9 years ago
Gathering crime scene evidence and the science of catching criminals is just part of the focus of a free presentation coming to the Smoky Hill Museum on Thursday. Former Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Larry Welch is coming back to Salina's Smoky Hill Museum to deliver another look at his book, Beyond Cold Blood: ...

9 years ago
A group of 175 people gathered Wednesday to be part of an event where three prominent businessmen were inducted into the Salina Business Hall of Fame. The founder of KSAL Radio and a former Salina Journal owner, a founder of Kansas Wesleyan University, and an attorney were all honored with the induction. The new class includes: ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are warning the public about a scam caller claiming to work for Westar Energy. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that on Tuesday afternoon, a man calling himself 'John Cooper' with Westar Energy contacted Roselawn Memorial Park,1920 E. Crawford for a so-called payment. The scammer told a staff member he needed them to send him ...

9 years ago
The first phase of the dredging of an eastern Kansas reservoir has been completed. The Emporia Gazette reports that the dredging of sediment from the bottom of the John Redmond Reservoir on the Neosho River began in mid-May. The project was started after a study determined water supply needs in the region couldn't be sustained during ...

9 years ago
A 1996 Honda Accord was stolen from a residence in the 900 block of Otto sometime between 8:30pm on Monday and 1pm Tuesday afternoon. The car has Kansas tag: 015 JDF and is valued at $2,500. The owner told police the keys were not in the vehicle.

9 years ago
A father, son argument turned violent inside a Salina home. Police officers were called to a residence in the 100 block of Columbia on Tuesday evening around 11:15pm to the report of two men fighting. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the argument escalated when 30-year-old David Perasso allegedly punched his father. Police say 55-year-old Emil Perasso ...

9 years ago
A two vehicle crash sends one person to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan reports that 19-year-old Paige Sharp was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla westbound on Water Well Road Tuesday at about 2:15pm and failed to stop at the Burma Road intersection. He car struck the back end of a northbound ...

9 years ago
A group investigating the mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart says it's uncovered another similarity between the pioneering pilot and a body found 76 years ago on a remote Pacific island. But The International Group for Historic Aircraft Discovery says its finding doesn't prove the body is Earhart's. The group says a forensic analysis of a ...

9 years ago
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Oklahoma and Kansas late Tuesday night. The earthquake occurred at 11:27 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the epicenter was near Pawnee, about 70 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. Pawnee Police say that preliminary reports show no significant damage. The USGS originally estimated the earthquake at magnitude 4.1. A magnitude 3.3 quake was ...

9 years ago
Kansas says its tax collections fell nearly $13 million short of expectations in October for the state's sixth consecutive monthly shortfall. The state Department of Revenue's report Tuesday came a week before the election with allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback facing a backlash in legislative races over the state's budget problems. The state collected $447 million ...

9 years ago
Authorities have identified the victims of a deadly shooting in rural central Kansas as a registered drug offender, his girlfriend and a friend. The Harvey County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that the victims were 33-year-old Travis Street, 37-year-old Angela Graevs and the couple's Newton friend, 52-year-old Richard Prouty. The bodies and the couple's unharmed, crying 18-month-old ...