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Lack of Quorum Prompts By-Laws Change Consideration
A lack of a quorum Tuesday morning prompted the Salina City / County Building Authority to mull a by-laws change. The by-laws for the City County Building Authority stipulate that five of its seven...
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Christmas Town Again
The holiday season begins in downtown Salina Saturday as the 25th Annual Christmas Festival & Parade of Lights illuminates Santa Fe. "We always start the morning off with the Big Brothers Big...
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KDOT Postpones 24 Road Projects over Budget Uncertainty
Budget uncertainties have forced the Kansas Department of Transportation to postpone two dozen road projects that were scheduled to start next summer. The Wichita Eagle reports an estimated $32 million...
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Manhattan Man Sentenced in Sex Case
A Manhattan businessman who once was a backup quarterback at Kansas State has been ordered to spend two years and eight months in prison for improper sexual contact with a former high school student....
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Mother, Daughter Killed in Crash
A young mother and her daughter were both killed, and her young son was injured in a two-vehicle wrong way crash on Interstate 70 near Junction City late Tuesday morning. According to the Kansas...
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Purchases Made with Stolen Credit Card
Salina Police are reviewing surveillance video from several stores after someone broke into a car and used two stolen financial cards to make illegal purchases. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News...
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Microsoft to Use Kansas Wind Farm for Data Center
Microsoft has announced that it will purchase 178 megawatts of production from a wind farm under construction near Dodge City. The Wichita Eagle reports that the purchase from Bloom Wind will be a...
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Electronic Thief
A Salina man contacted police after discovering someone had gained access to his bank accounts. Captain Mike Sweeney says investigators are following an electronic trail that traces back to September...
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Remains Believed to be Those of Homicide Victims Found
Authorities say two bodies found buried in eastern Kansas are believed to be those of two homicide victims. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday in a news release that the bodies were...
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Deputies Mobilizing for Thanksgiving
Law enforcement around Kansas are mobilizing for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is among organizations participating in the annual Special Traffic Enforcement Program. The...
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Kansas House of Reps to Nominate New Speaker
Kansas Republicans are set to nominate a new House speaker in December as the current House speaker prepares to retire from the state Legislature. House Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, Rep. Ron Ryckman...
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Woman Accused of Setting Fires; Shoplifting
A Kansas woman is facing federal charges after allegedly setting fires as a diversion while she shoplifted. According to the U.S Attorney's Office, 40-year-old Tahmekah Henson was charged in federal...
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Bi-Center Hosting First Ever Food Drive
The Salina Bicentennial Center is planning its first ever holiday food drive. According to the organization, the event will benefit the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank. When you make a donation of 1...
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Truck Driver Hurt in Crash
A truck driver was hurt in a single vehicle crash near Salina early Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 40-year-old Tilton Woodley from Aurora, Colorado, was driving a 2016...
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Last Public Drone Pilot Short Class Offered
The unmanned aircraft systems program on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina is providing professionals one last opportunity in 2016 to obtain a remote pilot in command...
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VIDEO: Globetrotters Set 9 World Records
As the Harlem Globetrotters prepare to tip off their 2017 World Tour, which will make a stop in Salina, the iconic team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day this week. Only one year after...
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DUI, Reckless Driving
A short high-speed pursuit ends with a DUI arrest. Salina Police arrested 28-year-old Rodney Ponton early Thursday morning after he allegedly led officers on a chase that reached speeds of 70 mph near...
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Kansas Boy Dies from Crash that Killed His Mother, Sister
A 6-year-old Kansas boy has died from injuries sustained in a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed his mother and younger sister. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the boy as Jaydon Allan...
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Dog Shot Trying to Eat Chickens
A Salina man was served a notice to appear in municipal court after allegedly shooting a neighbor's dog Tuesday afternoon. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Tommy Smith, 49 of 917 N. 13th was...
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Small Quakes Reported in North-Central Kansas
Two small earthquakes have shaken parts of north-central Kansas. The Hays Post reports that the 2.7- and 3.4-magnitude quakes struck Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says both were centered about...
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