9 years ago
Officials at Clinton Wildlife Area say illegal off-road drivers are causing damage around Clinton Lake that has forced the closure of some roads. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Rock Creek Boat Ramp on the southwest side of the lake and portions of Green Road on the wildlife area's western edge were closed because of damage. Justin Hamilton ...

9 years ago
A Kansas State University researcher says a rise in the number of rabid skunks in the state likely has contributed to an increase in cattle rabies cases. Gregg Hanzlicek is director of production animal field investigations for the university's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. He says 13 rabies cases were recorded this year, up from nine in 2014. The ...

9 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is calling for an end to his state's privatized care system as its 20th anniversary nears and scrutiny of the agency in charge of it rises. Republican Representative Mike Kiegerl, an Olathe Republican, wrote a report that was among more than 100 pages of documents provided to the Legislature's Special Committee on Foster ...

9 years ago
For the 33rd year in a row Salina Chef Bill Fekas prepared the biggest Christmas dinner in Salina. A large crowd enjoyed the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner. Fekas had a dream in 1982 to prepare and serve a free dinner for anyone who was alone on Christmas Day. Late Salina businessman Dean Evans told ...

9 years ago
It's another year in the books for the Georgetown Santas. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading up to Christmas each year. Each year the Santas suit up on Georgetown Road in East Salina, handing out candy and popcorn and spreading Christmas cheer. The tradition began back in 1998, ...

9 years ago
It was a Christmas Q & A on the KSAL Morning News Thursday as two pastors jumped in studio during the third hour with Rich and Jeff to dig into the Christmas story and the birth of Jesus. Senior Pastor Shawn Deterding and Associate Pastor Dennis Kootz, both from Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina traveled through ...

9 years ago
Authorities say three people have been killed in a head-on crash in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday when a westbound car attempted to pass multiple tractor-trailers and collided with an eastbound car on U.S. 54 in Ford County. All three people in the eastbound car that was hit ...

9 years ago
The roads and highways are busy with holiday travelers.  A record number of travelers is anticipated. AAA Kansas projects the number of year-end holiday travelers will top 100 million for the first time on record. Nearly one in three Americans will take a trip this holiday season, with 100.5 million expected to journey 50 miles or more ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down a law that attempts to curb its administrative power to appoint chief judges and threatened the state judiciary's entire budget. The high court ruled on Wednesday that the law changing how chief judges are selected is unconstitutional. District Judge Larry Solomon of Kingman County challenged the 2014 law, which says ...

9 years ago
A Kansas electric utility provider has contracted with a company to construct a 280-megawatt wind farm for Ford County. The Hutchinson News reports that Westar Energy contracted the more than $400 million Western Plains Wind Farm with Infinity Wind Power of Santa Barbara, California. Construction is expected to start in late spring or early summer. Infinity will ...

9 years ago
A former Kansas Highway Patrol trooper has been convicted of threatening his wife and children. The Great Bend Tribune reports that Darrin Hirsh was convicted Tuesday in Barton County District Court of aggravated assault, criminal threat and domestic battery. He was found not guilty of witness intimidation and violating a protective order. Hirsh was accused of threatening ...