11 years ago
A sure sign of Spring are those orange barrels on Kansas roads and highways. Road construction on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County has started. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, construction on I-70 in Dickinson County resumed Thursday morning. Westbound traffic is being moved onto the passing lane of the completed eastbound lanes placing ...

11 years ago
An Army spokesman says an escaped inmate who eluded capture for 37 years is back behind bars at the military's maximum-security prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Spokesman George Marcec confirmed Thursday that convicted killer James Robert Jones returned to military custody this week from Florida and is being housed at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks. It ...

11 years ago
Smoking is banned in the Kansas Statehouse, but a cleanup project by volunteers shows plenty of people are lighting up outside and littering the grounds with cigarette butts. A group of volunteers that included high school students collected 650 discarded cigarettes outside the Statehouse in just 15 minutes Wednesday. The cleanup in Topeka and other Kansas communities ...

11 years ago
Kansas senators have approved a bill repealing mortgage registration fees, a move that county leaders say will cost them millions of dollars. Senate Bill 298 would phase out over five years the fees lenders pay to county governments based on the cost of a mortgage for a residential or commercial property. The bill offsets some of ...

11 years ago
A northeast Kansas woman accused in the abuse death of her boyfriend's 4-year-old son will have more time to prepare for trial. KNZA-FM reports  28-year-old Janice Summerford, of Hiawatha, had been scheduled to go on trial April on charges including first-degree murder and child abuse. But a Brown County judge has rescheduled the trial to Sept. 29. ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol joined other law enforcement agencies across the state in February and early March for an annual seatbelt enforcement campaign conducted around area high schools. The campaign ran from Monday, February 24, through Friday, March 7. During this annual enforcement, the Patrol issued: · Teen ...

11 years ago
Abilene will say a final goodbye Thursday to a teen who made a big impact on those around her during her 18 years on this earth. Following a long battle, 18-year-old Carly Gassman lost her fight with cancer and passed away late last Friday night. Carly was an inspiration to her family, friends, and peers. While ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Fire Marshal's office is asking for help finding out who is responsible for nearly two dozen arsons in northwest Kansas. State Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen says it's vital to apprehend the person starting the fires before someone is seriously injured or there is a major properly loss. Twenty fires in Ellis County since ...

11 years ago
Salina Police will be out in full force Friday evening looking for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that four officers and one spotter will be patrolling  from 9pm to 1am Friday, looking for occupants who are not buckled up. Citations for unrestrained adults are $10 while the citation for children under 18-years old ...

11 years ago
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is returning to his hometown later this month to talk about his new book. Gates served as defense secretary from 2006 to 2011 after spending nearly 27 years with the Central Intelligence Agency. He was CIA director from 1991 until 1993 and received numerous awards for his work. ...

11 years ago
Kansas players did not go away empty-handed in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, even though the $400 million jackpot was hit by players in Florida and Maryland. According to the Kansas Lottery, one Mega Millions ticket, sold in south central Kansas, is worth $15,000 after matching four of the first five numbers and the ...