Kansas Man Charged With Abuse After Human Remains Found
A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with child abuse after police responded to an armed disturbance that led them to discover human remains at a barn on his property. Forty-four-year-old...
View ArticleIcy road conditions claim 4 more lives in Kansas
Authorities say wintery weather has killed four more people on Kansas roads. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton blamed icy roads for a double fatality crash around 3 p.m. Friday about 10 miles southeast...
View ArticleHogs, Residents Compete For Kansas County’s Water Supply
Only 1,200 people live in Kansas' smallest county, Greeley, where using irrigation is no longer an option for many because the groundwater underneath the arid prairie is nearly exhausted due to decades...
View ArticleCandy Canes and Airplanes Landing in Salina
That Jolly Old Elf will be landing at the Salina Regional Airport Saturday for a special event. Young and old alike can explore all things aviation at Candy Canes and Airplanes, and welcome Santa to...
View ArticleWeather Keeps Emergency Responders Busy
Freezing rain that has been persisting across portions Kansas since Thanksgiving Day has kept first responders busy. Slick roads have prompted numerous crashes and slide-offs throughout Central Kansas....
View ArticleCurrent Closings, Road Conditions, Weather
Ongoing freezing rain will continue to impact portions of central and south central Kansas again on Monday. Hazardous travel is expected. Current Road Conditions Current Weather Conditions Current...
View ArticleSunday Fire Damages Duplex
A fire Sunday evening badly damaged one half of a Central Salina duplex. First responders were called at around 6:00 to the report of a fire a 404 Rahm. Salina Fire Department Captain Jeff Rittel told...
View ArticleBad publicity, low pay blamed for law enforcement shortage
Negative publicity and low pay has Kansas law enforcement agencies struggling to recruit new officers at a time when agencies have hundreds of openings but not enough qualified applicants to fill them....
View ArticleIce Part of Injury Crashes
Saline County Sheriff's deputies worked two injury crashes over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. According to Sheriff Glen Kocahnowski, officers responded to 10 slide off noninjury accidents - plus...
View ArticlePolice Say Abuse Dates Back to 2008
A Salina man was arrested on charges of raping a girl that links back to incidents that took place in 2008, and up to the present. Police arrested 32-year-old Steven Lee Brown last week after a family...
View ArticleInmate Dies at Hospital
An inmate found hanging in a Saline County Jail cell last week has died. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that 49-year-old John J. Tripp of Keystone, Florida died on Sunday, November 29th...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 11-30-15
Police say a couple of motorcycles and tools were stolen from a locked shed in the 600 block of North 13th. Police say someone forced a door open and took a 1997 Yamaha 250 cc motorcycle, 2005 PW 80...
View Article3 Unrelated Stabbings
Salina Police made two unrelated arrests over the Thanksgiving weekend after victims were stabbed or cut by knives on three separate occasions. Officers arrested 45-year-old Michael Ray Gradig on...
View ArticleTroopers Have Busy Holiday Weekend
It was a busy Thanksgiving weekend for Kansas State Troopers. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, troopers wrote over 450 tickets, gave out over 250 warnings, and worked multiple crashes. Among the...
View ArticleKU Chancellor Addresses Diversity Issues
The University of Kansas' chancellor says hiring a new provost and addressing campus concerns about race are among her top priorities. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little was hired by the university in...
View ArticleOpen Record Laws in Limelight in Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Public records advocates are pushing for state legislators to bring the Kansas Open Records Act regarding disclosure of police records more in line with open record laws in other...
View ArticleKansas Education Funding Under More Scrutiny
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A special legislative committee studying options for reformatting K-12 public education funding in Kansas is preparing to review conflicting research studies. The Topeka...
View ArticleHuman Remains Lead to Kidnapping Suspect Arrest
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A district attorney says more charges are likely in the investigation of a missing 7-year-old boy and unidentified human remains found on...
View ArticleStossel Event Tickets Now Available to Public
Tickets to the public are now on sale for an event featuring Emmy-Award winning journalist John Stossel. According to the Salina Area of Commerce, tickets for their Annual Banquet and Membership...
View ArticleEric Stein Stage Vandalized
Salina Police are investigating three more damage to property cases in connection to vandalism that occurred over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Police say someone spray painted obscenities on an...
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