House Votes to Override Gov. Brownback’s Veto
The Kansas House has voted to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill increasing personal income taxes to help balance the state budget. The vote Wednesday was 85-40. That's one vote...
View ArticleFossett Plaza to Open Fall of 2017
A new plaza planned at Salina Regional Airport will celebrate a world record flight that took off and landed back safely in Salina in 2005. Tim Rogers, Executive Director of the Salina Airport...
View ArticleWoman in Salina Killing Case Deported
A Mexican woman who tried to hide a gun her boyfriend used to fatally shoot a Kansas teenager has been deported. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson said Wednesday that prosecutors got confirmation...
View ArticleLegislature Fails to Override Veto
Kansas legislators are not sure what path they will take to balance the state budget after failing to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill increasing income taxes. Brownback vetoed a...
View ArticleFriday Saturation Patrol Planned
Extra officers will be on Saline County roads looking for drunk drivers late Friday into early Saturday. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is planning a saturation patrol. According to the agency,...
View ArticleMillion and Hundred Dollar Lottery Winners in Kansas
Kansas has a new millionaire, and multiple $100 winners following Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing According to the Kansas Lottery, one ticket matched the first five Powerball numbers, but not the...
View Article4 Arrests after Suitcase of Pot Found
A traffic stop for a minor infraction on Interstate-70 leads to the arrest of four women on drug charges. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday at about 1:30am a deputy stopped an...
View ArticleDirty Dozen: 12 Most Wanted Arrests
Half of the people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include Edee Blevins, Cady Cole, and Laurence...
View ArticleDisplay Model Phone Stolen
Salina Police are investigating after a couple stole a display model phone from the Verizon store at 2401 S. 9th Wednesday evening. Police say a white man and white woman entered the store just before...
View ArticleJuveniles Arrested in Stolen Car
Four runaway teens were taken into custody after they were found in a stolen car from Lawrence on Wednesday evening. Salina Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a license plate reader in a...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Clears Kansas House on Final Vote
The Kansas House has given final approval to expanding Medicaid, years after many states had already expanded the program. The House on Thursday gave final approval by an 81 to 44 vote. The vote came...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man Shot Thursday Afternoon
Salina Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting. First responders were sent to the Executive Plaza parking lot on E. Iron Ave at around 3:00. They found one person down, suffering from...
View ArticleSalina Experiences “Storm Fury”
A crowd of about 150 people experienced a real storm fury in Salina Thursday evening. National Weather Service Meteorologists Chance Hayes and Robb Lawson were in town to present the "Storm Fury On...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ribbon Cutting Event Turns Political
National angst that has been sweeping the nation as members of congress return home for public events boiled over into Salina on Friday morning. What was supposed to be a simple ribbon cutting event at...
View ArticleAccused Bomb Plotter Feared Social Collapse
A lawyer for a Kansas man accused of plotting to attack Somali refugees says his client believed then President Barack Obama would declare martial law and not recognize the validity of the election if...
View ArticlePublic Vote to Name Giraffe
Elementary school students in Saline County are taking a lead role in helping Rolling Hills Zoo select a new name for its baby giraffe. Born November 27th, this baby boy arrived standing 6’ tall and...
View ArticleArrest In Salina Shooting Case
Salina Police have made an arrest in connection with a Thursday afternoon shooting. At around 3:00 in the afternoon on Thursday first responders were sent to the parking lot of the Executive Plaza in...
View ArticleKansas Legislature’s lurch to center cuts governor’s clout
Kansas has seen its once-conservative Legislature lurch to the center with the flowering of a bipartisan coalition. Democrats and moderate Republicans are bent on erasing much of Republican Gov. Sam...
View ArticleAbilene Cowboys Win 4A State Wrestling Title
The Abilene Cowboys Wrestling Team captured their fourth state title in school history and their first since 2003 with a dominant performance at the 4A State Wrestling Tournament at the...
View ArticleDonations top $1M for Kansas bar attack victims
GoFundMe sites for the families of an Indian man who was killed and two men who were injured in a shooting at a Kansas bar have raised more than $1 million combined. The four sites were set up to help...
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