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Kansas residents with concealed carry permits will now be allowed to carry their weapons in Alabama. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Monday that Alabama has become the 34th state to honor permits issued in Kansas. Schmidt said Alabama enacted a law recognizing permits from all other states, starting Aug. 1. It did so after Kansas enacted a ...

11 years ago
A Vatican official is expected in Kansas to complete an investigation into a possible miracle that could help elevate a Kansas priest to sainthood. Italian lawyer Andrea Ambrosi returns to Kansas on Saturday to finalize the investigation into whether the Rev. Emil Kapaun, a Kansas priest who died in 1951 in a North Korean prisoner-of-war ...

11 years ago
As Kansas election officials deal with prospective voters who've not yet complied with a proof-of-citizenship law, hundreds of registrations have remained on hold for more than a year for other reasons, an Associated Press computer analysis shows. The analysis of state data suggests that registrations being put on hold now over the proof-of-citizenship requirement could remain ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas is disputing a journalism professor's contention that he began a planned sabbatical early amid fallout from his tweet about the Navy Yard shootings. Timothy Carboni, the university's vice chancellor for public affairs, said in a statement Monday that David W. Guth is on indefinite administrative leave with pay. He says Guth is ...

11 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will inaugurate their 19th president this week, as Dr. Matthew R. Thompson climbs the steps at Pioneer Hall on Friday to take the oath of office. Dr. Thompson stopped in during the KSAL Morning News on Monday with an update from campus. Dr. Thompson tells KSAL News that he brings a fresh look to ...

11 years ago
Personal electronic devices and cash are stolen from a Salina motel room. Police are investigating after being contacted by two guests at The Best Inn, 1220 W. North. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 2 women, one from Grass Valley, California the other from Newton, Kansas met two men at a local bar - then met back ...

11 years ago
Law enforcement agencies in Saline County and Reno County are investigating an incident that left one man hurt and a man and woman arrested. According to Interim Police Chief Carson Mansfield, acquaintances of a man who had recently moved to Hutchinson, allegedly traveled to Reno County and brought him back to Salina on Friday afternoon and ...

11 years ago
A Hays couple has donated $1 million to Fort Hays State University to be used for scholarships. The university announced the gift from Ed and Donna Stehno on Friday. University President Edward Hammond says the money will mostly go toward athletic scholarships but isn't targeted to a particular sport. Ed Stehno was a Fort ...

11 years ago
Employment law experts say the case of a University of Kansas professor who posted divisive remarks on Twitter raises legal questions about how far employers can go in holding employees accountable for what they say on social media. The university announced Friday it had placed journalism professor David Guth on administrative leave for posting, "blood ...

11 years ago
The head of a state sheriffs group says the arrest of a southwest Kansas sheriff last week is offensive to other top law enforcement officials who are bound to a higher code of ethics because of their positions. Hamilton County Sheriff Richard Garza was arrested last Sunday morning on suspicion of aggravated assault. Scott ...

11 years ago
It wasn't the sound of thunder in Salina Sunday evening, but rather the thunderous roar of a large crowd. Country superstars Florida Georgia Line took the stage in front of a large, enthusiastic crowd and did not disappoint. The duo, who already have three number one hits including the smash "Cruise", has sky rocketed to ...