11 years ago
U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran want more answers about the status of veterans' care at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Wichita after learning of a secret waiting list of patients. The two Kansas Republicans said Tuesday that documents faxed to them Friday from the director of the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...

11 years ago
The executive director of Audubon of Kansas likes Gov. Sam Brownback's call for improved federal conservation incentives for farmers to help increase the habitats for the lesser prairie chicken. Ron Klataske said Tuesday that increasing the amount of land enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program would help reverse a loss of habitat for the bird. The ...

11 years ago
Saline County Commissioners chose not to reverse a decision to not accept a state grant to fund long activating versatile contraceptive birth control. As a large crowd of citizens and media looked on, commissioners Tuesday afternoon indicated they were not prepared to reverse the decision made two weeks ago. Commission Chairman Randy Duncan said they ...

11 years ago
The Salina Police Department has announced the promotion of five officers. According to the department, Captain Sean Morton has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief. That position had been vacant since Carson Mansfield retired at the end of December. Officer Chad McCary, Officer Chad Burr, Officer Brent Rupert, and Detective James Feldman have all ...

11 years ago
Confidential health information from a large number of Salina Family Healthcare Center patients was inadvertently transmitted. Over 500 patients were notified on details about the unintentional incident. According to the organization, on April 8th a staff member submitted a data base to the National Commission for Quality Assurance as a part of involvement in ...

11 years ago
The Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter are poised to help Fido and Freida look their best this summer, while raising money to benefit the Shelter. Dr. Lavelle Ellis tells KSAL News that volunteers will be ready to handle every pooch, "If you've got a stinky, smelly dog and you are not up to scrubbing him ...

11 years ago
The director of the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wichita acknowledges the hospital had a secret waiting list of patients that endangered some veterans. Director Francisco Vazquez sent a fax last Friday to Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran acknowledging that nine veterans waited more than 90 days for appointments with ...

11 years ago
A child was killed in a ballfield parking lot in Clay Center. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 1-year-old child died Monday night after being hit by an SUV in the parking lot. Troopers say that a Chevrolet Tahoe was backed into a parking space at the Huntress Park ball field. As the driver, 58-year-old ...

11 years ago
A federal appeals court will hear arguments August 25 in a lawsuit by Kansas and Arizona attempting to force the federal government to help them enforce proof-of-citizenship requirements for new voters. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver announced its plans Monday. The hearing will take place after Kansas' Aug. 5 primary election but a ...

11 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says a new federal rule for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a "war against middle America" that will increase energy costs. The Republican governor criticized the rule Monday after the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator unveiled it in Washington. It gives states goals for reducing emissions but allows flexibility in ...

11 years ago
As a large crowd of supporters looked on, the month of June was officially declared "LGBT Pride Month" in Salina late Monday afternoon. Salina Mayor Aaron Householter signed the proclamation at the city commission meeting, after it was read by Gary Martens from the North Central Equality Kansas Chapter. Householter is not the first Salina Mayor ...