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Kansas has filed a widely expected appeal of a ruling that found the state isn't spending enough money on its public schools to provide a suitable education. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that the appeal had been filed after vowing last month to challenge the ruling. The Shawnee County District Court panel declared in its ...

10 years ago
Over 100 people gathered in Salina Wednesday evening to learn a little about severe weather. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chance Hayes presented the "Storm Fury On The Plains" spring severe weather safety and spotter class. Using a multi-media presentation, Hayes taught the basics of thunderstorm development, storm structure, the features to look for, and where to ...

10 years ago
Teams are forming around Salina as the Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser approaches. Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Michelle Peck joined in on the KSAL Morning News on Wednesday with a look at the event - and a message to men in the community to answer a call for help. "We need men to man up, and ...

10 years ago
Parents of children suffering from seizure disorders are asking Kansas lawmakers to legalize hemp oil. The House Health and Human Services Committee had a hearing Tuesday on a bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. John Wilson of Lawrence. Parent Ryan Reed testified that he and his wife feed their 4-year-old son Otis hemp oil with a spoonful of ...

10 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says more new businesses were formed in Kansas in 2014 than at any point since 2003. Kobach said at a news conference Tuesday that 15,780 new businesses were formed — 311 more than in 2013. Kobach says this indicates that a 2012 move to exempt 191,000 business owners from income ...

10 years ago
Hallmark Cards plans to end printing work at its Litho-Krome printing subsidiary in Georgia and transfer the work to Lawrence, Kansas. Hallmark officials said Tuesday the Litho-Krome subsidiary produces greeting cards and Crayola packaging. The work will end in Midland, Georgia, in the third quarter of this year. The work will move to a Hallmark production center ...

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A former sheriff's dispatcher who played Santa Claus for preschool children in central Kansas' Marion County is accused of sexually attacking an 8-year-old girl. KWCH-TV reports that prosecutors have charged 46-year-old Kenneth Newell of McPherson with 13 counts involving sexual misconduct. Newell's Dec. 23 arrest was revealed Monday night to Marion County commissioners. The sheriff says the county ...

10 years ago
Several colleges in Kansas are ignoring a recent order by Governor Sam Brownback repealing a policy that barred discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender state employees. Wichita State, Kansas State University, and the University of Kansas have all released statements saying that they would not discriminate against employees based on sexual orientation. Fort Hays State University ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners established a new salary structure during their regularly scheduled formal meeting on Tuesday. Each member of the previous three person commission was paid an annual salary of about $28,000, and also had an insurance option that would make the total package, including benefits, about $39,000. In a 3-2 vote, the commission decided to keep ...

10 years ago
A couple of years after playing a sold out show, a country music legend is coming back to Salina. Don Williams is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. According to the Stiefel, they came to call Don Williams “the Gentle Giant” in the decades he was a dominating country hit maker because of his unique ...

10 years ago
A man escapes injury after his skid steer catches fire. Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to an equipment fire northwest of Salina on Friday afternoon. The operator was cutting trees in a field with a John Deere skid steer in the 3200 block of W. Humbarger at about 3:15pm when he heard a hissing ...