10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to set the date for a special session of the Kansas Legislature on school funding. The Republican governor plans to sign a proclamation Wednesday afternoon formally calling the GOP-dominated Legislature into special session. He wants lawmakers to respond to a state Supreme Court order last month declaring that public schools won't be ...

10 years ago
According to some, it has been more than ten years since members of Saline County’s two employee bargaining units met openly with County Commissioners.  Nine representatives from the “correctional officers” and classified bargaining units met with Commissioners for 45 minutes. Spokesman Lieutenant Scott Anderson focused on the importance of retention, which he defined as “acquiring and ...

10 years ago
Combines are rolling across wheat fields in south-central Kansas. Elevators in in the Kiowa area as well as those in Cowley and Sumner counties are now receiving grain. Justin Gilpin, the executive director of the industry group Kansas Wheat, said Tuesday early reports show good test weights. He says people are anxious to get into the field ...

10 years ago
Elevated blood lead levels in over two-dozen Salina children have prompted an investigation by state officials, and an upcoming public meeting. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the agency will hold a public information session on Tuesday, June 21st,  at 6:30 p.m. at the Salina Community Theatre. KDHE staff will discuss and take questions ...

10 years ago
The capital city of fun for kids at the River Festival is about to come alive again - as staff begins moving art supplies into Artyopolis. "We have Fruit Loops, we have buttons, we have face paint," said Laurie Moravec, Artyopolis Coordinator for the 2016 event. Moravec joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a sneak ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for a known suspect who damaged a door on a east Salina home and then forcefully took a cell phone away from a woman in her 30's. Police say on Monday afternoon, the person also dented the hood of the woman's car and ran over a bicycle, leaving behind $450 in loss ...

10 years ago
A Wichita man was injured after his van hit a deer on Interstate-135 near Assaria on Monday night. Saline County Sheriff's Deputies report that just before 11pm, 22-year-old Adewunmi Adekokoya was driving a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan southbound and swerved to try and miss a deer on the road. The van slammed into the deer and then ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is calling the Kansas Legislature into special session to deal with education funding issues. The Republican governor said Tuesday that he would call a special session but hasn't set a date. Brownback said in a statement that he is calling the session to "keep Kansas schools open" in response to a state Supreme Court ...

10 years ago
Police make an arrest in a Salina rape case investigation. Officers arrested 33-year-old Nicholas S. Fischer of Salina on Monday after a 26-year-old female victim contacted police on Sunday night. Police say the victim and suspect are acquaintances and the crime took place in a central Salina home on Sunday night around 11pm. Authorities are seeking charges of ...

10 years ago
A hot mower bursts into flames and damages a home in Falun. According to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan, 54-year-old Marc Thomas suffered burns to his feet while fighting a fire that started on the patio of his house at 336 S. Main Monday afternoon. Marquette Fire and Medics responded to the blaze at about 4:25pm that ...

10 years ago
On Monday, Saline County Commissioners heard further details about purchasing new voting machines, perhaps in time for the August primary. When licensing fees and maintenance agreements are considered, the total purchase price hovers around $750,000, which is reduced by an “equipment trade in” of over $150,000. Under consideration is a system that includes touch screens where voters ...