11 years ago
Saturday is just the day for those longing for a day at the lake. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is hosting “Spring Into Summer”. According to the agency, “Spring Into Summer” features free entrance and open houses at all Kansas state parks. Most parks will host special activities for the whole family to ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas will join Oklahoma in suing the federal government over the addition of the lesser prairie chicken to its list of threatened species. Brownback announced his state's response Friday during a news conference. Oklahoma sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal court last week, challenging the process under which the ...

11 years ago
Grab your bow and a quiver full of arrows, it's time to head down to Lindsborg for the 2014 3-D Archery Competition at Smoky Valley Shooting Sports. Mike Pollard with Rinehart Targets travels the country with his cast of characters and a love for what he's doing, "It's archery, it's a chance to win prizes and ...

11 years ago
An iphone and laptop are stolen from a vehicle. Salina Police say a Dell laptop, Apple iPhone, HP Bluetooth printer and Nintendo game system were taken from a mini van that was parked on the street in the 400 block of W. Hamilton. The owner told officers he had locked the van. Total loss is listed at $520. ...

11 years ago
The Douglas County District Attorney's office says it's no longer looking into an NCAA basketball tournament lottery conducted by Rep. Tim Huelskamp. Huelskamp's campaign took exception to a release earlier this month from Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announcing that a Huelskamp raffle for two tickets to the NCAA regional in St. Louis violated Kansas ...

11 years ago
Voting rights groups are appealing a judge's decision requiring federal election officials to help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws requiring new voters to document their U.S. citizenship. A court filing on Friday sent to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals seeks review of this month's ruling by U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren. The judge ordered ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a shooting last night. Captain Sean Morton tells KSAL News that details will be released as officers learn more about a male who was shot and taken to the emergency room at Salina Regional Heath Center. Staff at the hospital contacted police Thursday night at 10:48pm after the victim arrived for treatment of ...

11 years ago
University of Kansas students will not have to pay a $25-per-semester fee for athletics, but will pay two other fees beginning in the fall. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said Thursday she would uphold a vote taken March 12 by the Student Senate to eliminate a fee that supported women's and non-revenue sports. However, beginning this fall, students will ...

11 years ago
McPherson police say they have found a vehicle connected to a suspicious death in the town. Police say two people discovered the body of a white male between 20 and 30 years old Thursday outside a storage shed in a central Kansas town. The department did not say where the 2010 Ford Focus was ...

11 years ago
State officials are reminding Kansans who fall behind on electric and natural gas bills that they will lose some protection against shutoffs next week. The utility-regulating Kansas Corporation Commission notes that Monday is the last effective day of the annual Cold Weather Rule. The rule is in effect every year from November through the following March. It ...

11 years ago
Kansas residents who served in the military may now get the word "veteran" printed on their state-issued driver's licenses and photo ID cards. The Department of Revenue announced this week that the service is available to veterans with an honorable or general discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. To obtain the printing, veterans must provide ...