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 ...

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 ...