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The National Weather Service says a tornado outbreak that caused minor damage in northwest Kansas was the latest on record in that part of the state. At least 10 tornadoes were reported in western Kansas early Monday evening, snapping power poles and damaging sheds over largely rural areas. Meteorologist Jerry Killingsworth in Goodland says a tornado damaged ...

9 years ago
Kansas says eight Syrian refugees have settled in the state this year. The Kansas Department for Children and Families said Monday that one Syrian refugee family settled in Wichita and the other settled in Kansas City, Kansas. The Wichita office of the International Rescue Committee has said in the past it would be more likely that any ...

9 years ago
Protest leaders at the University of Kansas say they're pushing for changes to ensure that problems faced by minority and other "marginalized" students are addressed swiftly and effectively. But they said Monday they won't follow University of Missouri students in seeking the ouster of administrators. Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group in Kansas acknowledged that ...

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Kansas became the 17th state late Monday afternoon to join a growing list of states refusing Syrian refugees in wake of French terror attacks. According to Governor Sam Brownback's Office, the Governor signed Executive Order No. 15-07, directing that no state agency, or organization receiving grant money from the state, will participate in or assist in ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A memorial to soldiers who fought on both sides during the Civil War will replace the Confederate flag that once flew at a Wichita park. The Wichita Eagle reports the Reconciliation Memorial planned for the plaza at Veterans Memorial Park ...

9 years ago
Congressman Tim Huelskamp is planning a Town Hall meeting in Salina. According to the Congressman's office, next week on Monday he will host a Town Hall meeting at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annex . Huelskamp will take questions, and listen to thoughts and concerns to bring back to Washington. The Saline County Town Hall will ...

9 years ago
A new study has found that over-tapping of the High Plains Aquifer beyond its recharge rate peaked overall in 2006, while its rate of depletion in Kansas reached its highest point in 2010. The Kansas State University study released Monday also projected the aquifer's use would decrease by about half over the next 100 years. Civil engineering ...

9 years ago
Salina police urge caution when purchasing from Craiglist as a person bought a vehicle from the Salina Craigslist in October that turned out to be stolen. A woman from Colombus, Nebraska purchased a 2009 Dodge Avenger at the Salina Walmart by a man claiming to be Deont Kajaun. When the woman went to get the tags for ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for driving under the influence while his thirteen-year-old son was in the vehicle. Timothy Perez, 52, was pulled over for a traffic infraction when the officer detected he incapacited. Perez was arrested for DUI and endangering a child. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, ...

9 years ago
A man with an outstanding warrant is charged with a flee and elude while he was driving a moped. Cody Maxwell, 30 of Salina, was driving westbound on Crawford when police recognized him for an outstanding warrant. When authorities began to attempt to stop him, he refused to yield. The "chase" lasted from the 1500 block of ...

9 years ago
Over 397,000 children are waiting to be adopted in the United States, 42 of that number are kids in Saline County. Pastor Jeff Piepho with Revolution Church in Salina joined in on the KSAL News Monday with an inside look at foster homes and adoption. "You're hearing this and you're thinking I can't really make a difference. ...