10 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office says it has paid outside attorneys nearly $1.2 million to defend anti-abortion laws enacted since January 2011. The attorney general's office reported Monday that it has paid almost $770,000 to the Lawrence firm of Thompson, Ramsdell & Qualseth for fees and expenses in handling multiple federal and state lawsuits. Abortion providers ...

10 years ago
Three Salina Police Officers were honored during the opening moments of the City Commission meeting Monday - for their actions during a shooting incident last May. An overflow crowd gave the trio a standing ovation after Chief Brad Nelson shared comments and a short video that was captured on a police body camera of the event. Mayor ...

10 years ago
On overflow crowd of over 1,200 people showed up to voice support, and concern, for the future of Fort Riley. The Army hosted a public meeting to hear from the community about how possible personnel reductions on the base could affect them. Fort Riley employs more than 25,000 people in the Junction City area. In a ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case. Police say someone punctured both passenger side tires on a Toyota Tacoma pickup that was parked in the 2200 block of S. 9th sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning around 3:30am. Damage is listed at $500. Salina Police are investigating after an internal audit at Western ...

10 years ago
An Ellsworth man is pulled from the wreckage of a stolen truck. Forty-Four year-old Larry Jones was transported to Salina Regional Health Center with a broken arm, broken scapula, bruised ribs and a punctured lung after he crashed a 2000 Nissan Frontier pickup at the Brookville Cemetery on Brownhill Road. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that ...

10 years ago
A Salina toddler is injured after a TV tip-over. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers responded to a medical emergency on Saturday night around 6:20pm at an apartment in the 200 block of N. Oakdale after a 16-month old male pulled over a heavy box style television that was on a small nightstand. "Apparently ...

10 years ago
Two Republican state representatives are proposing a constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to hunt, fish and trap in Kansas. Rep. Adam Lusker, of Frontenac, says the amendment is a reaction to bans or restrictions pushed by animal rights supporters in other states. For example, trapping is banned in Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Washington. 18 ...

10 years ago
Sexual assault on college campuses and in personal relationships will be the topic of the latest Civic Luncheon Lecture Series presentation at Kansas State University Salina. "What Defines Sexual Violence and Rape?" will be presented at noon Thursday, Feb. 12, at K-State Salina's College Center conference room. The gathering will feature three expert panelists: Amanda Olivier, ...

10 years ago
Republican Congressman Tim Huelskamp and Brig. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr. will speak with reporters ahead of a meeting on Fort Riley's future. The public meeting Monday was called to allow Army officials to hear from the community about how possible troop reductions at Fort Riley would affect them. Fort Riley employs more than 25,000 people in ...

10 years ago
Divorce is expected to be the focus of two days of informational Legislative committee hearings on marriage. Rep. Jan Pauls says one of the key questions to be addressed is whether Kansas has made it too easy for couples to get divorced, especially in cases that don't involve domestic violence. The Hutchinson Republican serves on the ...

10 years ago
A 30-year-old city of Manhattan worker has died in a trench collapse. The Riley County Police Department said in a news release that William Albert Wiske of Wamego was repairing a water main Friday evening when the trench gave way. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Wiske was buried up to his waist in dirt and mud when ...