10 years ago
A company says a report that Kansas has one of the highest rates of vacant foreclosures in the country reflects the small number of foreclosures in the state, not problems in the housing market. RealtyTrac says Kansas has the third-highest rate of vacancies, with 31 percent of its homes in the foreclosure process abandoned. But RealtyTrac executive ...

10 years ago
After winning what's considered the most elite collegiate aviation award in May, the Kansas State University Salina Flight Team is getting even more recognition for its talent. At the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON regional competition Oct. 20-24 in Warrensburg, Missouri, flight team member Tosh Taylor received top pilot honors, beating out more than 70 participants ...

10 years ago
A Kansas man has been found guilty in the death of a pest control worker more than six years ago. A Riley County jury on Wednesday found 58-year-old Howard Barrett guilty of reckless second-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Thomas James of Clay Center. James was doing extermination work when he stabbed and beaten in Barrett's ...

10 years ago
The crash of a small plane into a flight safety training center at the Wichita Airport has disrupted pilot training on some Cessna models but efforts are being made to provide alternatives. A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air crashed into the training center on Thursday, killing the pilot and three people inside flight simulators. The Wichita Eagle reports ...

10 years ago
Family and friends are searching for a missing Salina teen, 15-year-old Shyann Hubbard. Shyann, a student at Salina Central High School, has been missing since Monday afternoon. She has a mood disorder and has not had her medication since Monday. Her family fears that Shyann may be a danger to herself. Anyone who has any information about ...

10 years ago
Over a half-dozen Kansas men are facing federal charges for allegedly poaching doves and owls. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, eight men were charged in federal court this week for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A criminal complaint alleged the men violated the federal law protecting migratory birds when they participated in an ...

10 years ago
Kansas is appealing a federal judge's order that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the state's ban. The state attorney general's office filed a notice of appeal Wednesday. The filing came one day after U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a preliminary injunction barring the state from ...

10 years ago
Time to vote again - but this ballot could sweep you into Arrowhead Stadium with free tickets. Sculpture Tour Salina is giving away a pair of free tickets for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos game on November 30th. Salina Downtown Inc. Executive Director Melissa Hodges stopped into the KSAL Morning News with details on how ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating after someone damages windows at a Salina business. Police say sometime between October 31 and November 3, someone shot a pellet gun at the Central Care Cancer Center's glass, making two quarter sized chips in two large windows. The business is located at 2337 E. Crawford. Damage is listed at $500.

10 years ago
The Hutchinson Animal Shelter is seeking money for new employees, partly because of problems with inmate volunteers from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Director Richard Havens told council members last week that he would like six new employees so the shelter can either stop using the inmate labor or have enough staff to supervise them. Havens says the ...

10 years ago
White men, conservatives and other core Republican voter groups helped Gov. Sam Brownback and Sen. Pat Roberts win re-election despite spirited opposition, an exit poll of Kansas voters found Tuesday. Here are findings from the survey taken for The Associated Press and television networks: GENDER POLITICS: The only gender gap favored Brownback and Roberts, both of ...