9 years ago
Kansas officials are planning a public summit on drones this fall. The Kansas USA Summit will be Oct. 15 in Wichita. Tiffany Brown, aviation director for the Kansas Department of Transportation, said Wednesday the meeting's main objective is to show legislators and the public the businesses and resources the state has in the young industry. A 2013 ...

9 years ago
A Manhattan bank was robbed late Wednesday morning. According to the Riley County Police Department, at about 10:20 AM officers responded to a reported robbery at the Sunflower Bank located at 2710 Anderson Ave. There were no weapons used during the robbery. Officers were told that a white male standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with ...

9 years ago
Officials have confirmed a new mountain lion sighting in Kansas, this one in the northwest part of the state. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism wildlife biologists a mountain lion sighting in Rooks County. The big cat was near the community of Webster. A remote trail camera photo was taken on August 3rd. ...

9 years ago
A Kansas judge is allowing two voters to continue pursuing a lawsuit challenging how Secretary of State Kris Kobach is enforcing a proof of citizenship requirement for registering. Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis also suggested in an order that Kobach exceeded his authority in declaring that voters who use a federal form to register can ...

9 years ago
Wichita officials say an auction of items from the city's old Mid-Continent Airport terminal is expected to net about $83,000. The Wichita Eagle reports people bid on everything from bathroom signs to the lobby bar during the auction Tuesday. Sets of the airport's Herman Miller seats went for as much as nearly $3,000 for a large ...

9 years ago
Kansas residents who buy health insurance on their own could see their premiums increase up to 25.4 percent next year under new rates approved by the state's Insurance Department this week. The state agency says fewer than 5 percent of residents would be affected by the rate increases it approved on Tuesday. The increases don't affect ...

9 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is trading barbs over social media with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on voting rights. The spat was sparked by Kobach's proposal to throw out after 90 days names of more than 34,000 potential voters who registered in the state, but didn't provide proof-of-citizenship documents like a birth certificate or ...

9 years ago
Kansas high school students taking the ACT college entrance exam are scoring better on average than their peers nationally and a higher percentage appear ready for college courses. But figures released Wednesday by ACT also show that average scores for Kansas students haven't changed much in recent years. The State Department of Education noted that 32 percent ...

9 years ago
A  woman crossing a downtown Salina street on a bicycle was hit by a truck early Wednesday morning. Salina Master Patrol Officer Rande Repp told KSAL News at the scene that 25-year-old Ashley McCall-Allen of Salina was on a bicycle, crossing the street in a crosswalk at the corner of Santa Fe and Iron. She was ...

9 years ago
A silver 1991 Ford Fiesta was quickly returned to its owner after it was stolen from Vassar Drive in Salina late Tuesday evening. The vehicle was found on the intersection of Illinois and Truman parked unattended. No arrests have been made, but the case remains open for investigation.

9 years ago
A Kansas Wesleyan student has his vehicle back after it was stolen last night from the school's parking lot. The 1993 red Jeep Wrangler was taken from the parking lot between 10PM-11PM on Tuesday night with the keys inside the vehicle, and was found in Concordia around 1AM at a Casey's gas station. One person ...