10 years ago
An interim manager has been named for the Kansas State Fair about two months before the 2015 fair gets underway. The Hutchison News reports the Kansas State Fair board voted Wednesday to name Assistant Fair Manager Lori Hart as interim manager. The fair, scheduled for September, drew about 350,000 people to the 10-day event last year. Fair manager ...

10 years ago
A central Kansas obstetrician who is seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp outraised the incumbent last quarter and is closing the fundraising gap between the two. Roger Marshall of Great Bend raised nearly $185,000 in the period between April and the end of June, with most of that coming from individual contributors. Huelskamp raised ...

10 years ago
Reports of confirmed mountain lion sightings have increased over the past decade in Kansas and Missouri, but experts say there are no signs that the animals are reproducing in either state. Most of the mountain lions - also known as pumas, panthers, catamounts and cougars - that make their way into the states are males that ...

10 years ago
A portion of Salina's East Crawford Recreation Area could soon be going to the dogs. A location for a new dog park in Salina has been recommended. For the past year, public input has been gathered on three possible locations for a proposed new dog park. The locations under consideration were Jerry Ivey Park, Indian Rock ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a man's personal items and cash while he was staying at the Salina Rescue Mission, 1716 Summers Road. Police say 39-year-old Jason Hottman told officers that someone stole $2,000 in cash from a box he had in storage at the facility sometime between 6pm on July 5th and 6pm ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Lottery is reporting a record high $155 million in lottery and casino gambling revenues during the fiscal year that just ended. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the state received $80 million from its share of profits from the three state owned and operated casinos in Kansas City, Mulvane and Dodge City. That was about ...

10 years ago
Kansas has fined AT&T for overcharging the state's Lifeline program for a third year in a row. The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Corporation Commission fined the company $15,000 for overcharging the state's Lifeline program by about $100,000 last year. AT&T received $476,000 in Lifeline credit last year. AT&T also paid $4,750 in December for overcharging more ...

10 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union is arguing that a federal court needs to directly strike down the same-sex marriage ban in Kansas in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the issue. Its latest filing Tuesday in the ongoing lawsuit opposes the state's efforts to have the case simply dismissed as moot now ...

10 years ago
Sen. Jerry Moran's re-election campaign says the campaign has more than $2.3 million in cash on hand for the 2016 general election. The Wichita Eagle reports Moran, a Hays Republican, took in more than $914,000 during the second quarter of 2015. Moran started the year with about $1.4 million in the bank. Moran who won the seat ...

10 years ago
The rain this summer is a welcome change from the past couple of summers that produced drought conditions around central Kansas. While it has helped keep the area green, it has not helped outdoor construction projects. Salina City Manager Jason Gage tells KSAL News that wet conditions have slowed down progress on a major project on ...

10 years ago
A woman from Southgate, Michigan contacted Salina Police after she was allegedly scammed on Craig's List. Denise Balogh told officers she tried to buy a car online in early July. The seller asked her to send $1,600 via Western Union. Police say the transaction was picked up at the Salina Wal-Mart on South Broadway. The ...