9 years ago
Kansas lawmakers and corrections officials are looking for ways to address overcrowding in state prisons as the adult population is expected to be nearly 1,700 inmates over capacity by the middle of the next decade. The Legislature has taken some measures to address shrinking bed space, but it has not been enough to curb growth. The ...

9 years ago
Property boundaries aren’t always clear-cut, but the rules for hunting private land are. Because Kansas is 97 percent privately owned, landowners still provide access for most of our hunting opportunities. Know and follow some of these key private land hunting rules to prevent an early end to your season, and more importantly, to ensure good ...

9 years ago
A Kansas high school psychologist is in custody after more than 14 pounds of marijuana were found in the trunk of her car as she and her husband returned from Colorado. The Wichita Eagle reports 46-year-old Shelly Moore and 44-year-old Frank Moore were arrested early Thursday after a Saline County deputy pulled the couple over on ...

9 years ago
Wichita police say a black teenager was in critical condition after being shot by police as he ran with a gun toward the doors of a high school where a girls' basketball game was being played. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1NxFOPJ) reports the teen fled after police pulled over a pickup truck that was pulling into the ...

9 years ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says disagreements between the construction contractor and the government over final inspections of Fort Riley's new hospital sparked the latest delay in its opening. But the contractor who built the hospital said Friday it is working to complete items that have no bearing on the hospital's opening. The hospital was originally ...

9 years ago
Sedgwick County authorities said human remains found near Wichita earlier this week were those of a man released from prison in June. Sheriff's Capt. Greg Pollock said Friday the remains of James T. Labat were identified using dental records. A cause of death has not been determined. A hunter found the remains Tuesday in a wooded area. Investigators ...

9 years ago
The wife of a Kansas bail bondsman charged with abusing his missing 7-year-old son said she suspected her husband was plotting to kill her and the other children living in the home. In interviews with The Associated Press, Heather Jones alleged that her husband abused her and the boy, Adrian, who is now missing. She also ...

9 years ago
A Wichita man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Wichita State University student. Isaiah Copridge also was charged Friday with aggravated robbery in the death of Rayan Ibrahim Baba, a Saudi national who was found August 8th shot in a parking lot of one of the university's dormitories. Copridge's bond ...

9 years ago
The Salina Stiefel Theater late Friday afternoon announced three new shows. Tickets for each will all go on sale Friday, December 11th at 9am. To buy tickets stop by the Stiefel Theatre or call the Stiefel at 785-827-1998. Buy online at ticketmaster.com.  The shows include: Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny – Saturday, February 20 @ 2pm Kids are ...

9 years ago
Officials say that six Republican presidential candidates have filed to participate in the Kansas Republican Party's caucus in March, while three Democratic candidates have informally pledged to participate in the state's caucus. Ohio Gov. John Kasich was the first Republican to file to participate in the March 5 caucus. He is joined by U.S. Sen. Ted ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating an incident where shots were fired in Central Salina early Friday afternoon. Sgt. Jim Feldman, at a media briefing, told KSAL News that the incident happened at around 12:30, in the 1300 block of West Crawford Street, in the vicinity of First Bank Kansas and the Hair Loft.  An unknown person fired multiple ...