10 years ago
A Kansas House committee has approved a bill to end a business tax break championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. The Taxation Committee's 13-8 vote Monday sent the measure to the House for debate. The committee is considering proposals to raise taxes to close a budget shortfall. Legislative researchers said the projected deficit is $406 million for ...

10 years ago
A ceremony to honor Salina and Saline County law enforcement officers, and state troopers who have died in the line of duty will be held later this week. The event will be held at Jerry Ivey Park as part of National Police Week. The Salina Police Color Guard will present the colors, followed by a roll ...

10 years ago
Five adults and a two-month-old baby escaped without injury early Monday morning when their mobile home caught on fire after an incendiary device was  thrown through a bedroom window. Salina Fire Marshall Roger Williams tells KSAL News that firefighters were called at 6:11 in the morning to 917 N. 13th Lot #2. First responders found an ...

10 years ago
An argument leads to a Salina man's arrest on Saturday. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, 55-year-old Timothy L. Holloway was arrested on a warrant for aggravated assault in connection to an incident that occurred in a central Salina home on April 15, 2015. Police allege during a struggle with an acquaintance, he held a knife against the ...

10 years ago
A stolen vehicle is found after a hit and run crash. Salina Police located a 2012 Toyota Prius early Saturday morning, around 1:30am, after someone drove it away from a business and ran into a parked car before abandoning the vehicle. Police say the Toyota was stolen from the lot at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2850 S. 9th ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is facing a charge of child abuse after an incident inside a home in the 900 block of Birch. Officers arrested 33-year-old Thomas D. Harrington on Sunday. Police allege back on May 2nd, he picked up a female teenager and threw her down before choking her by pulling on the hooded sweatshirt she was ...

10 years ago
Five of six people accused in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Salina girl made their first appearance in Saline County District Court Monday morning, and were formally charged. Four men accused in the case appeared via closed circuit TV. A woman appeared in person, by herself. Appearing via closed circuit TV were: 22-year-old Macio Palacio 19-year-old Jerome ...

10 years ago
Kansas State University is expanding into drone cybersecurity training. The concentration will be available starting in June for students enrolled in a master's degree program at its Salina campus. The cybersecurity courses will be offered online. The university says unmanned aircraft systems use computer networking for critical control systems, communication, navigation, payload delivery and intelligence coordination. Concerns ...

10 years ago
A Kansas House committee is preparing to debate proposals for raising taxes to erase a budget shortfall. The Taxation Committee planned Monday to discuss various revenue-raising proposals. Legislative researchers say lawmakers must eliminate a $422 million deficit in the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Budget problems arose after the Republican-dominated Legislature aggressively cut ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislators must wrap up their business for the year within a week to avoid having their annual 90-day session go into overtime. Lawmakers were returning Monday to the Statehouse without having drafted a plan for raising taxes to close a budget shortfall and with a full plate of other issues. It was the 85th day of ...

10 years ago
Public school districts across Kansas are cutting programs, shedding jobs, ending the school year early and blaming it all on the state's new school funding law. Meanwhile, conservative Republican officials behind the law tout it as a generous step forward for education. Supporters contend the law provides stability for the state's 286 school districts and will boost ...