8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback early Wednesday evening was confirmed as President Trump's Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. After the senate deadlocked at 49 -49 Vice President Mike Pence was called to the Senate Chamber to cast the deciding vote. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mike-Pence.mp3"][/audio]   President Trump originally nominated Brownback for the ambassador post last year, but the Senate did ...

8 years ago
Investigators link a Salina man to a summer time burglary at the Art Center. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman, 62-year-old David Marshall Douglas was charged with burglary and theft in connection to an August 1, 2017 break in that police officers responded to when an alarm sounded at the art building located at 149 S. 4th. Police ...

8 years ago
A hip-hop event will highlight this week's Friday Night Live event in Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the January 26th Friday Night Live free concert features a hip-hop event organized by Salina artist Ethan Martin. Titled After Hours Hip-Hop. The show will take place at Heart of Dixie, 109 N. Santa Fe, from 9 ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a $70,000 scam that began with an email request from someone posing as a company's CEO. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that staff at Occupational Performance Corporation, 917 E. Prescott, received an email from a source they believed was the agency's CEO, requesting that $37,000 should be transferred to an ...

8 years ago
Independent Greg Orman formally launched his bid for Kansas governor Wednesday. Orman's campaign made the announcement, and released a digital ad. In the ad titled “Problem Solver,” Orman reaffirms his commitment to making Kansas a place where future generations are inspired to build their lives and everyone willing to work hard has a chance to succeed. ...

8 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation has awarded a total of $20,477 in YW Legacy Grants to seven local organizations. Grants will fund projects that align with the mission of the former YWCA of Salina. The 2018 YW Legacy Grant recipients are: Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas, $4,000 to host the Partners 4 Success employment program with the ...

8 years ago
The partial Social Security numbers of nearly one-thousand Kansas voters are publicly released by the state of Florida. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office provided the information to Florida officials in 2013 as part of the Crosscheck program, which looks for double voter registrations. Florida officials shared the last four digits of Social Security numbers and ...

8 years ago
A slow speed pursuit ends with a DUI arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that early Tuesday morning an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop in the 100 block of S. Ohio after a vehicle failed to signal while making a lane change. Police say a Lincoln Town ...

8 years ago
A  man who lived in base housing at McConnell Air Force Base was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 38-year-old Random Shane Smith of Wichita pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual abuse. In his plea, Smith admitted using force to ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a motor vehicle that was stolen while parked at an area business. According to Captain Jim Hughes, someone stole a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass from the lot at Lang Diesel, 144 W. Farrelly Road, sometime between Sunday morning at 11am and Monday at 7:30am. Deputies say the gray, ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback could soon be leaving the Sunflower State. The U.S. Senate is moving forward with Brownback's nomination to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom and they could vote on the matter as soon as this week. President Trump originally nominated Brownback for the ambassador post last year, but the Senate did not ...