9 years ago
National angst that has been sweeping the nation as members of congress return home for public events boiled over into Salina on Friday morning. What was supposed to be a simple ribbon cutting event at First District United States Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall's office in Downtown Salina instead turned into a sometimes angry town-hall type event. ...

9 years ago
A crowd of about 150 people experienced a real storm fury in Salina Thursday evening.  National Weather Service Meteorologists Chance Hayes and Robb Lawson were in town to present the "Storm Fury On The Plains" spring severe weather safety and spotter class. Hayes handled the main part of the presentation this year. Hayes began with an informal ...

9 years ago
Salina Police identify the victim in yesterday's shooting that took place in the parking lot at the Executive Plaza on E. Iron. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 22-year-old Tyler Reinbold was shot once in the stomach and once in the calf with a handgun while inside a pickup truck Thursday afternoon around 3pm. He was ...

9 years ago
The Kansas House has given final approval to expanding Medicaid, years after many states had already expanded the program. The House on Thursday gave final approval by an 81 to 44 vote.  The vote came after a proposal to expand the program was denied votes and floor debate for years. The bill will now move to the ...

9 years ago
Four runaway teens were taken into custody after they were found in a stolen car from Lawrence on Wednesday evening. Salina Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a license plate reader in a patrol unit pinged back a hit as a 'stolen car' as the vehicle passed by. The officer confirmed the 2011 Chevy Traverse ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a couple stole a display model phone from the Verizon store at 2401 S. 9th Wednesday evening. Police say a white man and white woman entered the store just before 9pm and began looking at a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge display model phone and discussed the model with a salesperson. The male ...

9 years ago
Half of the people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include Edee Blevins, Cady Cole, and Laurence Couillard. They were wanted for crimes that include forgery, theft, drug crimes, and child sex crimes. Including the latest arrests,  12 of those on the ...

9 years ago
A traffic stop for a minor infraction on Interstate-70 leads to the arrest of four women on drug charges. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday at about 1:30am a deputy stopped an eastbound vehicle just west of Salina on I-70. The strong odor of marijuana inside the car, led to a search of the 2014 ...

9 years ago
Kansas has a new millionaire, and multiple $100 winners following Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing According to the Kansas Lottery, one ticket matched the first five Powerball numbers, but not the Powerball to win the $1 million cash prize. The winning numbers for the February 22 drawing are: 10-13-28-52-61 Powerball 2. The winning ticket was sold in northeast Kansas, ...

9 years ago
Extra officers will be on Saline County roads looking for drunk drivers late Friday into early Saturday. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is planning a saturation patrol. According to the agency, deputies participate in a DUI Saturation Patrol in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the street. Deputies will be looking for people ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are not sure what path they will take to balance the state budget after failing to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill increasing income taxes. Brownback vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have raised more than $1 billion over two years. The House voted to override his action on an 85-40 vote. ...