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Kansas is part of a 17-state coalition suing over President Barack Obama's recently announced executive actions on immigration. The states argue in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the move "tramples" key portions of the U.S. Constitution. Many top Republicans have denounced Obama's unilateral move, which was designed to spare as many as 5 million people living ...

10 years ago
Kansas has lost another legal skirmish in its efforts to salvage the state's battered ban on gay marriage. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected on Tuesday the state's request to convene the full court to hear its appeal of U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree's order that the state allow same-sex marriages. The latest procedural development from ...

10 years ago
A state economist says Kansas has regained the private-sector jobs it lost during the most recent recession but has seen a shift away from employment in manufacturing. Kansas Department of Labor senior economist Tyler Tenbrink also said Wednesday that wages haven't rebounded fully from the recession when adjusted for inflation. Tenbrink reported on employment and wages during ...

10 years ago
For the second time Salina has been chosen as the host city for a statewide free dental clinic. The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation will host the fourteenth Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic in early 2015 at the Salina Bicentennial Center. There are no appointments or reservations and patients will be seen on a first ...

10 years ago
A new four-legged officer is on the job for the Salina Police Department. According to the agency, Helio, a German Shepard born in Germany on Oct 2, 2012, is now part of the police force. Helio was trained by David Kiewel at K-9 Working Dogs International in Longford, Kansas. Helio is replacing Dax, who passed away ...

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A pioneer prairie Santa is coming to Salina, to bring a touch of Christmas past to the Smoky Hill Museum. Nona Miller, Education Coordinator with the Museum joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look at the festive event scheduled for Saturday, December 6th from 1pm to 3pm. "The Pioneer Santa does not look like ...

10 years ago
Racquetball equipment is stolen from a truck. Police report that sports equipment was taken from a Dodge Ram pickup that was parked in lot at Salina Regional Health Center on Tuesday. The owner told officers that racquetballs, elbow and knee pads, goggles, shoes and a sports bag were taken from the truck sometime Tuesday between 6:30am and ...

10 years ago
Kansas officials say more state, municipal and school district workers will qualify for health coverage starting next year because of the federal health care law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports more than 2,000 employees will become eligible for full-time health benefits starting Jan. 1. The director of the Kansas State Employee Health Plan says the expansion is ...

10 years ago
Another counterfeit bill is discovered in Salina. Police say a fake $100 bill was found in a deposit from the Valero Convenience Store at 848 N. Broadway. Staff at 1st Bank discovered the bill in a deposit on Tuesday. According to police, back on November 29th a counterfeit $100 bill was discovered in a bank deposit from the ...

10 years ago
There will be a lot of Sophias and Jacksons in the classrooms of the future. Parenting website BabyCenter said Tuesday that those are the most popular names for girls and boys born in 2014. According to the organization, it may be her fifth year to rule, but Sophia isn't the only one feeling ...

10 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army's Angel Tree project is need of a little help. According to the organization about a quarter of the angels, around 200, are still on the tree. This year there were 823 angels on the tree when it went up a couple of weeks ago. Each angel represents an area child 12-years-old or younger ...