10 years ago
Crews will continue to patrol a wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles of sparsely populated land in Kansas and Oklahoma. The fire, which started last week in Oklahoma before spreading to southern Kansas, has largely been contained. But Barber County Attorney Gaten Wood says crew will be watching the fire closely because of high ...

10 years ago
WWE Wrestling is coming to Salina. The Salina Bicentennial Center announced Monday that the #NXTRoadTrip will be stopping in Salina, for the first time ever. Wrestlers scheduled to appear include NXT Champion Finn Balor, Women’s Champion Bayley, “The Samoan Submission Specialist” Samoa Joe, Baron Corbin, and many more. They will battle it out between the ropes at ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is trying to paint a better world for those in recovery with a paintball tournament at Elite Sports. Chris Heffner joined in on the KSAL Morning News Monday with a look at his upcoming event aimed at having fun and raising money for the Salina Rescue Mission and Ashby House. "We have a group ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating a damage to property case at 2150 Wesley. Police say someone shattered a 44.5-inch x 50" window with a rock sometime between 3am and 3:30am on Saturday. Damage to the glass and frame is estimated at $1,250.   A vehicle burglary happened at 719 Martin sometime between 8:20pm Thursday and 7:25am Friday morning. Police ...

10 years ago
Prosecutors are calling the crimes of an eastern Kansas man convicted in a quadruple homicide "extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile." The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the sentencing phase of Kyle Flack's trial began Monday. The jury is hearing testimony to determine if the 30-year-old should be sentenced to death. Flack was found guilty last week of ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for two Hispanic male suspects after a man fought back against his assailants. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers met the 18-year-old male victim at the hospital at about 10pm on Saturday night after an incident near Bond and Crawford Street. The victim told police he was walking with headphones on when ...

10 years ago
Salina Police responded to a burglar alarm that sounded early Sunday morning at Chuck's Bar and Grill, 600 N. Santa Fe at 4:53am. Minutes later officers found an empty safe inside the business with the door left open. Police say there was no sign of forced entry to the bar and no damage to the safe. Police Captain ...

10 years ago
An argument leads to an arrest of a Salina man. Police arrested 31-year-old Edward Burns on Sunday evening after he allegedly struck Eric Moman of the left arm and head with a wooden stick. Police were called to a home at 211 E. Pacific after the victim was hit with the 2-foot stick. Burns is now facing a ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for the person or persons who used spray paint to tag 13 properties in the 700 block of Highland over the weekend. Police say graffiti was found on fences, sheds and garages. One property in the 100 block of W. Crawford was also vandalized by spray paint. Total damage is listed at over $1,300. ...

10 years ago
Early Childhood Development will be a topic of discussion in Salina this week. TALK Salina will host two public deliberation events on the topic Tuesday at Lakewood Middle School. The first event will start at 4 pm. and the second event will start at 7 pm. Child care will be available for both events. Public deliberation is ...

10 years ago
Firefighters grappling with the biggest wildfire in Kansas history got a welcomed Easter assist from pre-dawn snow that blanketed the hardest-hit area. The National Weather Service says about a half an inch of precipitation in the form of rain and snow fell early Sunday southwest of Wichita in Barber County. Shawna Hartman, a Kansas Forest Service spokeswoman, ...