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Gov. Sam Brownback's chief spokeswoman says he expects to outline spending cuts next week to keep Kansas' current budget balanced. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley confirmed his plans Friday as the Republican governor announced that he's expanded the duties of budget director Shawn Sullivan to help find efficiencies throughout state government. Sullivan's duties already included finding ways to ...

9 years ago
The state of Kansas is suing the U.S. Army in federal court, alleging the Army is trying to prevent the state from continuing to provide cafeteria service at Fort Riley. The state has received the federal contract worth more than $1 million since 2006. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Kansas Department for Children and Families filed the ...

9 years ago
A medical condition may have led to a single vehicle crash and rescue on Thursday morning. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Randall Witte from Lincoln, KS was injured after the pickup he was driving hit a guard rail and rolled into a ditch near the Muir Road overpass on I-70. Deputies say he was ...

9 years ago
Kansas health officials say there is no cause for alarm after three incidents in which millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Kansas River at Topeka. The latest incident was on Tuesday, when a sanitary sewer main leak caused 55,000 gallons of raw sewage to enter the river. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 3 million gallons of ...

9 years ago
Animal control officers were sent to a Salina motel room after an odor complaint was made on Thursday. Salina's Animal Service Supervisor Vanessa Cowie, tells KSAL News that, at least 10 animals were found in a room at the Traveler's Lodge at 245 S. Broadway, all suffering from dehydration and malnutrition. Cowie added some of the animals ...

9 years ago
A southwest Kansas post office is temporarily closed after a car crashed into the building. The Hutchinson News reports the crash happened on Thursday in Kismet, a town of fewer than 500 people 20 minutes northeast of Liberal. Seward County sheriff's deputies at the scene declined Thursday evening to release any information about the accident without first ...

9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to have a Statehouse news conference to discuss abortion and education issues. Brownback's office said that during Friday afternoon's event he would address his call for a state medical board investigation into whether tissue from aborted fetuses is being sold commercially in violation of state and federal laws. The Republican governor ...

9 years ago
Health officials are warning the public about high levels of toxic blue-green algae in six lakes in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a news release Thursday that direct contact with the water such as wading in it is strongly discouraged for people, pets and livestock. Those lakes now under a warning status ...

9 years ago
The 2015 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Car Show is underway in Salina. Hundreds of cars gathered for a parade on Santa Fe Thursday night, as a large crowd lined the streets to watch. Throughout the day, Friday through Sunday, over 1,500 cars will be parked under the shade trees in Oakdale Park. Along with the cars, there will ...

9 years ago
A 47-year-old Wichita man who pleaded guilty to killing a popular local restaurant owner earlier this year has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole for 50 years. The Wichita Eagle reports Curtis Mitchell pleaded guilty less than two weeks after his June 4 arrest in the death of 45-year-old Tanya Tandoc. ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University and the K-State Foundation are scheduled to begin a campaign later this year to raise $1 billion for the university. The Manhattan Mercury reports the university's Innovation and Inspiration Campaign kicks off in October and seeks to raise money for Kansas State's bid to become a top-50 public research university by 2025. The events ...