9 years ago
WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years in the 2014 slaying of his 70-year-old uncle. 37-year-old Christopher Arand of rural Belvue was sentenced Thursday in the death of Larry Arand, who was beaten in the back of the head with ...

9 years ago
The heartache of a broken relationship may soon become less painful on Facebook. The world's largest social network is trying to help people who have split up with a spouse or lover, offering a new feature that spares them from constantly seeing their former partner's posts and pictures in their news feed. Facebook will begin testing the ...

9 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -  The University of Kansas student government has taken steps to impeach three top leaders after concerns were raised about their handling of racial issues. The Student Senate introduced a bill of impeachment Wednesday night against Student Body President Jessie Pringle, Student Body Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon. ...

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Did North American Indians live in harmony with their environment or exploit it? Dr. Bonnie Sherow from Kansas State University will lead a discussion tonight at KWU with a focus on how they viewed their world. Dr. Sherow told listeners on the KSAL Morning News that long before European exploration took place, Native Americans were thriving in ...

9 years ago
Salina police are investigating an incident where a bullet was fired into an occupied home. Police say that yesterday at around 6:15PM, a white vehicle pulled up into a home on the 500 block of Washington. The residents were upstairs, heard a gun fire and when they returned to the main level of the house, they saw ...

9 years ago
Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, are considering raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. The governing bodies in both cities will vote on proposals today that would raise the age to buy tobacco and other nicotine products from the current 18 years of age to 21-years-old. The proposals are being pushed by the group ...

9 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -  Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas has to make changes to address concerns over the state's water supply. Brownback told about 600 participants in the state's annual water conference Wednesday in Manhattan that the time has come to make changes to extend life of the underground Ogallala Aquifer and to rehabilitate silted reservoirs ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents has discussed the issue of racial tension on university campuses amid heightened conversation at the University of Kansas. The topic was brought up by University of Kansas student body president Jessie Pringle, who was threatened to be ousted along with two other officers last week for what ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita again needs a new director. Richard Moore, president of the museum's board of directors say that Daniel Bateman, who started in May 29, has left the museum. Bateman's last paid day was Friday. Bateman said Tuesday he's pursuing job leads, but also says he's more concerned with ...

9 years ago
At least a half-dozen earthquakes registering at least 2.5 on the Richter Scale shook portions of Oklahoma and Kansas overnight. All of the quakes were  centered in northern  Oklahoma, near the Kansas border. The quakes ranged in intensity from 2.6 to 4.7. The strongest quake was a 4.7. It was centered 8 miles Southwest of Cherokee, Oklahoma. ...

9 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign began this week. Major Mary Burris tells KSAL News that the Kettle Campaign is the organization's single largest fund raiser. It funds local Salvation Army programs throughout the year. Red kettles and bell ringers this year are currently stationed at 7 locations around Salina. Beginning ...