9 years ago
A 21-year-old Junction City man has been arrested after police say he phoned in a bomb threat in Manhattan, Kansas. According to authorities, the Riley County Police Department and the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a reported bomb threat at Florence Manufacturing Tuesday. The scene was secured and the Kansas Highway Patrol brought in a bomb-sniffing ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's health in identifying a thief who tried to steal an ATV from a motel parking lot. Police say that on Sunday a suspect in a dark colored Dodge quad cab pickup attempted to steal an ATV from the back of another truck. The attempted theft happened in the parking ...

9 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo will be rockin' this Friday night. Organizers are ready for Zoo Brew, one of the organization's most popular fund raising events of the year. Those who attend are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the zoo, food, drink, and live music. Salina band RockGarden will be performing. RockGarden is known for their ...

9 years ago
Kansas officials are defending the state's decision to sell $1 billion in bonds in an effort to boost the financial health of its public pension system after a rating agency's report suggested the move won't help much. Kansas was selling the bonds Wednesday after legislators authorized them earlier this year. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Board of Education has given initial approval to new rules on student restraint that establish procedures for parents who believe emergency safety interventions have been used improperly on their children. The board gave initial approval Tuesday to the changes on seclusion and restraint on students in emergency situations. The Wichita Eagle reports the regulations now ...

9 years ago
A new industry report shows retail sales of farm tractors up nearly 19 percent this past July when compared to the same month a year ago. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers said Tuesday that 21,906 farm tractors were sold nationwide last month. That brings the total so far this year to 127,215 sales. That is an increase ...

9 years ago
The public pension system for Kansas teachers and government workers says its long-term financial health improved last year. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is citing a recent report showing a 3 percent decrease in the gap between its anticipated revenues and the cost of benefits promised to retirees over the next 18 years. The figure was ...

9 years ago
The government's first corn production forecast of the season anticipates a good 2015 harvest in Kansas. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Wednesday that it projects the state's corn production to come in at 570 million bushels. If realized, that is 1 percent above last year's production. Their upbeat forecast comes despite 1 percent fewer anticipated harvested ...

9 years ago
For the second time in less than a year, a former Saline County Commissioner has been involved in a single-vehicle injury accident. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Randy Duncan was driving a 2014 Ford Focus, headed west on Interstate 70. The car drifted over to the north edge of the road, traveled into the ...

9 years ago
A 19-year-old Wichita State student faces first-degree murder charges in the death of an infant. Marissa Carol Fields of Olathe was charged Monday in Johnson County court with first-degree murder and aggravated abandonment of a child in connection with the child's death in December. Court documents show Fields is accused of neglecting and abandoning the child at ...

9 years ago
A Salina man contacts police after becoming suspicious of an employment opportunity on Craigslist. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the 32-year old man responded to an ad on the website to use his car as a billboard for Medisys Health Network, a company based in Jamaica, New York. Police say he received a UPS packet ...