11 years ago
A proposal by K-State Salina students prompts the name change of a campus residence hall. According to K-State, the building simply known as Residence Hall for the last 20 years on the Salina campus will now be called Schilling Hall. The change comes after several students expressed their confusion over the literally named Residence Hall, saying an ...

11 years ago
The wife of Arizona Sen. John McCain visits Lawrence next week to discuss leadership, her humanitarian work and life on the campaign trail. Cindy Hensley McCain will speak the evening of March 25 at the Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas campus. Institute director Bill Lacy says McCain is best known publicly as the ...

11 years ago
A Salina Police Officer is honored as one of the best in his line of enforcement.  Master Police Officer Brent Rupert has been named the 2013 Kansas Narcotics Officer of the Year. The narcotics law enforcement organization, which was founded 22-years-ago, has over 630 members. Salina Police Captain Jim Norton tells KSAL News that Rupert was recognized for "Operation ...

11 years ago
Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp has revised his plans for raffling off tickets to men's college basketball games for small campaign contributions because of legal questions. Huelskamp announced Tuesday he's no longer requiring a donation of at least $10 for a chance to win four tickets to NCAA men's tournament games this week in St. Louis. Kansas, ...

11 years ago
A new airline has been chosen to provide commercial service from the central Kansas community of Great Bend. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order Monday granting Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines a two-year contract under the federal Essential Air Service program. The announcement comes less than a week after Great Lakes Airlines notified the city it ...

11 years ago
Dry conditions prompt a burn ban in Saline County. According to the Saline County Emergency Management Office, effective Tuesday, the county commission declared a State of Local Disaster Emergency to ban open burning operations in Saline County. This resolution is in effect for seven days for all cities and townships within Saline County. Saline County has ...

11 years ago
Police in Ohio have arrested a former Kansas man in connection with bomb threats made at two Dodge City restaurants. The Hutchinson News reports the 30-year-old former Dodge City resident was arrested Monday morning in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on a Ford County warrant for aggravated criminal threat and two counts of criminal threat. Dodge City police say ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating a damage to property case after a vehicle is damaged at a Salina business. According to Lt. Sean Morton a 2005 Chevy Impala was damaged in the parking area of Great Plains  sometime between 4 p.m. and 3 a.m. March 17th through March 18th. The owner of the vehicle who is an employee of ...

11 years ago
A key Kansas senator says legislators are going back and looking at all recommendations for education funding in order to comply with a court mandate to boost school aid. Sen. Tom Arpke says the Senate Ways and Means Committee anticipated reopening discussions of the public school budget on Thursday. Arpke and two senators met briefly Monday to ...

11 years ago
A Salina man admits to a federal gun crime. Acording to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, 45-year-old Stephen M. Smith, Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. In his plea, Smith admitted that he possessed a .40 caliber handgun when he was arrested Sept. 6, 2013, ...

11 years ago
Police are looking for a suspect who was attempting to steal spools of wire from Westar Energy. Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that a white, male ran away from the dock area at 1001 Edison on Saturday morning at about 5:45am. A worker arrived to find the suspect lining up eleven spools of copper ...