January 16, 2016, 4:30 am
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The Salina Animal Shelter will be getting a much-needed makeover this month.
Animal Services Supervisor Vanessa Cowie tells KSAL News that resurfacing and sealing of the floor, and replacement of the aged aluminum kennels will begin next week.
The resurfaced, sealed floor will be more comfortable for the animals. It will be easier to clean, making it more sanitary. It is replacing an aging, cracked floor.
The new kennels will be state of the art. They will be stainless steel, with glass fronts. The glass fronts will be frosted at the bottom, a feature that will have a calming effect,giving the animals more ...
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January 16, 2016, 4:31 am
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man and a woman have died in a fiery crash in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police said in a news release that the crash happened early Friday. The release says that the preliminary investigation indicates that the victims were in a speeding vehicle that left the roadway, hit a tree stump and caught on fire.
The man was in his mid-60s and the woman in her late 40s. Their names weren't immediately released, pending positive identification and notification of family members.
The crash is under investigation.
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January 16, 2016, 6:33 am
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The commercial air carrier that currently flies in and out of Salina is discontinuing all scheduled service immediately.
Seaport Airlines is discontinuing all scheduled service in Kansas and Missouri as of 11:59pm Saturday. It stopped service to destinations in California and Mexico as of 11:59pm on Friday.
Locations will be closed and service is to be ceased at each of the following cities:
Sacramento, CA
Visalia, CA
Burbank, CA
San Diego, CA
Imperial, CA
San Felipe, BC (Mexico)
Salina, KS
Great Bend, KS
Kansas City, MO
Customers with reservations for impacted routes will be issued a full refund for unused tickets,and should call 888-573-2767 if they have additional questions about their refund.
Current ...
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January 16, 2016, 11:18 am
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Repeated misses in Kansas' monthly revenue projections has clouded the state's ability to balance budgets, and some lawmakers are thinking the process could use reform.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's latest spending plan unveiled days ago for the fiscal year that begins in July projects a $190 million hole. He believes that can be patched by such things as juggling state funds and selling off assets of the privatization-bound Kansas Bioscience Authority.
Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since the Legislature got on board with Brownback's plan to slash personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 in hopes of stoking the economy.
But ...
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January 16, 2016, 11:22 am
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A man charged with child sex crimes was hired as a Wichita teacher last fall after a background check failed to uncover that he resigned from a southwest Kansas community college amid a child pornography investigation.
Sixty-two-year-old Steven Thompson, of Wichita, was charged this month with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child in Finney County, where he previously was a tenured computer science instructor at Garden City Community College. Garden City Police Capt. Randy Ralston says school officials reported in September 2013 that child pornography was found on Thompson's work computer.
Wichita schools spokeswoman Susan Arensman told KWCH-TV that nothing ...
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January 19, 2016, 9:00 am
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Salina Police are investigating several recent thefts and burglaries. They include:
Jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Police say that sometime between January 14th and January 16th, a door was pried open to gain entrance to a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Items taken include an engagement ring with wedding band, a gold ring with marquee stones, a 7 inch Android tablet, two AC vacuums, and an AC recovery machine. Total loss is estimated at $2,180.
Sometime between 10 pm on January 14th and 1 am on January 15th, numerous pairs of athletic shoes were stolen ...
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January 19, 2016, 9:06 am
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A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent alleged aggravated battery in which a woman was hit with a stick that had nails protruding from it.
Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 34-year-old Eric Schiltz was arrested Monday evening, following a short foot chase that ended inside the Oakdale Towers senior apartments. He ran when officers arrived at his home at 644 Gypsum to arrest him on a warrant.
Schiltz is alleged to have hit a female acquaintance with a stick that had a nail protruding from it during a disturbance back on January 10th. The woman was not ...
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January 19, 2016, 9:10 am
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Saline County Sheriff Deputies, along with Game Wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism are investigating a case involving animals being illegally killed.
According to Saline County Sheriff Captain Roger Soldan, deputies on Friday responded to a report of a large number of dead geese in the 4500 Block of Humbarger Road. They discovered 36 white geese that had been shot, and thrown into a culvert.
Soldan says that it is being investigated as a wildlife crime, a violation of the Kansas wanton waste law.
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January 19, 2016, 9:16 am
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A backfire preceded a fire that destroyed a truck and its contents.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a 1977 Ford F 150 pickup truck was headed to the Saline County landfill Friday afternoon. The truck backfired, and stopped at the intersection of Water Well and Halstead Roads. The driver realized the truck was on fire as he went to restart it.
The truck and its contents were totally destroyed. There were no injuries.
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January 19, 2016, 9:21 am
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A fire caused extensive damage to the inside of a building in Brookville.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the owner of a building on Anderson Street left the building for several hours on Saturday, and left a fire burning in a wood burning stove. He returned to find smoke filling the building.
Rural Fire District #3 responded. A fire started in the chimney, but burnt itself out before spreading to the roof.
Though there wasn't significant structure damage, there was significant smoke damage throughout the building.
There were no injuries.
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January 19, 2016, 10:08 am
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A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent high priced heist that included stolen jewelry and guns.
Police say that 37-year-old John Bennett Jr. was arrested Sunday.
Bennett is accused of stealing jewelry including two Rolex watches, a Remington shotgun and a semi automatic rifle. The items were stolen from a duplex in the 500 block of Claflin. Bennett lives in one half of the duplex.
Bennett could face charges that include burglary, theft, and criminal possession of a firearm.
Police say that a portion of the stolen items have been recovered.
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January 19, 2016, 10:12 am
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What's beneath the grass in your backyard?
The Smoky Hills Audubon Society is presenting a look at how environmental geology is working around the community with guest speaker Wesley McCall.
The licensed geologist joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a look at how pollutants that lives beneath the surface - can seep into our lives.
"In most of Salina I think if we did an investigation in someone's backyard everything is probably in pretty good shape," McCall said.
"But a lot of people do live pretty close to industrial facilities or commercial operations where they use some chemicals that as long ...
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January 19, 2016, 3:14 pm
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The National Association of County Organizations (NACO) evaluates county economies and has determined that from 2002 to 2015, Saline County’s GDP and home prices have recovered, but jobs and the unemployment rate have not.
Additional detailed information was supplied to County Commissioners, by County Administrator Rita Deister. The report described Saline County as having:
• A Gross Domestic Product of $2.7 billion dollars
• An unemployment rate of 4.2%
• A population of 55,755 in 2014
NACO identified the “Top Five Specialized Industries” in Saline County as being:
• Trade, Transportation and Utilities, accounting for 21% of the economy and 6,500 jobs
• Manufacturing, accounting for 16.2% ...
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January 19, 2016, 3:15 pm
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The Board of County Commissioners agreed to enter into a Letter of Intent with Heartland Services to fund two Family Consultant positions, that provide “Outreach, Prevention and Early Intervention Services” under a grant. The Health Department currently has two Family Consultants positions; one is vacant. Heartland Services also employs seven Family Consultants. The Commission agreed to supply a $64,279 “match” to fund these two positions.
The Board approved a “hard driving allowance” for the staff at the County Appraiser’s office who must use their own vehicles in order to perform job duties. The change restores the “hard driving allowance” to 50% ...
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January 20, 2016, 4:52 am
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Kansas lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would lessen the state's penalties for marijuana possession and allow the limited use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee was meeting Wednesday for the first of two days of hearings on the marijuana legislation. The panel was taking testimony from supporters first and hearing from opponents Thursday.
The House approved the bill last year.
The measure would decrease the maximum penalties for first-time, misdemeanor marijuana possession to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine from a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. A second possession conviction would no ...
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January 20, 2016, 7:37 am
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Kansas officials seeking to reinstate the death penalty for three men, including two brothers convicted in a crime spree known as the "Wichita massacre."
In an 8-1 ruling, the justices say the Kansas Supreme Court was wrong to overturn the sentences of Jonathan and Reginald Carr, and Sidney Gleason, who was convicted in a separate case.
The state court said juries in both cases should have been told that evidence of the men's troubled childhoods and other factors weighing against a death sentence didn't have to be proved beyond a reasonable ...
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January 20, 2016, 8:05 am
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A wedding ring was stolen from a home on the 100 block of West Hillside in Salina.
The gold banded single diamond ring was stolen on October 31, and was reported to Salina Police yesterday.
The ring is valued at $995, and window that was broken on the residence is valued at $100.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.
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January 20, 2016, 8:08 am
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A New Cambria woman received a scare yesterday morning when she was woken up by a man trying to kick in her front door.
The victim told the Saline County Sheriff's office that a white male in his mid 20's was attempting to kick in the door. When the woman opened the door, the man fled on foot northbound, but not until the woman's therapy dog, a schnauzer, ran after the man and bit him on the arm.
He is described as having a thin build and stands about 6'1. He was wearing a plaid jacket, black pants and grey and white shoes. ...
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January 20, 2016, 8:16 am
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A Salina man was arrested after police found him in Callabresi Heating and Cooling early this morning.
Salina Police was dispatched in reference to an alarm set off at the business located at 1311 Armory Road. When police arrived, they saw someone emerge from the building, and when the suspect saw the police, he reentered the building and locked the door behind him. Police obtained a key to the business and after thoroughly searching the building, they found 30-year-old Ryan Howser hiding behind boxes in the attic.
Police found a canvas bag that is believed to be Howser's, containing $1,429 in heating ...
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January 20, 2016, 8:29 am
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Seven guns were stolen from a Salina residence earlier this week.
Two Remington rifles, several shotguns and other guns were stolen from William Webb, 55 of Salina, sometime between 1PM on January 18 and 1PM on January 19.
The thief forced entry through a back door and a kitchen door, causing $200 in damages. Total loss from the theft is valued at $3,300
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The Salina Animal Shelter will be getting a much-needed makeover this month.
Animal Services Supervisor Vanessa Cowie tells KSAL News that resurfacing and sealing of the floor, and replacement of the aged aluminum kennels will begin next week.
The resurfaced, sealed floor will be more comfortable for the animals. It will be easier to clean, making it more sanitary. It is replacing an aging, cracked floor.
The new kennels will be state of the art. They will be stainless steel, with glass fronts. The glass fronts will be frosted at the bottom, a feature that will have a calming effect,giving the animals more ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man and a woman have died in a fiery crash in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police said in a news release that the crash happened early Friday. The release says that the preliminary investigation indicates that the victims were in a speeding vehicle that left the roadway, hit a tree stump and caught on fire.
The man was in his mid-60s and the woman in her late 40s. Their names weren't immediately released, pending positive identification and notification of family members.
The crash is under investigation.
The commercial air carrier that currently flies in and out of Salina is discontinuing all scheduled service immediately.
Seaport Airlines is discontinuing all scheduled service in Kansas and Missouri as of 11:59pm Saturday. It stopped service to destinations in California and Mexico as of 11:59pm on Friday.
Locations will be closed and service is to be ceased at each of the following cities:
Sacramento, CA
Visalia, CA
Burbank, CA
San Diego, CA
Imperial, CA
San Felipe, BC (Mexico)
Salina, KS
Great Bend, KS
Kansas City, MO
Customers with reservations for impacted routes will be issued a full refund for unused tickets,and should call 888-573-2767 if they have additional questions about their refund.
Current ...
Repeated misses in Kansas' monthly revenue projections has clouded the state's ability to balance budgets, and some lawmakers are thinking the process could use reform.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's latest spending plan unveiled days ago for the fiscal year that begins in July projects a $190 million hole. He believes that can be patched by such things as juggling state funds and selling off assets of the privatization-bound Kansas Bioscience Authority.
Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since the Legislature got on board with Brownback's plan to slash personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 in hopes of stoking the economy.
But ...
A man charged with child sex crimes was hired as a Wichita teacher last fall after a background check failed to uncover that he resigned from a southwest Kansas community college amid a child pornography investigation.
Sixty-two-year-old Steven Thompson, of Wichita, was charged this month with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child in Finney County, where he previously was a tenured computer science instructor at Garden City Community College. Garden City Police Capt. Randy Ralston says school officials reported in September 2013 that child pornography was found on Thompson's work computer.
Wichita schools spokeswoman Susan Arensman told KWCH-TV that nothing ...
Salina Police are investigating several recent thefts and burglaries. They include:
Jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Police say that sometime between January 14th and January 16th, a door was pried open to gain entrance to a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Items taken include an engagement ring with wedding band, a gold ring with marquee stones, a 7 inch Android tablet, two AC vacuums, and an AC recovery machine. Total loss is estimated at $2,180.
Sometime between 10 pm on January 14th and 1 am on January 15th, numerous pairs of athletic shoes were stolen ...
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent alleged aggravated battery in which a woman was hit with a stick that had nails protruding from it.
Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 34-year-old Eric Schiltz was arrested Monday evening, following a short foot chase that ended inside the Oakdale Towers senior apartments. He ran when officers arrived at his home at 644 Gypsum to arrest him on a warrant.
Schiltz is alleged to have hit a female acquaintance with a stick that had a nail protruding from it during a disturbance back on January 10th. The woman was not ...
Saline County Sheriff Deputies, along with Game Wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism are investigating a case involving animals being illegally killed.
According to Saline County Sheriff Captain Roger Soldan, deputies on Friday responded to a report of a large number of dead geese in the 4500 Block of Humbarger Road. They discovered 36 white geese that had been shot, and thrown into a culvert.
Soldan says that it is being investigated as a wildlife crime, a violation of the Kansas wanton waste law.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website ...
A backfire preceded a fire that destroyed a truck and its contents.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a 1977 Ford F 150 pickup truck was headed to the Saline County landfill Friday afternoon. The truck backfired, and stopped at the intersection of Water Well and Halstead Roads. The driver realized the truck was on fire as he went to restart it.
The truck and its contents were totally destroyed. There were no injuries.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.
[caption id="attachment_18613" align="alignnone" width="400"] Saline County ...
A fire caused extensive damage to the inside of a building in Brookville.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the owner of a building on Anderson Street left the building for several hours on Saturday, and left a fire burning in a wood burning stove. He returned to find smoke filling the building.
Rural Fire District #3 responded. A fire started in the chimney, but burnt itself out before spreading to the roof.
Though there wasn't significant structure damage, there was significant smoke damage throughout the building.
There were no injuries.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story ...
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent high priced heist that included stolen jewelry and guns.
Police say that 37-year-old John Bennett Jr. was arrested Sunday.
Bennett is accused of stealing jewelry including two Rolex watches, a Remington shotgun and a semi automatic rifle. The items were stolen from a duplex in the 500 block of Claflin. Bennett lives in one half of the duplex.
Bennett could face charges that include burglary, theft, and criminal possession of a firearm.
Police say that a portion of the stolen items have been recovered.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part ...
What's beneath the grass in your backyard?
The Smoky Hills Audubon Society is presenting a look at how environmental geology is working around the community with guest speaker Wesley McCall.
The licensed geologist joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a look at how pollutants that lives beneath the surface - can seep into our lives.
"In most of Salina I think if we did an investigation in someone's backyard everything is probably in pretty good shape," McCall said.
"But a lot of people do live pretty close to industrial facilities or commercial operations where they use some chemicals that as long ...
The National Association of County Organizations (NACO) evaluates county economies and has determined that from 2002 to 2015, Saline County’s GDP and home prices have recovered, but jobs and the unemployment rate have not.
Additional detailed information was supplied to County Commissioners, by County Administrator Rita Deister. The report described Saline County as having:
• A Gross Domestic Product of $2.7 billion dollars
• An unemployment rate of 4.2%
• A population of 55,755 in 2014
NACO identified the “Top Five Specialized Industries” in Saline County as being:
• Trade, Transportation and Utilities, accounting for 21% of the economy and 6,500 jobs
• Manufacturing, accounting for 16.2% ...
The Board of County Commissioners agreed to enter into a Letter of Intent with Heartland Services to fund two Family Consultant positions, that provide “Outreach, Prevention and Early Intervention Services” under a grant. The Health Department currently has two Family Consultants positions; one is vacant. Heartland Services also employs seven Family Consultants. The Commission agreed to supply a $64,279 “match” to fund these two positions.
The Board approved a “hard driving allowance” for the staff at the County Appraiser’s office who must use their own vehicles in order to perform job duties. The change restores the “hard driving allowance” to 50% ...
Kansas lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would lessen the state's penalties for marijuana possession and allow the limited use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee was meeting Wednesday for the first of two days of hearings on the marijuana legislation. The panel was taking testimony from supporters first and hearing from opponents Thursday.
The House approved the bill last year.
The measure would decrease the maximum penalties for first-time, misdemeanor marijuana possession to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine from a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. A second possession conviction would no ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Kansas officials seeking to reinstate the death penalty for three men, including two brothers convicted in a crime spree known as the "Wichita massacre."
In an 8-1 ruling, the justices say the Kansas Supreme Court was wrong to overturn the sentences of Jonathan and Reginald Carr, and Sidney Gleason, who was convicted in a separate case.
The state court said juries in both cases should have been told that evidence of the men's troubled childhoods and other factors weighing against a death sentence didn't have to be proved beyond a reasonable ...
A wedding ring was stolen from a home on the 100 block of West Hillside in Salina.
The gold banded single diamond ring was stolen on October 31, and was reported to Salina Police yesterday.
The ring is valued at $995, and window that was broken on the residence is valued at $100.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.
A New Cambria woman received a scare yesterday morning when she was woken up by a man trying to kick in her front door.
The victim told the Saline County Sheriff's office that a white male in his mid 20's was attempting to kick in the door. When the woman opened the door, the man fled on foot northbound, but not until the woman's therapy dog, a schnauzer, ran after the man and bit him on the arm.
He is described as having a thin build and stands about 6'1. He was wearing a plaid jacket, black pants and grey and white shoes. ...
A Salina man was arrested after police found him in Callabresi Heating and Cooling early this morning.
Salina Police was dispatched in reference to an alarm set off at the business located at 1311 Armory Road. When police arrived, they saw someone emerge from the building, and when the suspect saw the police, he reentered the building and locked the door behind him. Police obtained a key to the business and after thoroughly searching the building, they found 30-year-old Ryan Howser hiding behind boxes in the attic.
Police found a canvas bag that is believed to be Howser's, containing $1,429 in heating ...