9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The governor's Christmas tree has arrived at Cedar Crest on a horse-drawn coach. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Governor Sam Brownback hopped on the high-wheel hitch wagon for the final leg of the delivery. He shouted "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Thanksgiving" after jumping from the wagon in front of the governor's mansion. Brownback ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — University students in Kansas are starting to talk about a day in the not-too-distant future when anyone over 21 who legally owns a gun will be allowed to carry it onto campuses across the state. The Wichita Eagle reported legislation passed in 2012 required concealed-carry permit holders to be allowed to carry ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More homeless people are without a place to sleep in Wichita. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data shows that the number and percentage of homeless in Sedgwick County without shelter has roughly doubled over the past eight years. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1Xu71nI) reports that about 100 homeless people, or 17 ...

9 years ago
It was "organized chaos" at Applebee's in Salina Thursday, and organizers of the Salina Salvation Army Community Thanksgiving Dinner wouldn't have it any other way. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. People begin lining up outside, in the cold and rain at around 10:00 in the morning, a full two ...

9 years ago
The attorney general's office wants the Kansas Supreme Court to look at how the judiciary in surrounding states works when it decides the validity of a law stripping the high court of its power to appoint chief judges. Court filings Wednesday laid out each side's arguments before the Dec. 10 hearing on the state's appeal of ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Black Leadership Council is asking the state to allow people to register to vote on Election Day. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1Yu0QSN) reports the proposal was included in the council's 2016 legislative agenda and is a response to the state's requirement that people provide proof of citizenship in order to register. State law requires voters to ...

9 years ago
Bond was reinstated Wednesday afternoon for a woman facing charges in a connection with a case invovling the shooting death of a Salina teen. 21-year-old Azucena Garcia-Ferniza, one of six people facing charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Allie Saum, appeared in Saline County District Court. Garcia-Ferniza is facing an obstruction charge, accused of trying ...

9 years ago
A massive 50-year-old landmark residence hall at the University of Kansas has been imploded as planned. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that crews detonated about 750 pounds of explosives spaced through McCollum Hall on Wednesday. The implosion of the 10-story, 220,000-square-foot building also included keeping onlookers at least 600 feet from the site. The university arranged the demolition ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has a new prevention officer, and a new vehicle. Deputy Rob Little, who has been with the agency for five years, is the new prevention officer. Little tells KSAL News that among other things, he will teach drug abuse resistance education, or DARE, to students at Salina Sacred Heart, St. John's Military ...

9 years ago
A Salina woman is accused of stealing a gun, and a small amount of cash from her father. Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck says that on Sunday, between 8:00 and 10:00 in the morning, a Ruger .380 pistol and $50 in cash were stolen from an East Salina home. 60-year-old Douglas Bethe discovered an open dresser ...

9 years ago
The 28th Annual Turkey Trot is coming up Thanksgiving morning at Bill Burke Park. "We have people coming out just to hang out with their families," said Hope Varela - Health and Wellness Director at Salina's YMCA. "Last year we had a family of probably twenty or thirty, and it was their family reunion and they brought ...