11 years ago
A close ally of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says the Republican raised more than $1.6 million in cash contributions last year for his re-election campaign. David Kensinger also said Tuesday that Brownback ended 2013 with nearly $2 million in his campaign treasury. Kensinger managed Brownback's successful 2010 campaign. Kensinger said Brownback has had 10,000 donors and that ...

11 years ago
The company that landed a Boeing 747 at the wrong airport in Kansas in November says one of the pilots was not sure they were landing at the right place, but kept silent. The description is in a training video produced by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and obtained by Aviation International News. Atlas confirmed the accuracy ...

11 years ago
Firefighters make quick work of a small fire in North Salina Tuesday evening. Crews were called just after 5:00 to the report of a fire in a laundry room inside a home at  818 West Iron. First responders discovered a fire in a dryer. Fire officials at the scene told KSAL News that the fire was quickly ...

11 years ago
Firefighters have recovered a body from the ruins of a north-central Kansas home destroyed by flames overnight. Dickinson County officials tell KSAL News that firefighters in Solomon was called to the scene shortly after 4:00 Tuesday morning. First responders found the home fully engulfed as they arrived. The home's occupant was not immediately accounted for. The ...

11 years ago
A south Salina micro brewery is planing a grand opening. Big John’s Brewing Company opened in November at 2445 S. 9th Street. According to the company, the 5,000 square foot brewery produces hand-crafted micro brews. Customers can enjoy the locally made beer in the brewery’s tasting room or pick-up a 64-ounce growler or keg to consume off ...

11 years ago
Fort Riley is planning a tribute this week to five soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan a week before Christmas. According to the Army post, a memorial ceremony for the five soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Combat Aviation Brigade who died in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash Dec. 17 in southern Afghanistan is ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a quick change artist tries to trick a local clerk. Police are looking for a known suspect that reportedly asked a clerk at the Petro 2 Gas Station, 2125 N. 9th, for a $100 bill in exchange for five $20 bills. Staff contacted police on Monday morning after the man claimed the ...

11 years ago
A $50,000 reward has yielded no new information about a southeast Kansas boy who has been missing since 1999. An anonymous donor put up the reward in late December in an effort to solve the disappearance of 11-year-old Adam Herrman, who was last seen at his family's home in Towanda. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet says by ...

11 years ago
The son of a Kansas sheriff pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of a central Kansas man. Scott Weigel entered the plea Monday in the September death of 21-year-old Keith Ancell of Lincoln. His trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 24. Weigel is being held in a jail outside of Lincoln County. He ...

11 years ago
State health officials have confirmed the cause of an illness that struck patrons of a southwest Kansas restaurant last month. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the gastrointestinal upset among people who ate food from a Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches in Garden City was caused by norovirus. County and state agencies began investigating the ...

11 years ago
The Department of Defense has awarded the Geary County school district $16 million for construction of a new elementary school at Fort Riley. The Geary County district maintains buildings on the northeast Kansas Army post. The grant announced Monday is for a 500-student school that will relieve overcrowding and improve facility conditions. Fort Riley was placed on ...