Police Use Pepper Spray and Make Two Arrests Outside KC Trump Rally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say they used pepper spray twice outside a Trump rally in Kansas City, Missouri and two people were arrested for refusing to follow the law. In a Twitter post late...
View ArticleA Week Dedicated To Severe Weather Awareness
Severe weather will be highlighted across Kansas this week. This week, March 14th - 18th, is severe weather awareness week. It is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe...
View ArticleCatholic Charities Gets Major Gift, Plans Move
The Salina based Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas organization will be moving to a new, much larger facility. According to the agency, thanks to the generous donation of an anonymous supporter, a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Passenger Train Derails in Kansas
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) - Federal investigators are headed to the scene of an Amtrak train derailment in southwest Kansas. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway says the agency is...
View ArticleSalina Legislative Update Saturday
Salina area legislators will be back home Saturday to offer an update on what’s happening in Topeka. The second of three Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Issue Meetings will be held. Senator...
View ArticleWeekend Fires Damage Property
A couple of fires over the weekend in rural Saline County damaged property and equipment. According to the Saline County Sheriff's office, a fire Friday afternoon at 5099 W Slope damaged a shed. A push...
View ArticleBeating Colon Cancer
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and Linda Hinnenkamp with the Tammy Walker Cancer Center joined in on the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a look at a prevention plan. "Colon cancer is the number...
View ArticleMan Battered In Downtown Salina
Salina Police are investigating a weekend aggravated battery. According to police, a 29-year-old man was talking to an acquaintance at around 1:20 in the morning Saturday, in the 100 Block of N Santa...
View ArticleReport Finds Wage Gap, Other Inequities of Women in Kansas
A recent report has determined that women in Kansas who work full-time, year-round earn 79 cents for every dollar made by men. The Topeka Capital Journal reports that the University of Kansas' Center...
View ArticleBill Would Lower Sales Tax on Food, Drop Business Tax Break
A Wichita lawmaker's bill would roll back a tax exemption for business owners in order to reduce sales tax on groceries. Republican Rep. Mark Hutton's bill is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday before the...
View ArticleStudents Report Attack From Man Shouting “Trump”
Wichita police are investigating a report that two college students were attacked by a man shouting racial epithets and the name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Wichita State...
View Article“I Will Follow” Tour Making Salina Stop
A trio of Christian music favorites are coming to Salina. According to Premier Productions, three new dates have been added to Jeremy Camp's "I Will Follow Tour" with Mandisa and special guest Finding...
View ArticleMan Convicted in Traffic Deaths of Topeka Father, Daughter
A north-central Kansas man will be sentenced April 29 for the deaths of a Topeka father and daughter in a traffic collision. An Ottawa County jury convicted Jason Jeardoe of Bennington on Friday of two...
View ArticleArea Students Win Hansen Scholarships
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan, Kansas has named 260 high school seniors from 59 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 41st annual scholarship competition. In addition, fifteen...
View ArticleTruck Destroyed in Grass Fire
Firefighters from Mcpherson County Fire District #2 responded to a grass fire Monday that may have been sparked by a man hooking up a trailer in Falun. Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County's...
View ArticleJurors Shown Kansas Crime Scene Photos in Quadruple Killing
Jurors in the quadruple homicide trial of an eastern Kansas man have been shown crime scene photos. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the photos were shown Monday as the second week in the trial...
View ArticleKansas Woman Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
A Dodge City woman accused of creating a video of herself engaged in a sex act with a child under 5 years old and uploading it to the Internet has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said that...
View ArticlePolice Accreditation Meeting on Monday
According to the Salina Police Department, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies will be in Salina on Sunday to examine all aspects of the departments...
View ArticleStatewide Tornado Drill Tonight
The statewide tornado drill in Kansas will be Tuesday night at 6:30. The evening time for the drill is a little different this year. It is closer to the time when many tornadoes occur. The drill will...
View ArticleNew SFD Chief
Salina's new Fire Chief is a Kansas native who brings over 28 years of experience to his post. Chief Kevin Royse joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday, flanked by Salina Fire Marshal Roger...
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