Ranching Protester Arrested on Kansas Warrant
A man who had been with the armed occupiers at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has been arrested on an unrelated warrant. The Oregonian reports that 31-year-old Brandon Dowd is being held in the...
View ArticleKSAL Staffer Wins Sports Award
A KSAL staffer has won a prestigious sports award. Mike Hammett has been selected as the 2016 Oscar Stauffer Award winner, honored as the Sportscaster of the Year by the Kansas State High School...
View ArticleSleeping With the Dogs
Part nomad - part scientist, Dr Greg Rasmussen slept under the stars and in the bush as he followed his passion in Africa, researching the Painted Dog. Dr. Rasmussen, who is in Salina to speak at...
View ArticleFormer Commander Proud To Be A Soldier
The "Big Red One" patch means something to Soldiers, said the 1st Infantry Division's 64th commanding general. "They believe it. It's a part of them," retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan said Friday at...
View ArticleKansas House to debate plan for balancing state’s budget
The Kansas House is preparing to debate a bill that balances the next state budget while also giving corrections officers in state prisons a pay raise. The measure on the House's agenda Wednesday...
View ArticleKansas drops bill to cut gifted kids from special-ed status
A proposal to remove gifted children from the special education realm in Kansas has been abandoned after push back from gifted education advocates. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/20U62AL) reports...
View ArticleKansas Senate approves bill to decrease Medicaid drug costs
The Kansas Senate has approved a bill designed to cut Kansas' costs in providing prescription drugs for poor and disabled residents. The chamber's vote Wednesday was 23-16, sending the measure to the...
View ArticleArrest Made in Stabbing Case
An arrest has been made in connection with a recent stabbing. Police allege that 25-year-old Darrion Upchurch stabbed an acquaintance during an argument. The stabbing incident happened back on November...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Shots Fired Case
Police are investigating after a shot was allegedly fired in a Salina neighborhood. Police were notified of a possible unlawful discharge of a firearm in the 600 block of Montrose Wednesday night....
View ArticlePolice Seeking Motorcycle Rider
Salina Police are looking for a motorcycle rider who escaped following a high speed pursuit. Police say that last Saturday evening an officer spotted a motorcycle driving reckless on the 600 block of...
View ArticleHelping the Homeless
With a mission to lend a hand to the homeless in Salina, Ashby House has been reaching out to families and individuals since 1992. Dana Cox is the Director of Operations at Ashby House and tells KSAL...
View ArticleAttorney: Shifting Aid Not Sufficient
The leader of a conservative Kansas think tank and an attorney representing four school districts that sued the state disagree over the effects of Thursday's Kansas Supreme Court ruling on education...
View ArticleTrial Delayed for Quadruple Murder in Kansas
The capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a child and three adults in eastern Kansas has been delayed again. Kyle Flack is charged with capital murder in Franklin County in the 2013 shooting...
View ArticleSchwan’s Fined For Worker Injuries
A federal agency has fined a food preparation company more than $170,000 because of worker injuries that included two amputations at its Salina facility. The Occupational Safety and Health...
View ArticleSalina Schools Could Get Over $1 Million From Court Ruling
A Kansas Supreme Court ruling on education funding could mean over $1 million in additional funding for Salina USD 305 Schools. The high court struck down a stopgap law for funding the state's public...
View ArticleState Party Political Directors’ Civil Discussion
Executive Directors of both Kansas Democratic and Republican Parties spoke to an overflow crowd at the K-State Polytechnic Salina Campus at Thursday’s public Civic Luncheon Lecture. With Salina Mayor...
View ArticleMore Mumps At K-State
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - A second case of mumps has been reported at Kansas State University. The university said in a release Thursday that both students with confirmed cases of the mumps live off...
View ArticleResidential Burglary
Multiple construction tools were stolen from a garage. Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 100 block of W. Jewell that occurred sometime after midnight on Monday and 5:56pm on...
View ArticleKansas Seeking Solution to Water Needs of Farmers, Refuge
Officials are trying to hammer out a deal to address competing water needs of south-central Kansas irrigators and a national wildlife refuge that's lost considerable water to them. The U.S. Fish and...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 2-12-16
Salina Police are investigating after a couple of vehicles were stolen. Police are searching for a 1992 Chevy S-10 pickup that has not been returned to its owner. The owner told police a friend...
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