9 years ago
Kansas health officials have confirmed the first flu cases in the state for the current flu season. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the four cases were reported by a south central Kansas hospital. Health department secretary Susan Mosier reminds Kansas residents it's not too late to get a flu vaccine. The vaccines are recommended ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita officials say the city suffered more than $100,000 in damage from two earthquakes in early January. The city will pay for the repairs out of its operating budget because the city's earthquake insurance deductible is $250,000. An earthquake incident report says about $60,000 of the cost came from repairing 10 water main ...

9 years ago
Overland Park health officials are investigating another possible norovirus outbreak. As many as ten patients and eight staff members at the University of Kansas Hospital's Marillac Campus have reported symptoms of the virus. Those include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. So far, nobody has been confirmed with the virus at the medical facility for children for treatment of ...

9 years ago
Sometime between 11:00 PM on January 30, 2016 and 1:00 PM on January 31, 2016 an unsecured vehicle was entered at 430 Regent. The following items were taken: Henry Lever Action .22 Rifle Benelli Model 90 Synthetic 12 Gauge Shotgun Remington 770 Synthetic .270 Bolt Action Rifle Camouflage backpack Jump start battery pack Black K-Bar Knife Wood K-Bar Knife Loss and damage is estimated ...

9 years ago
Emmy-Award winning journalist John Stossel brought his message of less government to Salina Thursday. The former co-anchor and correspondent for ABC's "20/20" and current Fox Business News host was the featured speaker in front of about 800 people at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet. Stossel spoke about his career as a ...

9 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is pleased to a call for grant applications from the YW Legacy Fund. This fund makes grants to initiatives that support the mission of the former YWCA in our community. Approximately $20,800 in grant funds will be available this year for multiple projects. Grant requests should address one or more of ...

9 years ago
Former KSAL Sports Director Chris Allison is in San Francisco this week for Super Bowl 50 covering the Carolina Panthers. Allison is now part of 730 ESPN in Charlotte and joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look at the NFL's biggest show. "This is my first Super Bowl," he said. "The media center is incredible ...

9 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - A mason working at Kansas State University has found an 88-year-old handwritten note that gives a glimpse into the lives of laborers in 1928. The mason found the note in a tobacco can he encountered in December while restoring and replacing stones at Kansas State University's East Memorial Stadium in Manhattan. A Facebook ...

9 years ago
A former White House photographer offered a behind the lens look at what goes on behind scenes in Washington DC politics during a presentation in Salina Wednesday night. Retired White House Press Corps member Mark Reinstein spoke at Kansas Wesleyan University. Reinstein began as a freelance photographer for The Washington Star. He worked for Time magazine ...

9 years ago
A former Manhattan banker will serve time in federal prison for embezzlement. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, the former branch manager of Kansas State Bank was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in federal prison for embezzlement. In addition, she was ordered to pay $277,000 in restitution. 34-year-old Melissa Vinsonhaler pleaded guilty to one count of ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -  A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts in connection with a plot to plant a bomb outside an Army post in northeast Kansas. John T. Booker Jr., of Topeka, changed his pleas to guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to charges of attempting to use a weapon ...