9 years ago
No one was hurt and no explosives were found after authorities searched a home in Salina Thursday afternoon. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, the Riley County bomb squad and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Federal Bureau of Investigation joined Salina Police inside an apartment at 124 E. Prescott at around ...

9 years ago
On February 9, 2017, sometime between midnight and 6:00AM, unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal the ATM from Citizens State Bank in Gypsum, Kansas. The suspect wrapped a tow strap around the ATM and attempted to drive off with it. The attempt was unsuccessful. At this time there is no loss or damages reported as a result ...

9 years ago
A Wilson teenager was taken to Salina Regional Health Center Thursday afternoon after suffering an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Wilson residence. According Wilson Police Chief Bob Doepp, the incident is under investigation. The shooting is believed to be accidental. The shooting occurred just ahead of 4 PM at a home in the 400 block of ...

9 years ago
A traffic stop conducted by the Kansas Highway Patrol on Interstate 70 in Russell County netted a large amount of methamphetamine. The stop on Sunday netted the collection of 52 pounds of methamphetamine. According to Trooper Tod Hileman, a Dodge pickup was stopped at eastbound mile marker 199 near Dorrance on Sunday. During the stop, 52 ...

9 years ago
A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend. A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth's penumbra, or outer shadow. The moon won't be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon will be shaded, but it should ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Department of Corrections is telling legislators it could cut staffing at its largest prison by having a private company build a new facility and lease it to the state. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood said in a presentation for a Wednesday meeting of a House budget subcommittee that the Lansing prison's staffing could drop to ...

9 years ago
A group of warmhearted people will jump into the chilly waters at the Webster Conference Center next weekend to raise money for Kansas Special Olympics. The 2017 Salina Polar Plunge and Strut will kick off with a pancake feed at 7:30am Saturday, February 18. Lt. Scott Trembly with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service is taking applications for financial assistance for those affected by a wildfire in March of 2016 that burned more than 400,000 acres in Kansas and Oklahoma. The service says it will offer $2 million total in assistance over four years to help with conservation practices such as brush management, firebreaks, ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Board of Healing Arts has indefinitely suspended the license of an athletic trainer accused of drinking on the job at Fort Hays State University. The Wichita Eagle reports that the board took action this week against Brady Ternes. A human resources representative says Ternes was an employee at Fort Hays until December 2015. Ternes self-reported ...

9 years ago
A major rating agency has revised the outlook on its credit rating for Kansas to "negative" from "stable." The action announced Wednesday by S&P Global Ratings is not a credit downgrade. The state's credit rating remains at AA-, among the lowest for a state. S&P said in a report that the negative outlook reflects what it believes ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a person of interest in connection to a residential burglary. Officers were called to a home in the 1600 block of N. 5th Street after the homeowner returned to discover a break-in. Police say sometime between 1:15pm and 6pm Wednesday evening, someone removed a screen and slid a window open to gain ...