9 years ago
Four more counterfeit bills have surfaced in Salina businesses. A counterfeit $20 bill was found in a deposit at Dillon's at 1201 West Crawford on Monday. Two counterfeit $100 bills were discovered by Rod's at 2140 West Crawford, one was found at Sunflower Bank in a Casey's General Store (500 North Ohio) deposit, and one was ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Sierra Club is making grants available to teachers in the Sunflower State. According to the organization, the Kansas Chapter of the Sierra Club will offer a limited number of grants to K-12 teachers for the 2016-17 academic year to educate students about climate disruption. Grants may be used to attend conferences, prepare special lessons ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A sterling silver spoon that belonged to one of the Kansas Territory's earliest settlers will now be kept at the state's history museum. Allin and Donna Phister and their son, Thorton, all of Leawood, presented the spoon Tuesday to the Kansas Museum of History. The spoon belonged to one of their ancestors, Christina ...

9 years ago
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what caused an explosion and fire at a southwest Kansas business. The explosion Tuesday at Groendyke Transport Inc., southeast of Liberal, injured four people. Seward County Fire Chief Andrew Barkley says a propane or natural gas tanker inside a large metal building exploded and caught fire for still-undetermined reasons. The Hutchinson ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Sam Brownback has announced that Kansas will prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving any funds through its Medicaid program. In his annual State of the State address Tuesday evening, the Republican governor also encouraged the GOP-dominated Legislature to enshrine his directive into law. Brownback used his speech to outline a broad legislative agenda ...

9 years ago
Despite saying multiple times he wished to step down as Chairman of the County Commissioners, Monte Shadwick was chosen to continue to serve in that capacity for 2016. John Price will serve as Vice Chairman and Luci Larson will serve as Secretary. When reorganization of the County Commission was discussed during the morning study session, Shadwick ...

9 years ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A legislative committee in Iowa plans to look into the jackpot-fixing scandal that started in the state and has spread to several other state lotteries. Rep. Bobby Kaufmann says the Iowa House government oversight committee will investigate how it was possible for an employee at the Multi-State Lottery Association to allegedly ...

9 years ago
Salina City Manager Jason Gage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday and reiterated his call for Saline County to take a new path in solving a disagreement on maintenance over two roads that lead to the landfill. "Lift the lawsuit on the issue and we will focus in on both the road annexation question ...

9 years ago
A residential theft in Salina leaves a victim with over a $10,000 in loss. The theft occurred during the day yesterday on the 500 block of West Claflin. Various jewelry pieces, two Rolex watches, a Remington shotgun and a semi automatic rifle were stolen from the residence, totaling a loss of $10,355. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016.  All ...

9 years ago
As the seventh counterfeit $100 since the turn of the year surfaced yesterday in Salina, Salina police are urging caution to businesses that accept these bills. Yesterday, a counterfeit $100 bill surfaced at Taco Johns at Central Mall between 2-6PM. The bill was discovered by employees at the business. Captain Mike Sweeney of the Salina Police Department ...

9 years ago
This week's record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot is drawing a lot of new players, and many are buying in with co-workers. But legal experts say buying tickets through an office pool can open the door to a lot of unhappiness, especially for winners. Some previous winners have found themselves fighting over the money, rather than enjoying it. ...