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Teen Dies After Accidentally Shooting Self
Police in Wichita, Kansas, say a 16-year-old girl died after accidentally shooting herself. Wichita police Lt. Jason Stephens says 16-year-old Nautica Whittker shot herself unintentionally early...
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Hodges to Fill City Commission Seat
A new commissioner will take a seat on the Salina City Commission. Commissioners on Monday by a vote of 3-1 named Melissa Hodges to replace Randall Hardy. The vote to name Hodges as a commissioner came...
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Analysts Raise Concerns about $12B Westar Sale to KCP&L
State analysts say Westar Energy is putting shareholder enrichment ahead of reasonable electric rates for customers with its proposed sale to Kansas City Power & Light. The Wichita Eagle reports...
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Some Boo Kansas Electors’ Votes for Trump
The votes cast by Kansas' six members of the Electoral College for President-elect Donald Trump have been greeted by boos from some of the dozens of people who watched. The Republican electors met...
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Shoplifters Grab Electronics
Police are reviewing video surveillance footage from a Salina store after a group of people walked out with 3 carts full electronics on Tuesday evening without paying. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL...
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Authorities Searching for Kansas Man Who May Be in Danger
Authorities are searching for a Kansas man whose vehicle was found abandoned over the weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered person release...
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3 Inmates Serving Time for Kansas Crimes Get Commutations
Three federal inmates serving time in Kansas-related drug cases are getting their sentences shortened by President Barack Obama. Those commutations were among 153 announced Monday by the White House,...
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Spirit AeroSystems files $20M Construction Permit in Wichita
Spirit AeroSystems has filed a $20 million construction permit for the building where it manufactures a part of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Sedgwick County. The Wichita Eagle reports the permit was...
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.38 Special Takes Aim at Salina
The legendary southern rock band - 38 Special will grace the stage at the Stiefel Theatre in March. Tickets go on sale Thursday, December 22 at 10am at the Stiefel Box Office for the band that has been...
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Governor to Give State of the State Address Jan. 10
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to give the annual State of the State address Jan. 10. Brownback said Tuesday that he has accepted an invitation from incoming House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. to address a...
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County Approves Health Dept. Position
In a 5-0 vote, Saline County Commissioners approved hiring a hybrid position at the Health Department. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) will devote 50% of their time to communicable disease...
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Christmas Dinner Tradition in Salina
Volunteers are gearing up for another Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner. Chef Bill Fekas joined in on the KSAL Morning News this week with a look behind the food and funding that has helped put a free...
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Police: Man Rams Police Car, Flees; Officer Escapes Injury
Police in Overland Park, Kansas, say they're searching for a driver who rammed an officer's patrol car during a traffic stop, then fled as the officer fired at him. Police say the officer escaped...
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2 Hurt in Head-On Crash
A head-on crash on a Saline County road sends 2 men to the hospital. Sheriff-elect Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a truck and a car crested a hill in the 9400 block of S. Simpson Road just after 8am...
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Kansas Amputee gets Surprise Holiday Gift: Electronic Hands
A southern Kansas woman who lost her hands and feet during a robbery got an early Christmas gift - new electronic hands worth $260,000, courtesy of a businessman and his wife. Julie Dombo of Derby...
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Gun Pointed at Salina Woman
Police are looking for a known suspect who pushed the muzzle of a revolver into the face of a female acquaintance. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a domestic dispute turned violent in a...
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Judge Orders Arbitration over Kansas Military School Assault
A federal judge sided with a Kansas military school in compelling arbitration of a Tennessee father's allegations involving the sexual assault of his 12-year-old son by another student. U.S. District...
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TV, Tools Stolen from Rural Home
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary in the 6100 block of S. Gypsum Valley Road. Deputies say sometime Tuesday between 12:30pm and 5:30pm, someone forced open the...
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Kansas Governor Not Rethinking Support for Campus Guns Law
Gov. Sam Brownback says he's not rethinking his support for a Kansas law that will allow concealed guns on state college campuses starting in July. Brownback told reporters Wednesday that he's "not...
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Hutch Man Hurt in 2 Car Crash
A Hutchinson man was transported to the hospital after a 2 car crash at a Saline County intersection. Deputies were called to Kipp and Magnolia Roads Wednesday afternoon just before 4:30pm after John...
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