11 years ago
A bill that would make some police records available to the public will go before the Kansas House. The House Judiciary committee on Monday approved the bill, which would make police documents that explain reasons to arrest people open to the public. The bill would also make affidavits to justify search warrants open to the ...

11 years ago
A 63-year-old Kansas man with a history of sex crimes against children has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for his latest conviction. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's office announced Monday that Kenneth Boysaw was found guilty of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He was accused of fondling a 6-year-old girl in a ...

11 years ago
A south-central man is jailed after he allegedly chased people repossessing his car, then shot at the vehicle, forced it off the road and hit the man who was seizing the car. Police say an employee of Xpress Recovery of Wichita repossessed the car from a home near Anthony Monday. The car's owner allegedly followed the ...

11 years ago
Gay-rights supporters are rallying at the Kansas Statehouse to protest anti-gay marriage legislation that critics contend would encourage discrimination. Organizers of Tuesday afternoon's rally include the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. They oppose a bill to prohibit government fines and anti-discrimination lawsuits when ...

11 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is visiting Kansas elementary schools to continue to build support for his proposal to expand state funding for all-day kindergarten instruction. The Republican governor is asking legislators to increase funding for all-day classes, increasing the state support by $16 million a year over five years until it is fully funded. Brownback on Tuesday is ...

11 years ago
If you are thinking of adding a dog to your family, a free event hosted by the Wichita Kennel Club may be for you. The club is putting on its annual "Meet the Breeds" event from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Century II Concert Hall Foyer. People from area clubs will be there with their dogs ...

11 years ago
A Kansas House committee has tabled a bill to require cities and other local governments to warn consumers if they put fluoride in their water supplies. Chairman David Crum said the House Health and Human Services Committee's 10-2 vote Monday means the anti-fluoride bill is dead. The measure has been condemned by public health officials and the ...

11 years ago
A Wichita-based group has left voicemail messages urging Kansans to thank their state representative who voted for a bill that sought to protect from lawsuits employees who refused service to anyone based on religious beliefs about marriage. House members overwhelmingly approved the bill, but Senate leaders blocked it, saying it was too broad, ...

11 years ago
Saline County Clerk and Election Officer Don Merriman says he's hoping for a 50-percent participation rate when all is said and done in a stand alone bond issue this April. Merriman stopped into the KSAL Morning News on Monday with a look at a mail-in ballot that will decide whether voters who live in USD 305 ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating two vehicle thefts. Officers were called to the 800 block of Harold on Friday after a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was stolen off the street. The owner told police the vehicle, which is gray in color and has the Kansas license tag: 819 DDG, was taken sometime between Thursday night ...

11 years ago
A bill before the Kansas House would allow farming interests to have more input into where power lines are placed. The bill would require all power line projects to be reviewed by the Kansas Electric Transmission Authority before they are considered by the Kansas Corporation Commission. Rep. Sharon Schwartz, a Republican from Washington, said the ...