Legislative Update Planned Saturday
The first in a series of Legislative Issue Meetings with the Saline County Legislative Delegation will be held this Saturday. The event is 8:30-10am, at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Visit Salina...
View ArticleZoo Burglary Thwarted
A would-be burglar leaves Rolling Hills Zoo empty handed early Monday morning. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, deputies were sent to the Museum at Rolling Hills west of Salina after...
View ArticleFamily of boy Killed on Waterslide Speaks
The Kansas state lawmaker whose 10-year-old son was killed last August in a horrific accident on a ride at the Schlitterbahn Water Park spoke out for the first time about the tragedy in an interview...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 2-13-17
Police are investigating a burglary at KFC, 430 S. Broadway after someone stole over $1,000 in cash from a locked +safe inside the store sometime between Thursday evening at 1:50pm and 8am Friday...
View ArticleUPDATE: No Foul Play in Chapel Ridge Death
Officials say there was no foul play involved in the death of a woman at a Salina apartment complex. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation was called to investigate a death at theach Chapel Ridge complex...
View ArticleVisitor Restrictions at Salina Hospital
Flu season has prompted visitor restrictions at the hospital in Salina. According to Salina Regional Health Center, in an effort to protect its patients, visitors and employees during influenza season...
View ArticleSandzen Works to be Auctioned
Fans of Kansas artist Birger Sandzen will be able to bid on 10 of his works later this month. Sandzen taught in Lindsborg from 1824 until he died in 1954. He created more than 3,000 paintings, 328...
View ArticleHurts Donuts and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The best things in life are covered in glaze, have a hole in the middle and go to help people. We are doing just that. On Friday, February 24th, Hurts Donuts is coming to OUR STUDIOS and you can buy as...
View ArticleBurglars Target United Building
Police are investigating after thieves enter the tallest building in Salina and rummage through multiple offices on multiple floors. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 2-14-17
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Sometime between 11:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the evening a back door was forced open to gain entry to a home at 600 Rocket. Items taken...
View ArticleSeveral Animals at Dodge City Hunting Preserve Slaughtered
The owner of a Dodge City hunting preserve is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of people who slipped onto the preserve and killed several animals. Ryan Engelking, owner of...
View ArticleKansas House Committee Debates Concealed Guns in Hospitals
A Kansas House committee is considering a proposal to keep concealed guns out of public hospitals, mental health clinics and nursing homes. The Federal and State Affairs Committee took up a bill...
View ArticleSalina KU Med School Capital Campaign Hits Goal
The capital campaign to establish a new home for the KU School of Medicine-Salina in downtown Salina has hit its goal. According to the Salina Regional Health Foundation, recent contributions to the...
View ArticleCounty to House Inmates in Washington County
Saline County Commissioners gave Sheriff Roger Soldan permission to begin housing jail inmates at Washington County’s jail. Soldan noted that the jail population remains high, with 280 inmates as of...
View ArticleShoplifter Hits Store Employees With Car
Three Salina store employees avoided injury when they were hit by a car driven by an alleged shoplifter fleeing their business. The incident happened Tuesday morning at Ace Hardeware, located at 321...
View ArticleMost Wanted Man Caught After Chase
A man on the February list of Salina's Most Wanted was caught following a brief high speed pursuit late Tuesday night. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester an officer attempted a stop for a minor...
View ArticleArrest Following 100+MPH Chase
A high speed pursuit that began with an attempted traffic stop on N. Ohio ended with an arrest in a field in northern Saline County Wednesday morning around 10am. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News...
View ArticleCentral Kansas Sees Water Levels Rise, Ogallala Declines
Central Kansas farmers are shutting down their wells more often as two aquifers saw water levels rise from last year's timely rains. The Hutchinson News reports the Kansas Geological Survey released...
View ArticleKansas Post-Secondary Degrees Struggle to Match Workforce
The Kansas Education Commissioner says the state isn't keeping up with getting the number of students with post-secondary degrees to match workforce needs. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports...
View ArticleGovernor Criticizes Tax Bill
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says a bill advanced by the Kansas House that would increase personal income taxes is "a big step backwards." Brownback made his comments in a speech Wednesday at the...
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