9 years ago
The Kansas Sentencing Commission's executive director worries that looming budget problems will pressure the state into cutting funding to treat drug offenders and divert them from prison. Executive Director Scott Schultz told a legislative committee Tuesday that first- and second-time drug offenders who complete treatment programs are far less likely to have another conviction. He said ...

9 years ago
A burglar targets a Salina home and steals several thousand dollars worth of items. Police say that sometime on Monday between 8:15 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening a home at 620 Montrose was broken into. Entry was gained by damaging a window. Items taken include two computers, two cameras, assorted jewelry including a woman's ...

9 years ago
CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — A Conway Springs teacher has been asked to resign after showing students an anti-bully video that depicts a dystopian society in which homosexual children bully heterosexual children. Conway Springs Middle School social studies teacher Tom Leahy is on leave and said he likely won't return to teaching because the controversial video ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Child support payments for separated or divorced parents in Kansas are expected to increase up to 3.5 percent next year under new guidelines adopted by the state Supreme Court. The court announced Monday that it adopted updates recommended by a 14-member committee that spent a year reviewing child support guidelines that took ...

9 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)- Authorities in Lawrence say a crowd caused thousands of dollars in damage when they took down a football goal post at the University of Kansas after the Kansas City Royals' World Series win. A crowd broke the lock to a gate at Memorial Stadium, took down a goal post and threw it into ...

9 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city's history to celebrate the team's first World Series championship in 30 years. The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets. It was the ...

9 years ago
Kansas City is preparing to celebrate the Royals' World Series victory with a noontime parade on Tuesday. At the same time, a celebration is planned in Salina. The Royals have won their first world championship in 30 years, and Newsradio 1150 KSAL is throwing a party to celebrate. KSAL has been Salina's radio home of Royals, ...

9 years ago
After a year in the making, a survey to pinpoint housing concerns in Salina is set to be released. Salina Mayor Jon Blanchard stopped into the KSAL Morning News on Monday with a glance at the study that compiles over 1,200 responses from the public to housing needs, "We've identified different areas that we wanted them ...

9 years ago
Police Log 11-2-15 A vehicle was stolen from Brian's Paint Shop at 421 North Chicago sometime between October 16-30. The 2008 gold Chevrolet Trailblazer is valued at $8,000. The keys were not in the vehicle. A residential burglary was reported this morning on the 900 block of West Republic. The burglar broke out a back window to ...

9 years ago
The state's corrections secretary has outlined a proposed $27 million expansion of a maximum-security prison outside El Dorado as an option for dealing with crowded prisons in Kansas. Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts told a joint legislative committee Monday that by mid-2018, the state expects to have 9,400 male inmates in ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested yesterday for a drunk driving joyride in a stolen vehicle in the 900 block of North 13th Street. Joseph Matson, 43 of Salina, was taken into custody after a neighbor called police that a reckless driver ran into their 1964 Chevrolet pickup that was parked in their driveway. When police arrived, ...