9 years ago
A warm Autumn has led to smaller piles of leaves around Salina, as homeowners wait to round up leaves that have yet to fall. Salina City Manager Jason Gage stopped by the KSAL Morning News on Tuesday and says crews may have to rethink curbside leaf collection this year. "Typically by now you've had a freeze or ...

9 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University presents Christmas by Candlelight, “Hear the Angels Sing, Christ is Born” on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Sams Chapel, in the Hall of the Pioneers. Heralded as one of the longest running traditions at Kansas Wesleyan, Christmas by Candlelight showcases the vocal and instrumental talents of KWU together with the voices of local ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief who stole a woman's purse. Police say that on October 25th the victim's purse was stolen from their residence. A male subsequently used one of the stolen credit cards at various locations in Salina. The suspect was caught on video, using the stolen credit ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -  The family of a Topeka homicide victim have put up two billboards in hopes of getting information leading to an arrest in the case. Juan Solis was shot and killed in 2013 during what police said was a home invasion. The victim's mother, Dina Garcia, wants the billboards to remind people that her ...

9 years ago
A bike was stolen from Lowe's on 9th Street in Salina yesterday. The owner parked it outside the business slightly after 12:30 and it was gone when he returned from his shift at 3:45. It is a dark blue Trek Navigator 300 valued at $700. A Salina woman was arrested yesterday for a fraudulent check she ...

9 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas is planning a town hall meeting to discuss race and other matters after recent protests and resignations at the University of Missouri University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday amid pressure from students who said the school responded inadequately to racial problems. The university's Chancellor, R. Bowen ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita Park Board members have voted to keep the Confederate flag from flying at Veterans Memorial Park. Mayor Jeff Longwell ordered the flag removed in July after acknowledging community feedback to a June shooting in a Charleston, South Carolina, church. The accused shooter in that incident posted photos with the flag on ...

9 years ago
College athletes are learning the power of teamwork goes beyond scoring touchdowns and winning conference titles. The Missouri football team banded together to add some high-profile heft to a campus protest that resulted in Monday's resignation of Tim Wolfe, the president of the state university system. Wolfe was under scrutiny for how he handled complaints about ...

9 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas has "a good shot" at making its new revenue projections and avoiding a deficit in its current budget. Brownback told reporters Monday that he's hoping a new fiscal forecast will hold and, "We'll be in fine shape." University economists, legislative researchers and officials in Brownback's administration issued the new forecast Friday. It ...

9 years ago
OSAGE CITY, Kan. (AP) - A Missouri man is dead after a skydiving accident in Kansas in which his parachute became entangled with that of another skydiver over the weekend. 54-year-old Mark Leslie Jungk of Platte City, Missouri, was a longtime jumper with SkyDive Kansas, which offers jumps from the Osage City Airport. SkyDive Kansas owner Jen ...

9 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and top legislators have approved $4.2 million in emergency aid for 25 public school districts after trimming back their requests. Brownback and eight top lawmakers reviewed the requests Monday under a school funding law enacted earlier this year. They approved a previous round of aid in August. The districts sought $6.5 million for ...