7 years ago
Today Governor Laura Kelly appointed Sarah E. Warner to fill the vacancy created by retired Court of Appeals Judge Patrick McAnany. Warner lives in Lenexa and practices law in Lawrence with Thompson Warner, P.A. “Sarah Warner is one of the brightest lawyers in our state and an expert in appellate advocacy,” Kelly said. “She will bring ...

7 years ago
Severe weather is to blame for a train derailment northeast of Wichita. BNSF railroad officials say winds from a severe storm caused yesterday morning's derailment in Matfield Green. More than 20 cars on the Texas-bound train left the tracks, but most of them were empty and no hazardous materials crews were needed. No injuries were reported.

7 years ago
A man who is accused of shooting two Kansas law enforcement officers is dead following a standoff. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the standoff with a suspect who shot the Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff Monday evening ended just after midnight on Tuesday morning. At approximately 12:10 a.m., authorities located the body of David L. ...

7 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary in west Salina after a high-end bike was stolen. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between last Thursday and Tuesday morning, someone broke a lock on a detached garage at a home in the 800 block of Custer and stole a blue, high performance tricycle made for the ...

7 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home nine medals from the Kansas SkillsUSA competition in Hutchinson this past week. Three students won gold medals, qualifying them to compete at the national SkillsUSA conference in Louisville, Kentucky in June. Salina Tech medalists were: Gold Ethan Oestmann, a senior at Smoky Valley High School, in the high school ...

7 years ago
Four inmate deaths are under investigation at Kansas prisons. The Kansas Department of Corrections say two inmates at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, one at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility and one prisoner at the El Dorado Correctional Facility have died since Friday morning. Authorities are trying to determine if illegal drugs were a factor in the ...

7 years ago
Get outdoors and celebrate your place in nature and your community at Discover Salina Naturally, this coming Sunday. The event  is from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Lakewood Park. Organizers say this one-of-a-kind festival will have something for every member of your family, and it’s free to enter. This year’s festival offers many firsts for ...

7 years ago
A violent incident in Rice County Monday evening began when the Sheriff and Undersheriff were shot at separate locations, and ended when two people were later found dead following a standoff. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to assist in attempts to apprehend the suspect. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at approximately ...

7 years ago
Unknown suspect(s) broke into a shed belonging to Feldkamp's Furniture Store and got away with $700 of lawn mowing equipment. According to Salina Police Capt. Gary Hanus: Sometime between 7:00 PM Friday night and 3:30 PM Saturday afternoon, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into the locked storage shed in the 1900 block of S. 9th St. The ...

7 years ago
Salina Police search for an unknown suspect who stole money from two unlocked cars inside a garage. Salina Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News: Sometime between 10:30 Saturday night and 6:20 Sunday morning someone entered a garage and stole an undisclosed amount of money from two unlocked cars. The garage is attached to a home ...

7 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan reminds Saline county residents: "The Sheriff's Office doesn't accept prepaid gift cards as bond" Rodger Soldan told KSAL News: Their office was tipped off about a new scam over the weekend. A man called because he was having trouble with the numbers on a prepaid gift card. The man said someone ...