10 years ago
A fast food clerk was robbed while closing a Salina restaurant early Friday morning. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a 28-year-old male clerk was going through his closing procedures at Burger King at 316 E. Iron, when a man and woman entered the store at 1am and demanded money. Police say the two battered ...

10 years ago
The popular Pokemon Go app is responsible for another crash on the campus of Wichita State. Authorities say a 25-year-old man admitted he lost control of his car and slammed into a light pole while he was trying to catch one of the virtual characters. The man was only slightly injured, but his car is totaled. School ...

10 years ago
Zebra mussels have been found in a western Kansas lake. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Cedar Bluff Reservoir in Trego County. In July an annual plankton sampling survey revealed zebra mussel veligers (larvae). The results were reported to the state aquatic nuisance species staff on ...

10 years ago
Authorities say a Kansas pilot has been hurt in a small plane crash in central Kansas. Kansas Highway Patrol Master Trooper Dave Jacobs says 51-year-old Bradley Fitchett, of Ellsworth, was using a small agricultural aircraft to spray pesticide on a field south of Bushton when the plane developed an engine problem Thursday. Fitchett attempted to make ...

10 years ago
Salinans will gather for a chance to kick back at childhood cancers - by raising money to fight cancer with research in the 9th Annual Kickball Jam on September 10th. Heidi Feyerherm-Smith, President of the Love, Chloe Foundation tells KSAL News that it is the same game we loved on the playground. "It's a game that everyone ...

10 years ago
Kansas has a new millionaire, 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 in the August 24 Powerball drawing are 9-11-25-64-65 Powerball 16. The winning ticket was sold in southwest Kansas, which includes the ...

10 years ago
Kansas State University would allow concealed firearms in all building under guidelines it is developing for complying with a state law. The Manhattan Mercury reports that a university work group is planning a Sept. 15 forum before submitting the guidelines to the Kansas Board of Regents for approval. Beginning in July 2017, the state's public universities must ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary at an apartment in the 2100 block of E. Crawford. Police say sometime between 2:30pm and 3:30pm Wednesday, someone  entered the home while the residents were outside. Police say two cell phones and a laptop were stolen. Total loss is listed at $489.

10 years ago
Officials are on the scene of a gas line leak west of Salina, and a portion of Interstate 70 is back open. A spokesperson from Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha tells KSAL News that one of their underground natural gas lines ruptured early Thursday afternoon. There was no explosion when the line ruptured. The leak is ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement continue to work on an unsolved murder in Saline County. August, 25 marks two months since authorities were called to 10525 South Hopkins Road near Assaria to investigate the brutal murder of 57-year-old Lori Heimer. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that investigators are working alongside ...

10 years ago
A neighbor's dog warns a Salina man of would-be thieves in his yard. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that around 2:30am Thursday morning, Charles Kirby heard a dog barking next door to his home at 605 W. Grand and looked out the window. Kirby told police he then saw three teens dressed in dark hoodies ...