9 years ago
Police are looking for a known suspect who pushed the muzzle of a revolver into the face of a female acquaintance. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a domestic dispute turned violent in a central Salina home on Monday night around 10:30pm. Officers interviewed a woman in her 20's who told them the man pushed her ...

9 years ago
A southern Kansas woman who lost her hands and feet during a robbery got an early Christmas gift - new electronic hands worth $260,000, courtesy of a businessman and his wife. Julie Dombo of Derby showed off her new hands publicly Tuesday with her husband, a day after receiving them as a present from Koch Industries' ...

9 years ago
A head-on crash on a Saline County road sends 2 men to the hospital. Sheriff-elect Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a truck and a car crested a hill in the 9400 block of S. Simpson Road just after 8am on Tuesday morning and collided. Deputies say 19-year-old Terance M. Croslin of Great Bend was traveling southbound ...

9 years ago
Police in Overland Park, Kansas, say they're searching for a driver who rammed an officer's patrol car during a traffic stop, then fled as the officer fired at him. Police say the officer escaped injury during the confrontation about Wednesday morning in the Kansas City suburb. It wasn't clear if the suspect was wounded. Police spokesman Officer ...

9 years ago
In a 5-0 vote, Saline County Commissioners approved hiring a hybrid position at the Health Department.   A licensed practical nurse (LPN) will devote 50% of their time to communicable disease management and 50% to public health emergency preparedness (PHEP).  The LPN will also provide immunizations to WIC clients when they visit the health department. Health Department ...

9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to give the annual State of the State address Jan. 10. Brownback said Tuesday that he has accepted an invitation from incoming House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. to address a joint session of the Legislature the day after lawmakers open their 2017 session. The speaker traditionally issues such an invitation because the ...

9 years ago
The legendary southern rock band - 38 Special will grace the stage at the Stiefel Theatre in March. Tickets go on sale Thursday, December 22 at 10am at the Stiefel Box Office for the band that has been making hits - and satisfying fans for over 30-years. After more than three decades together, 38 SPECIAL continue to ...

9 years ago
Spirit AeroSystems has filed a $20 million construction permit for the building where it manufactures a part of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Sedgwick County. The Wichita Eagle  reports the permit was filed last week. A Spirit spokesman says the permit is not specifically for a defense program, but for current and future growth opportunities. No ...

9 years ago
Three federal inmates serving time in Kansas-related drug cases are getting their sentences shortened by President Barack Obama. Those commutations were among 153 announced Monday by the White House, along with 78 pardons. That's the largest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president. Under Obama's action Monday, Demetri Alexander's 15-year sentence received in 2007 ...

9 years ago
Authorities are searching for a Kansas man whose vehicle was found abandoned over the weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered person release for 24-year-old Devyn Long of Welda. His vehicle was found abandoned Saturday morning southwest of Garnett. He is believed to be in danger. Authorities are asking anyone ...

9 years ago
Police are reviewing video surveillance footage from a Salina store after a group of people walked out with 3 carts full electronics on Tuesday evening without paying. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a greeter at Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th attempted to match the items packed in 3 carts with a sales receipt the group ...