11 years ago
The third of three planned legislative issues public forums is scheduled for later this week in Salina. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the final Legislative Issue Meeting with the local Saline County Legislative Delegation will be held this Saturday morning. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks, and J. R. Claeys, ...

11 years ago
The federal agency that listed the lesser prairie chicken as threatened isn't responding publicly to a new Kansas law declaring that only the state can regulate the grouse within its borders. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Claire Cassel said Monday the agency declined comment. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the prairie chicken measure late Friday. It takes ...

11 years ago
The latest government snapshot shows the majority of the Kansas winter wheat crop is faring poorly. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that heat and high winds have caused further deterioration of the state's wheat crop. It rated 56 percent of the Kansas wheat in poor to very poor condition. About 31 percent was rated as ...

11 years ago
University of Kansas police say crime at the school last year was down significantly from the year before. The university's public safety office says it handled 670 criminal offenses during 2013, compared with 818 the previous year. Violent crimes accounted for only 1 percent of all offenses, while property crimes such theft and burglary made up the ...

11 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education will hold part of its monthly meeting at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka to mark the 60th anniversary of the landmark desegregation ruling. Board Chairwoman Jana Shaver will read a statement Wednesday on the steps of the former Monroe School before the start of ...

11 years ago
As the sun sets on the 2013-2014 school year - USD 305 officials are preparing to launch into the digital age next year. High School in Salina will never look the same as the district finalizes a plan to put a personal computer into every student's bookbag. USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall tells KSAL News that Chromebook ...

11 years ago
The man wanted for stealing numerous vehicles in Saline Co. has been arrested. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL news that William Avise, 29, of Gypsum was arrested in Wichita on May 6th after items that were in the 2007 Chevolet Silverado he stole from a field in Assaria were recovered at a car dealership. At 7pm on ...

11 years ago
A stolen vehicle is set on fire in front of a Salina Motel. The car, a 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis, was taken from the 800 block of Osage between May 10 and May 11. It was found ablaze at Village Inn at 452 S. Broadway early Sunday morning. The Salina Fire Department was able to contain ...

11 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating after a stolen gun report. Between May 7 and May 9 a Kolar 12 gauge Trap shotgun was allegedly taken from a deceased Salina man.Family members of Robert Hamm reported to Salina Police while they were on his property at Drury Place (1000 Schippel Drive) after they realized his prized ...

11 years ago
The aviation program at Kansas State University Salina is taking another step in education innovation with a new collaboration to develop curriculum for a jet engine simulator. K-State Salina has agreed to work with Price Induction to create a robust curriculum using the French company's new virtual engine test bench that simulates the DGEN 380 lightweight ...

11 years ago
A western Kansas family concerned about the future of the Ogallala aquifer is testing a state water law that allows senior water rights holders to force junior rights holders to reduce irrigation or be shut off completely. Fifth-generation farmer Jay Garetson and his brother Jarvis first filed an impairment claim in 2005 in Haskell County but ...