11 years ago
A 19-year-old Lawrence woman has been order to stand trial for the throat-cutting death of a 52-year-old businessman in the home they shared. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Sarah Gonzales McLinn was bound over on charges of first-degree murder and theft following a preliminary hearing Friday. McLinn has never denied killing Harold Sasko, whose body was found ...

11 years ago
First lady Michelle Obama says young people who've grown up with diversity must lead a national fight against prejudice and discrimination. She told high school graduates in Topeka, Kansas, on Friday that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling against school segregation is "still being decided every single day." Obama's speech at an event honoring the ...

11 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says his involvement in a new firearms manufacturing firm in northeast Kansas stems from his interest in hunting and shooting and not to set up a challenge to federal laws. The Hutchinson News reports that Kobach is listed as a shareholder in Minuteman Defense, which hopes to begin making rifles ...

11 years ago
A new government report shows major Kansas feedlots are feeding the fewest number of cattle since 1999 for the month of May. The National Agricultural Statistics Service says feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 2.01 million cattle on May 1. That inventory is down 3 percent from the same time last year. Placements of cattle ...

11 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has vetoed a $5 million transfer from the state's share of a national tobacco settlement that legislators sought to divert to the Kansas Bioscience Authority. The governor announced Friday that he had made that veto and four others while signing the remainder of the last budget bill of the 2014 session. The ...

11 years ago
A Salina father is charged with child endangerment after leaving his one, and five year old children locked in a car. According to Captain Jim Norton, officers were called to the Big Lots Store, 2450 S. 9th on Thursday just before 7pm, after a concerned citizen called police to report two children in a car with ...

11 years ago
President Barack Obama is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation decision by meeting with families of the plaintiffs in the case as well as the lead attorneys and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Obama will host the group, including lawyers Jack Greenberg and William Coleman, in ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after 600 feet of copper wire is removed from buildings at the old St. John's Hospital located at 139 North Penn. The theft occurred sometime between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The value of the copper is estimated at $15,000. The buildings are owned by Salina Regional Health Center. Police report a ...

11 years ago
Lawrence officials say a shortage of lifeguards could mean portions of the city's indoor and outdoor swimming pools might have to be idled this summer. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the city has only about 40 percent of the lifeguards it needs for the summer swim season, with little more than a week to go before opening ...

11 years ago
A woman is assaulted after a man knocks on her door Thursday morning. Salina Police say the attack began immediately when the 22-year-old female opened her door in the 900 block of Highland at about 6:30am. Captain Jim Norton tells KSAL News the intruder punched the victim and then dragged her inside and held her down, groped ...

11 years ago
The upcoming Southeast Kansas Farm-to-Fork Summit this month is focusing on policies to help Kansas farmers make healthful foods accessible and affordable for all residents. The event is hosted by the Kansas Rural Center and the Allen County Growing Rural Opportunities Works Council. The daylong gathering will take place May 29 at the Fellowship Regional Church ...