders will join forces at the Salina Community Theatre on Friday, for Leadercast 2016 - the biggest one-day leadership conference of the year. "Some names that everyone is familiar with are coming to the big screen this year," said Hayley Morrical with the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. Morrical detailed the list of keynote speakers during ...