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New Troopers Ready to Serve, Protect
As a large, overflow crowd of family, friends, and fellow officers looked on, a group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Thursday afternoon in Salina and officially became...
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#PrayForAaron
The Kansas Wesleyan community rallied together Thursday night for a student undergoing serious health issues. Aaron Hurd, a sophomore at the university from Rockwall, TX, is a baseball player for KWU....
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Salina Crime Stoppers 12-9-16
On June 25, 2016, Lori J. Heimer was brutally murdered in her home at 10525 S Hopkins Road, Assaria, Kansas. The Saline County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and Saline County...
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House Fire in Hedville
No one was injured after a fire damaged a home in Hedville on Thursday night. According to Lt. Sean Kochanowski, Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to a residential fire at 141...
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Jawbreaker Sought
Salina Police are investigating an assault after a Marion man had his jaw broken in the parking lot at a bar. Police say 44-year-old Daniel Bailey was treated at Salina Regional Health Center after...
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Log Splitter, More Stolen
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a homemade log splitter from a rural property in the 200 block of S. East Street. Lt. Sean Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the owner...
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Kansas Spent $17M on Technology Project before Outsourcing
The administration of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback spent $17 million on resolving technology needs in-house before outsourcing the effort to a company in another state. Chief information technology...
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“Adventure List” Dream Comes True
A 7-year-old boy battling a life threatening disease lived out one of his dreams Thursday night in Salina, and marked another item off his "adventure list". Carter Hampton got to meet, and hang out...
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Mayor’s Christmas Party is Sunday
The 37th annual Mayor’s Christmas Party is scheduled for Sunday, December 11 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall at the Salina Bicentennial Center, 800 The Midway. Activities include: a welcome...
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Agency chief: Kansas has no backlog of child abuse reports
The top administrator of the state agency charged with investigating reports of child abuse and neglect in Kansas is rejecting allegations that it fell behind in reviewing those reports. Secretary...
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Kansans tell Brownback their ideas on school finance
Kansans responded to Gov. Sam Brownback's request for input on school finance with scores of ideas and observations, ranging from a substitute teacher who recommended dropping school sports to another...
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Pittsburg State to appeal sexual harassment ruling
Pittsburg State University plans to appeal a recent federal jury decision that awarded $230,000 to a former employee who accused a university employee of sexually harassing her. A jury in U.S. District...
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O’Neal announces departure from Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Mike O'Neal says he's leaving his position as chairman and chief executive officer of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gwKAmf) O'Neal announced his...
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STAR bonds retired on Kansas City, Kansas development
Authorities have made the last payment on state-backed bonds used to develop the Village West shopping district in Wyandotte County. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gtNWqk) that the...
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Man sentenced in shooting that led to quadruple amputation
A man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a Derby store robbery shooting that left a retired Kansas guidance counselor so seriously injured that doctors had to amputate her hands and...
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Kansas Senate will be sans licensed lawyers in 2017 session
The Kansas Senate won't have a licensed lawyer among its 40 members in the 2017 session. The Hutchinson News reports that the situation means some state statutes will have to be modified. The statutes...
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Uniquely Decorated Tree Helps Children
A Christmas tree at the Salina City County Building is uniquely decorated. Those who bring new children’s underwear and place it on the Christmas tree on the 2nd floor of the City-County Building will...
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Topeka suicide prevention center raises funds to stay open
A suicide prevention center that serves all but one of Kansas' 105 counties will remain open after an influx of private donations and help from a state agency. Headquarters Counseling in Topeka said it...
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Topeka police car involved in fatal crash
Authorities are investigating after a Topeka police car was involved in a fatal accident with another car. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gzTEXB) the crash occurred early Sunday....
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Weekend Most Wanted Arrests
Two more people latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include: Kaylee Jo Evans - Possession of Meth, Felony Fleeing...
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