8 years ago
After nearly 30 years a signature event in Salina is changing its focus. The annual Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, or CAPS, auction has traditionbally been the biggest celebrity and sports memorabilia event of its kind in the area. The 29th Annual CAPS Benefit Auction will be a little bit different this year. CAPS Executive Director ...

8 years ago
The newest Kansas Lottery Millionaire has made himself known. Richard Van Tuyl, Jr. of Leavenworth appeared at Lottery headquarters Friday afternoon with a Powerball ticket worth $1,000,000. The ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball, in the Wednesday, January 24 drawing.  Van Tuyl’s $2 Quick Pick ticket had the numbers 5-9-11-33-64 Powerball 17. ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas State Trooper will never work in law enforcement again after admitting he used excessive force while making an arrest. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, former  Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper James Carson pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual's civil rights by using excessive force. According to documents filed in connection with ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for vandals who caused damage at four different locations on Thursday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between midnight and 6am, someone used spray paint to tag one of the City of Salina's pump houses, located at 3rd Street and Crawford. Vandals tagged the phrase, "Ground Zero" on the red brick ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in finding man who has been missing since early December. Police say that on Friday, December 15th, Alex Michael LaRussa was reported to the Salina Police Department as a missing person by his family. LaRussa was last seen on Friday, December 8th, in the area of Iron and ...

8 years ago
Over a thousand area students and teachers are celebrating Kansas statehood in Salina all this week. Hundreds of grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum. The children, all third-graders, have been learning what life was like for pioneers back in 1861, when Kansas became the 34th state. Activities include shelling ...

8 years ago
Four children were killed in a house fire Thursday morning in the southern Kansas Community of Pratt. The Pratt Tribune reported that nine people lived at the home. KWCH reported that five people were pulled from the home, located near Second and Austin. A fifth person remained hospitalized but no update was given on their condition. KSN News ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback will resign next week. The governor submitted a resignation letter to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach Thursday morning. The resignation is effective at 3:00 in the afternoon on Wednesday, January 31st. The resignation announcement comes the day after Brownback was confirmed as President Trump's Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. ...

8 years ago
Kansas has racked up yet another $1,000,000 winning ticket in January. According to the Kansas Lottery, A ticket sold in northeast Kansas for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing matched the first five numbers to win a $1,000,000 prize. Wedneday's million dollar winner follows two others. Back on January 3rd a Wichita couple won $1,000,000 in the Holiday Millionaire ...

8 years ago
A Kansas school district is canceling classes due to a high number of sick students and staff. Students in Kiowa County schools will get an unexpected day off from school today and tomorrow. District officials say a large number of elementary students and high school teachers have missed school due to sickness.

8 years ago
Nearly 150 professionals, including law enforcement, educators, social workers, and more gathered in Salina on Wednesday to learn a little more about the topic of child sexual abuse. The Child Advocacy & Parenting Services agency partnered with the Smoky Hill Education Service Center to present "Child Sexual Abuse: Our Response Matters ". CAPS Executive Director Lori ...