9 years ago
Authorities say 11 people were sent to the hospital after a collision in Great Bend was caused by a 17-year-old girl who tried to kill a spider. The teenager was driving along U.S Route 56 Sunday when she noticed a spider on her lap. The Kansas Highway Patrol says she let go of the steering wheel ...

9 years ago
The farmer's market effort in Salina is getting a boost, in the form of a nearly $100,000 grant from the federal government. Organizers of the Salina local food markets received word earlier this month that a grant in the amount of $98,790 has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. According to the USDA, ...

9 years ago
A Salina-based mobility products manufacturer will host an event celebrating its employees and customers. ElDorado Mobility will host a Customer Appreciation event this Thursday from 11am – 2pm at its Salina manufacturing facility located at 1655 Wall Street. Activities will include a luncheon for all employees and customers plus tours of the manufacturing facility and special VIP ...

9 years ago
A trial involving the stabbing death of a 13-year-old Saline County girl has been delayed until Spring. Officials tell KSAL News that the trial for Sierra Niehaus, which was scheduled to begin this month, has been delayed until March. Judge Patrick Thompson granted the dealy on Friday. The case stems from the death of Galazia Niehaus. The ...

9 years ago
A former U.S. Senator and Ambassador will appear at an event in Salina. Saint Francis Community Services will host a book signing event October 27th for John Danforth. Danforth is an ordained Episcopal priest and former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to the United Nations. According to St. Francis, Danforth will appear at a 5:30 p.m., private reception ...

9 years ago
Thanks to good weather and popular concerts, the Kansas State Fair this year had its highest attendance since 1995. Fair officials announced Thursday that 369,322 attended the fair in September. That beat the previous high of 361,647 in 1995. The Hutchinson News reports it's unknown if attendance was the highest in the fair's 102-year-historty because audited ...

9 years ago
Sen. Jerry Moran's campaign has re-filed a campaign finance report after a Kansas woman found more than 200 pages missing from a federal website. The Wichita Eagle reports Moran's campaign found out Thursday that more than 200 pages of its July quarterly fundraising report was missing from the Federal Election Commission's website. The campaign re-filed the FEC ...

9 years ago
A Colorado prosecutor says her office does not plan to file any charges against a man who allegedly voted in Kansas after doing so Colorado. Yuma County District Attorney Brittny Lewton said Friday that Lincoln L. Wilson did not commit perjury or voter fraud because he voted first in Colorado. She says it did not become ...

9 years ago
An assistant professor who has accused Emporia State University of racial discrimination has filed a federal lawsuit, accusing the school of defamation and invasion of privacy. Melvin Hale filed the lawsuit Wednesday. He and his wife, Angelica, who are black, have been embroiled in confrontation with the university since April, when someone left a note with ...

9 years ago
A Wichita mathematician seeking to audit voting machine tapes after finding statistical anomalies in election counts is getting legal and other support in pursuing her lawsuit. Wichita State University statistician Beth Clarkson had been pursuing the case herself, but now has a Wichita lawyer representing her. Other people have set up a non-profit foundation for donations. A ...

9 years ago
The top ranked professional championship bull riders in the world, two time CBR and PRCA World Champions Sage Steele Kimzey and Cody Teel are set to ride in Salina, Kansas. On March 26, 2016, at the Salina Bicentennial Center. Bull riding fans will have the rare opportunity to see these extraordinary cowboy athletes who set ...