January 20, 2016, 8:38 am
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Anyone wanting to be part of the Advanced Citizen's Academy can pick up an application between now and February 12 from the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the Salina Police Department or can register online.
The Academy runs from March 31 and ends on May 17.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and the Salina Police Department jointly offer a Citizen's Academy. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski and Chief of Police Brad Nelson believe a community and government partnership is important to providing services and meeting the needs of a growing city and county population. When the community and law enforcement become cooperation partners, they form a powerful ...
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January 20, 2016, 11:32 am
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Rolling Hills Zoo has a wild way to show your love this Valentine's Day - by purchasing a unique adopt an animal package for your sweetheart.
Rolling Hills Sales and Event Manager Tracy Allen joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a list of fury friends, and one Red-eyed Tree Frog to help breath new life into your love notes.
"If you call by February 10th and get that ordered we will deliver a stuffed, plush animal, special photo of your pick, plus a special chocolate surprise and more."
Allen added the cost for the package is $30 and supports the ...
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January 20, 2016, 1:23 pm
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Acknowledging that the process may take time, Director of Community Corrections Annie Grevas chaired the first meeting of the Committee to Reduce Jail Population. The Saline County Commission organized stakeholders and interested citizens to offer insights on a variety of criminal justice issues.
Jail Administrator, Captain Brett Melander said that as of today, 256 individuals are being held by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. Of these, 172 are physically housed at the Saline County Jail while 84 are housed at jails outside of Saline County—often at a cost of $30/day. The jail has 52 staff members; but, turnover is a concern. ...
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January 20, 2016, 3:56 pm
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Numerous roads across western and central Kansas are snow-packed and icy as a winter storm moves across the state.
Some of the worst conditions were reported Wednesday in Hays, Salina, Hutchinson and Plainville. Kansas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Ann Williamson advised people to stay off the roads if possible. She says it gives crews a chance to work.
National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Jakub says a storm has been dumping freezing rain and sleet across south-central Kansas. He says snow is falling to the north of Wichita, with 1 to 3 inches expected. He says numerous accidents have been reported in the ...
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January 20, 2016, 6:45 pm
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News of new flights to Denver from a new air carrier, Great Lakes Airlines, came out of the Salina Regional Airport last week on Wednesday. That was followed just a couple of days later, late Friday night, by news of the current carrier, Seaport Airlines, abruptly ending its Salina service.
Portland based Seaport Airlines had been the commercial air service in and out of Salina for the past four years. They were set to be replaced by Great Lakes April 1st. Rather than continue service until then, Seaport ended its service to Salina Saturday. It also announced it would no longer ...
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January 21, 2016, 7:29 am
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Drivers who pay tolls with cash on the Kansas Turnpike will have to pay more, beginning in May.
The Kansas Turnpike Authority announced Wednesday that cash tolls will increase 10 percent while costs for those who use the electronic K-Tag will get discounts.
The revenue from the tolls will help pay for a more than 40 projects on the turnpike in the next decade. The projects include spending $14 million annually on pavement, up to $20 million to improve service areas and $25 million on an interchange in Wichita.
The Turnpike Authority receives no tax funding and supports its operations through user fees.
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January 21, 2016, 7:38 am
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Longtime Republican statesman Bob Dole says the GOP will see "wholesale losses" if Ted Cruz is the party's nominee for President this year.
The former Kansas Senator, Senate Majority Leader, and 1996 Republican presidential nominee told the "New York Times" on Wednesday that he doesn't know how Cruz would deal with Congress as President because, in his words, "nobody likes" the first-term Texas senator. The 92-year-old Dole called Cruz an extremist who isn't willing to work with his own party.
In an interview with MSNBC last month, Dole said he "might oversleep" and not vote in November if Cruz is the Republican ...
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January 21, 2016, 8:09 am
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A Salina man was arrested yesterday after throwing beer around Walgreens at 700 South Broadway and at the clerk working at the store.
49-year-old William Jimerson went into Walgreens last night around 7:00 PM. He was intoxicated, and got charged with assault, damage to property and disorderly conduct. Jimerson soiled $93 in product at Walgreens.
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January 21, 2016, 8:18 am
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Two chainsaws were stolen from the bed of a truck in the Walmart parking lot yesterday afternoon.
Cole Malmberg of Minneapolis was exiting Walmart yesterday when he saw someone standing next to his truck. The individual then took two chainsaws out of Malmberg's truck, one an Echo the other a Stihl, valued at $750.
The suspect left in a black or brown pickup.
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January 21, 2016, 8:23 am
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A Salina woman had a CPAP machine stolen out of the back of her vehicle.
Sophia Kency of Salina bought a new machine and was going to sell back the old one. Sometime between November 15 and January 12, someone stole the old machine out of the back of her vehicle.
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January 21, 2016, 10:37 am
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Lawmakers from both parties are criticizing Gov. Sam Brownback's administration for its handling of a contract for a new state power plant in Topeka.
House and Senate members on Wednesday said a $20 million lease-purchase deal for the plant was done without legislative oversight and essentially ensures that the Docking State Office Building will be demolished, which some lawmakers oppose.
The cost of the 15-year contract is millions more than previously disclosed. And the first payment due in March wasn't included in the budget Brownback submitted this month.
Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley says the lease involved "off-budget appropriations" and the payments didn't need ...
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January 21, 2016, 12:13 pm
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Last week Sheriff Glen Kochanowski announced that he would not pursue another term as Saline County Sheriff.
Kochanowski, who has held the office since winning the 1996 election, joined in on the KSAL Morning News on Thursday with a look ahead.
"Come January 15th of 2017 I'll walk out the door, I'll go home I'll probably relax for two or three weeks and then I'm going to have to find something," he said.
"I'm going to have to find something to do because I don't want to sit around the house twenty four hours a day and just vegetate."
Now Kochanowski's To-Do-List includes securing ...
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January 22, 2016, 4:22 am
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Senate committee chairman has imposed a dress code for Kansas residents testifying on an elections or ethics bill that prohibits women from wearing certain clothing while establishing no wardrobe restrictions exclusively for men.
A rule of Sen. Mitch Holmes' 11-point code of conduct says "low-cut necklines and miniskirts" are inappropriate for women.
Holmes says he offered detailed guidance to women because he had observed provocatively clad women at the state Capitol. He says it's a distraction to the Senate committee during testimony.
A group of bipartisan women senators says no chairman ought to place gender-specific demands on those ...
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January 22, 2016, 6:53 am
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A report for the Kansas Board of Regents says a total of 815 students who don't meet minimum admission requirements are enrolled in the state's universities.
The report says the exceptions to the standards made up between a fraction of 1 percent up to 7 percent of each university's 2014-2015 in-state freshman class. The exceptions comprised between 1 percent and 10 percent of universities' out-of-state freshmen admissions.
The annual report on admissions is forwarded to the Kansas Legislature.
Wichita State had the lowest percentage of exceptions, with two-tenths of a percent of in-state freshmen and 1 percent of out-of-state freshman. Fort Hays State ...
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January 22, 2016, 8:59 am
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A Salina man was arrested yesterday after holding a woman at knife point outside her front door yesterday afternoon.
26-year-old Douglas Burdine of Salina allegedly went to a female acquaintance's house yesterday around 12:30. He held a knife up to her neck, and then she started calling for help. Burdine then pushed his victim into her home. A passerby heard her cry for help and alerted Salina police.
Upon arrival, the victim couldn't be located as she escaped through the backdoor. Shortly thereafter, she returned to the residence.
Burdine faces charges of battery, criminal restraint and aggravated assault.
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January 22, 2016, 9:12 am
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After a month of of surveillance, the Drug Task Force has arrested two people in conjunction with a meth lab in residential Salina.
Sean Muchow, 26, and Stacy Humphrey, 30, were arrested yesterday from the 1900 block of Dover. Between December 22 and January 20, the Drug Task Force ran five controlled buys from the residence. Through these controlled buys, the two allegedly sold 47 grams of meth, 6.2 grams of marijuana and 30 grams of a simulated controlled substance, or fake meth.
In the surveillance, police saw Muchow leave the residence where they followed him, surrounded his car and arrested him. ...
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January 22, 2016, 11:57 am
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She's been all over Kansas ...again!
Marci Penner with the Kansas Sampler Foundation is working on the second edition of the Kansas Guidebook for Explorers.
"The last four years we've been going to every town in the state," Penner told listeners Friday on the KSAL Morning News.
"There's only 626 towns and we added 130 unincorporated little burgs just for the fun of it."
Penner and WenDee LaPlant did all their road research in a 2012 GMC Terrain they dubbed the Explorer Research Vehicle.
Penner says the state's diverse geography is what she finds the most satisfying.
"People think Kansas is flat," she said.
"We have 11 ...
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January 22, 2016, 12:46 pm
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The people of Salina have declared "Peace." The votes have been counted, and “Daughters of Peace” is Salina’s favorite sculpture.
“Daughters of Peace”, located in the 200 Block of South Santa Fe, is the 2015 Sculpture Tour Salina People’s Choice Award winner. The sculpture by Benjamin Victor from South Dakota, depicts the daughters of a Native American woman and pioneer woman exchanging gifts.
According to Victor, the two daughters show us the image of human nature at its best. Children are not naturally inclined to racial prejudice; they are shown sharing their dolls in a gesture of peace for a future we ...
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January 23, 2016, 5:25 am
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Weather, work, family commitments, and just sheer luck can have a lot to do with how much time you spend hunting during the season. If you’re looking to end your hunting seasons on a high note, or just want to see your dog work one more time before stowing away your gear, consider participating in a late-season hunt.
Kansas has several hunting seasons to keep you in the field through January, and goose hunting opportunities to keep your dog at work through early spring.
Depending on weather and snow cover, numbers of geese can steadily build in late January and early February ...
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January 23, 2016, 5:40 am
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has received an award from a national anti-abortion group as a court in his state blocked enforcement of the law that prompted the honor.
Brownback's office confirmed that he was in Washington on Friday to receive the award from the New York-based National Pro-Life Religious Council.
The council honored the Republican governor over the state's enactment last year of the nation's first ban on a common second-trimester procedure that critics call "dismemberment abortion."
But the Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday blocked enforcement of the law. It split 7-7, allowing a trial-court judge's ruling against ...
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Anyone wanting to be part of the Advanced Citizen's Academy can pick up an application between now and February 12 from the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the Salina Police Department or can register online.
The Academy runs from March 31 and ends on May 17.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and the Salina Police Department jointly offer a Citizen's Academy. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski and Chief of Police Brad Nelson believe a community and government partnership is important to providing services and meeting the needs of a growing city and county population. When the community and law enforcement become cooperation partners, they form a powerful ...
Rolling Hills Zoo has a wild way to show your love this Valentine's Day - by purchasing a unique adopt an animal package for your sweetheart.
Rolling Hills Sales and Event Manager Tracy Allen joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a list of fury friends, and one Red-eyed Tree Frog to help breath new life into your love notes.
"If you call by February 10th and get that ordered we will deliver a stuffed, plush animal, special photo of your pick, plus a special chocolate surprise and more."
Allen added the cost for the package is $30 and supports the ...
Acknowledging that the process may take time, Director of Community Corrections Annie Grevas chaired the first meeting of the Committee to Reduce Jail Population. The Saline County Commission organized stakeholders and interested citizens to offer insights on a variety of criminal justice issues.
Jail Administrator, Captain Brett Melander said that as of today, 256 individuals are being held by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. Of these, 172 are physically housed at the Saline County Jail while 84 are housed at jails outside of Saline County—often at a cost of $30/day. The jail has 52 staff members; but, turnover is a concern. ...
Numerous roads across western and central Kansas are snow-packed and icy as a winter storm moves across the state.
Some of the worst conditions were reported Wednesday in Hays, Salina, Hutchinson and Plainville. Kansas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Ann Williamson advised people to stay off the roads if possible. She says it gives crews a chance to work.
National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Jakub says a storm has been dumping freezing rain and sleet across south-central Kansas. He says snow is falling to the north of Wichita, with 1 to 3 inches expected. He says numerous accidents have been reported in the ...
News of new flights to Denver from a new air carrier, Great Lakes Airlines, came out of the Salina Regional Airport last week on Wednesday. That was followed just a couple of days later, late Friday night, by news of the current carrier, Seaport Airlines, abruptly ending its Salina service.
Portland based Seaport Airlines had been the commercial air service in and out of Salina for the past four years. They were set to be replaced by Great Lakes April 1st. Rather than continue service until then, Seaport ended its service to Salina Saturday. It also announced it would no longer ...
Drivers who pay tolls with cash on the Kansas Turnpike will have to pay more, beginning in May.
The Kansas Turnpike Authority announced Wednesday that cash tolls will increase 10 percent while costs for those who use the electronic K-Tag will get discounts.
The revenue from the tolls will help pay for a more than 40 projects on the turnpike in the next decade. The projects include spending $14 million annually on pavement, up to $20 million to improve service areas and $25 million on an interchange in Wichita.
The Turnpike Authority receives no tax funding and supports its operations through user fees.
Longtime Republican statesman Bob Dole says the GOP will see "wholesale losses" if Ted Cruz is the party's nominee for President this year.
The former Kansas Senator, Senate Majority Leader, and 1996 Republican presidential nominee told the "New York Times" on Wednesday that he doesn't know how Cruz would deal with Congress as President because, in his words, "nobody likes" the first-term Texas senator. The 92-year-old Dole called Cruz an extremist who isn't willing to work with his own party.
In an interview with MSNBC last month, Dole said he "might oversleep" and not vote in November if Cruz is the Republican ...
A Salina man was arrested yesterday after throwing beer around Walgreens at 700 South Broadway and at the clerk working at the store.
49-year-old William Jimerson went into Walgreens last night around 7:00 PM. He was intoxicated, and got charged with assault, damage to property and disorderly conduct. Jimerson soiled $93 in product at Walgreens.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.
Two chainsaws were stolen from the bed of a truck in the Walmart parking lot yesterday afternoon.
Cole Malmberg of Minneapolis was exiting Walmart yesterday when he saw someone standing next to his truck. The individual then took two chainsaws out of Malmberg's truck, one an Echo the other a Stihl, valued at $750.
The suspect left in a black or brown pickup.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.
Lawmakers from both parties are criticizing Gov. Sam Brownback's administration for its handling of a contract for a new state power plant in Topeka.
House and Senate members on Wednesday said a $20 million lease-purchase deal for the plant was done without legislative oversight and essentially ensures that the Docking State Office Building will be demolished, which some lawmakers oppose.
The cost of the 15-year contract is millions more than previously disclosed. And the first payment due in March wasn't included in the budget Brownback submitted this month.
Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley says the lease involved "off-budget appropriations" and the payments didn't need ...
Last week Sheriff Glen Kochanowski announced that he would not pursue another term as Saline County Sheriff.
Kochanowski, who has held the office since winning the 1996 election, joined in on the KSAL Morning News on Thursday with a look ahead.
"Come January 15th of 2017 I'll walk out the door, I'll go home I'll probably relax for two or three weeks and then I'm going to have to find something," he said.
"I'm going to have to find something to do because I don't want to sit around the house twenty four hours a day and just vegetate."
Now Kochanowski's To-Do-List includes securing ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Senate committee chairman has imposed a dress code for Kansas residents testifying on an elections or ethics bill that prohibits women from wearing certain clothing while establishing no wardrobe restrictions exclusively for men.
A rule of Sen. Mitch Holmes' 11-point code of conduct says "low-cut necklines and miniskirts" are inappropriate for women.
Holmes says he offered detailed guidance to women because he had observed provocatively clad women at the state Capitol. He says it's a distraction to the Senate committee during testimony.
A group of bipartisan women senators says no chairman ought to place gender-specific demands on those ...
A report for the Kansas Board of Regents says a total of 815 students who don't meet minimum admission requirements are enrolled in the state's universities.
The report says the exceptions to the standards made up between a fraction of 1 percent up to 7 percent of each university's 2014-2015 in-state freshman class. The exceptions comprised between 1 percent and 10 percent of universities' out-of-state freshmen admissions.
The annual report on admissions is forwarded to the Kansas Legislature.
Wichita State had the lowest percentage of exceptions, with two-tenths of a percent of in-state freshmen and 1 percent of out-of-state freshman. Fort Hays State ...
A Salina man was arrested yesterday after holding a woman at knife point outside her front door yesterday afternoon.
26-year-old Douglas Burdine of Salina allegedly went to a female acquaintance's house yesterday around 12:30. He held a knife up to her neck, and then she started calling for help. Burdine then pushed his victim into her home. A passerby heard her cry for help and alerted Salina police.
Upon arrival, the victim couldn't be located as she escaped through the backdoor. Shortly thereafter, she returned to the residence.
Burdine faces charges of battery, criminal restraint and aggravated assault.
Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016. All ...
After a month of of surveillance, the Drug Task Force has arrested two people in conjunction with a meth lab in residential Salina.
Sean Muchow, 26, and Stacy Humphrey, 30, were arrested yesterday from the 1900 block of Dover. Between December 22 and January 20, the Drug Task Force ran five controlled buys from the residence. Through these controlled buys, the two allegedly sold 47 grams of meth, 6.2 grams of marijuana and 30 grams of a simulated controlled substance, or fake meth.
In the surveillance, police saw Muchow leave the residence where they followed him, surrounded his car and arrested him. ...
She's been all over Kansas ...again!
Marci Penner with the Kansas Sampler Foundation is working on the second edition of the Kansas Guidebook for Explorers.
"The last four years we've been going to every town in the state," Penner told listeners Friday on the KSAL Morning News.
"There's only 626 towns and we added 130 unincorporated little burgs just for the fun of it."
Penner and WenDee LaPlant did all their road research in a 2012 GMC Terrain they dubbed the Explorer Research Vehicle.
Penner says the state's diverse geography is what she finds the most satisfying.
"People think Kansas is flat," she said.
"We have 11 ...
The people of Salina have declared "Peace." The votes have been counted, and “Daughters of Peace” is Salina’s favorite sculpture.
“Daughters of Peace”, located in the 200 Block of South Santa Fe, is the 2015 Sculpture Tour Salina People’s Choice Award winner. The sculpture by Benjamin Victor from South Dakota, depicts the daughters of a Native American woman and pioneer woman exchanging gifts.
According to Victor, the two daughters show us the image of human nature at its best. Children are not naturally inclined to racial prejudice; they are shown sharing their dolls in a gesture of peace for a future we ...
Weather, work, family commitments, and just sheer luck can have a lot to do with how much time you spend hunting during the season. If you’re looking to end your hunting seasons on a high note, or just want to see your dog work one more time before stowing away your gear, consider participating in a late-season hunt.
Kansas has several hunting seasons to keep you in the field through January, and goose hunting opportunities to keep your dog at work through early spring.
Depending on weather and snow cover, numbers of geese can steadily build in late January and early February ...