11 years ago
It took a little longer than expected to count the votes, but after a technical glitch, unofficial final results in the Saline County election were gathered late Tuesday night. A problem with the election results manager program caused about a 3.5 hour delay. Here are the results from Saline County races of interest: U.S. Senate Pat Roberts (Republican) ...

11 years ago
A federal judge has ordered Kansas to allow same-sex couples to marry, but he delayed enforcement of the order until next week to give the state time to appeal. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the state from enforcing its constitutional ban starting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 11, pending the ...

11 years ago
Saline County Election Results Of Interest: Final Results U.S. Senate Pat Roberts (Republican) 6,529 Greg Orman (Independent) 4,769 Randall Batson (Libertarian) 625 U.S. House of Representative 1st District Tim Huelskamp (Republican) 6,969 James Sherow (Democrat) 4,875 Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (Republican) 5,705 Paul Davis (Democrat) 5,539 Keen Umbehr (Libertarian) 729 Kansas State Representative District 69 J.R. Claeys (Republican) 2,421 Gary Swartzendruber (Democrat) 1,580 Saline County Commission District 1 Monte Shadwick (Republican) 1,607 Stephanie Cool (Democrat) 1,237 Fluoride Question - Shall Fluoride Be Taken Out ...

11 years ago
Three people on the November list of Salina's Most Wanted are caught. The latest list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line over the weekend. Since then, three have been arrested. They are Michael Turner who was wanted for sex crimes that include rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, Blake Nicol who was wanted on ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court will not review a lower court ruling that suppressed statements from a suspect about the death of a Hutchinson woman in what prosecutors say was a case of mistaken identity. The court's ruling on Friday denying a petition of review by Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder likely means the first-degree ...

11 years ago
Finance reports show that independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman has put $3 million of his own funds into his race in Kansas against Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Orman's contributions to his campaign included $1.8 million in October. Orman is an Olathe businessman who co-founded a private equity fund. His race against the three-term GOP incumbent is ...

11 years ago
Prosecutors have charged a suspect in September's beating of a Wichita junior league football coach. The Sedgwick County district attorney's office announced Monday that 31-year-old Bobby Brown Jr. was charged Friday with aggravated battery. His preliminary hearing is Nov. 13. Police told reporters Monday that Brown was spotted by officers Thursday in the driveway of a Wichita ...

11 years ago
A note at the bottom of the official 2014 General Election Ballot reminds Saline County residents to: Vote Both Sides Of Ballot. Saline County Clerk and Elections Officer Don Merriman tells KSAL News that with national, state and local offices up for grabs - plus four ballot questions to decide on it would benefit voters to ...

11 years ago
A bullet strikes an unoccupied car. Salina Police are investigating after someone fired a bullet into a parked car that was empty. Police say a high caliber bullet entered the rear passenger door on a 1995 Nissan Maxima - and then lodged in the rear door on the driver's side. Officers are still working with the owner on ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a 2004 Ford Mustang. Officers say the vehicle was stolen from the 600 block of S.3rd between Thursday afternoon and Saturday evening. The tan Ford, with Kansas plate 633 GPG is valued at $6,000. Thieves break into a Cougar fifth wheel trailer by sliding a window open to gain ...

11 years ago
Investigators are recovering the remaining aircraft wreckage off the roof of a flight safety training facility in Kansas. Wichita Battalion Chief Stuart Bevis said Monday crews are using a crane to remove the fuselage and other large aircraft pieces from the roof of the building where a small plane crashed on Thursday at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport, ...