Teacher Tenure Supreme Court Showdown
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A union representing Kansas teachers has filed two district court lawsuits alleging three teachers were removed from their positions without independent hearings, even though they...
View ArticlePolice Seeking Suspect in Stabbing
A Salina man was treated at the hospital for stab wounds and kept for observation after being attacked by a known suspect. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a man in his 40's was...
View ArticleSalina Legislative Update Saturday
Salina area legislators will be back home Saturday to offer an update on what’s happening in Topeka. The first of three Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Issue Meetings will be held. Senator...
View ArticleAttempted Robbery with Toy Gun
Police were called to a Salina neighborhood after a couple of men wrestled an airsoft gun away from a would-be robber in the 100 block of E. Prescott. Police arrested 31-year-old Danny Lee Barnhouse...
View ArticleAward-Winning Kansas News Photographer Bill Snead Dies
Bill Snead, an award-winning news photographer from Kansas whose career included covering wars and national political conventions, has died. He was 78. Snead's wife, Dona (DOH-nuh) Snead, said Monday...
View ArticleKDOT Engineer: Speed Kills
A new bill being discussed in Topeka would link Kansas with six other states around the nation that have a maximum speed limit of 80 miles per hour. If HB 2450 becomes law - Kansas would join South...
View Article2 Hour Missing Persons Reports
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas law enforcement would be required to file a missing person report within two hours of receiving a minimum amount of information under a bill approved by a Senate committee....
View ArticleStolen Handgun Recovered
A Salina man is accused of stealing a pistol. Police arrested 22-year-old Mikal Terrell on a failure to appear warrant last Friday and found him in possession of a firearm. Police later confirmed the...
View ArticleCity Approves $12 Million Fieldhouse
At a packed special meeting Tuesday morning Salina City Commissioners approved the Fieldhouse Salina project. Commissioners selected a new design, and a way to fund it. In 2015 the city agreed to...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 2-16-16
Police are looking for a couple of stolen vehicles. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a pink, 2008 Schwinn moped was stolen from a residence at 853 Merrill sometime between...
View ArticlePistol Stolen from Car
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a handgun was stolen from a vehicle in Brookville. Deputies say sometime between February 7th and 13th, someone entered a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire...
View ArticleTools, Car Stereos Stolen
Vehicles at an auto towing business were damaged by thieves. Saline County Sheriff's Captain Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that someone cut a hole in the fence at A & A Towing, 1332 N. Ohio,...
View Article50-Year Water Plan
Designs for a second water treatment facility south of Salina are expected to be unveiled sometime this year according to Utilities Director Martha Tasker. "It takes away some of our vunrabiltiy," she...
View ArticleThe Mavericks Are Coming to Salina
An eclectic band will perform in Salina. The Mavericks are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. According to the Stiefel, the country-steeped garage band is coming in May. The Mavericks emerged from Miami in...
View ArticleGuitar Heroes Coming to Salina
A group of the greatest axe men in the history of rock n roll are coming to Salina. Legendary guitar greats Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi are coming to the...
View ArticleMom Dies After Giving Birth to Triplets
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas mother has died just more than a week after delivering triplets. KWCH-TV reports that Casi Rott of Clay Center delivered the babies Jan. 29 at a Wichita hospital. She...
View ArticleCounty Discusses Roads, Legislation
All five County Commissioners attended the City Commission’s consideration of its charter ordinance to bond for the proposed field house from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. Before the City heard public comments,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Kansas Parents Charged with Abusing Adopted Children
The head of a south-central Kansas home for the aging and his wife have been charged with abusing three children they adopted from Peru. Jim and Paige Nachtigal, of North Newton, were charged Wednesday...
View ArticleAMBER ALERT UPDATE: Missing Girls Found Safe
Two young children were found a couple of hours after an Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning, but the suspect was still at large. An Amber Alert was issued for a set of sisters from Wichita. Lilly...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Woman Escapes Beating
An incident in which a woman was allegedly held against her will and beaten prompted the arrest of a Salina man. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, officers were called to a Central Salina home...
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