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Salina JCPenney Will Not Close
The Salina JCPenney store is not among those the company is closing. The company announced Friday the stores which will close. The store in the Salina Central Mall is not on the list. Five Kansas...
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Top Kansas Court Clears Way for New Coal-Fired Power Plant
The Kansas Supreme Court has cleared a major obstacle to the construction of a long-delayed coal-fired power plant in the state's southwestern corner. The court Friday rejected a legal challenge from...
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Gun Ban at Kansas Hospitals May Cost $25M
The cost of upgrading security at Kansas' major mental hospitals in Osawatomie and Larned in order to avoid allowing concealed carry firearms in the building could reach $25 million. A state law...
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Kansas Committee Shields Public Employers From Gun Liability
A Kansas House committee has advanced a bill that would protect public employers from liability for employees carrying concealed handguns while working outside of a public building. The House Federal...
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HouseMaster Home Inspection Names Marketing Manager
HouseMaster Home Inspection of Central Kansas has hired John Elmore as Marketing Manager. His duties include acting as a liaison to local real estate agents, brokers, and offices to support the...
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STAR Bond Stalemate Could Doom Salina Project
All four Salina area legislators returned home for a question and answer session with the public on Saturday. About 50 people gathered, including Senator Randall Hardy and Representatives Steven...
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Another Airport Contamination Update Planned
Officials will give an update later this week on the status of contamination cleanup in the Salina Airport industrial area. According to the City of Salina, public entities including the City, Salina...
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College Law Program Coming to Salina
College students who are considering a career in law enforcement are invited to a unique event in Salina. In mid May college students interested in a career in law enforcement, particularly with...
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Burglars Chased from Home
An early morning home invasion is thwarted by the homeowner. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Christy Pennington awoke her husband Brett around 1:30am Monday when she saw a light...
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Controlled Burn Ignites Roof
A controlled burn ignites a roof and damages a rural home. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Donald and Shirley Sundgren were burning some dead grass off near their home in the 4000...
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Shoplifters Caught
Salina Police arrested two women from Wichita after finding the two in a car full of stolen items. According to Captain Paul Forrester, the search for the women began after they allegedly left...
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Fires Burn Grass and Trees
Rural firefighters were called to put out a couple of fires over the weekend. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that a passerby saw a fire in Randy Choitz's yard at 3620 Crest Lane on Sunday...
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Jewelry Collection Stolen
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary that occurred Friday morning in the 1000 block of S. Simpson Road. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Larry and Judy...
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Kansas Lawmakers Advance Pay Increase for Most State Workers
Kansas legislators are advancing a proposal to give most state employees a 2 percent pay raise even as lawmakers wrestle with serious budget problems that could force a big tax increase. The state...
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2-Year-Old Left in Car
A 2-year-old Kansas boy left for two hours Sunday in a hot car while his parents went to church services has been hospitalized with extreme heat exposure. Law enforcement authorities in Finney County...
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Dry Conditions Hurting Kansas Winter Wheat Crop
The latest snapshot of Kansas crop conditions shows the lack of rain is hurting the state's winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that remained dry with...
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Kansas Bomb Suspect Wants to Boot Court-Appointed Attorneys
The court-appointed attorneys for a Kansas man accused of plotting to bomb to an apartment complex filled with Somali immigrants have asked a court to let them withdraw from the case. The filing Monday...
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Crews Mop Up after Massive Suburban Kansas City Fire
Firefighters are mopping up after a huge fire spread from a suburban Kansas City apartment complex that was under construction to more than a dozen homes. KCTV-TV reports that Overland Park Fire...
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Baby’s Death under Investigation in Leavenworth
Police are investigating the death of a 10-month-old girl who was left alone in a bathtub in northeast Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that Leavenworth police identified the girl as Caydence...
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Kansas Grandmother of Slain Boy Seeks Home Schooling Reform
The death of a woman's 7-year-old grandson is propelling her to become an advocate for reform of home schooling. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Judy Conway believes her grandson's father and...
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