10 years ago
Police are investigating after a man was allegedly attacked from behind while walking in Central Salina. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that the alleged incident happened in the  900 block of University, at around 8:00 Tuesday night. Adam McElwain, 26, told officers that he was hit from behind with a blunt object and knocked to the ground. ...

10 years ago
A tip to the I I35 / I 70 Drug Task Force lead to the arrest of three people at a Salina motel on Tuesday. Task Force Commander Lt. Bill Cox says that officers responded to the Super 8 Motel at 705 W. Schilling Road after receiving information that a woman staying in one of the ...

10 years ago
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) — Federal investigators say a feed truck from a nearby lot where cattle are fattened hit the track and shifted it before an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener did not say on Tuesday if this was the cause of the Amtrak Southwest Chief's accident Monday. But ...

10 years ago
When Saline County’s Road and Bridge Department’s Director Gary Nash speaks of maintaining the county’s 717 miles of gravel roads, he also includes maintaining 1,434 miles of ditches along with 6,000 culverts, 850 small structures, 235 bridges and 6,500 signs. Nash said some roads need more maintenance, based on traffic counts, weights of truck loads, erosion ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill that allows faith-based groups on public college campuses to restrict membership based on religious beliefs. The bill passed 80-39 in first-round approval Tuesday in the House. It passed overwhelmingly in the Senate last year. If the bill wins final approval in the House, it will go ...

10 years ago
Salina's new Fire Chief is a Kansas native who brings over 28 years of experience to his post. Chief Kevin Royse joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday, flanked by Salina Fire Marshal Roger Williams. Royse, who was born and raised in Wichita, worked in his hometown for 26 years before becoming Chief of the Junction ...

10 years ago
The statewide tornado drill in Kansas will be Tuesday night at 6:30. The evening time for the drill is a little different this year. It is closer to the time when many tornadoes occur. The drill will include test tornado warnings from the National Weather Service, activation of weather radios, and activation of outdoor warning sirens ...

10 years ago
According to the Salina Police Department, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies will be in Salina on Sunday to examine all aspects of the departments policies and practices. As a part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at ...

10 years ago
A Dodge City woman accused of creating a video of herself engaged in a sex act with a child under 5 years old and uploading it to the Internet has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said that 25-year-old Ashley Marie Kelly pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography on Monday. Grissom said that ...

10 years ago
Jurors in the quadruple homicide trial of an eastern Kansas man have been shown crime scene photos. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the photos were shown Monday as the second week in the trial of 30-year-old Kyle T. Flack began in Franklin County District Court. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths of 21-year-old Kaylie ...

10 years ago
Firefighters from Mcpherson County Fire District #2 responded to a grass fire Monday that may have been sparked by a man hooking up a trailer in Falun. Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County's Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that Scott Miller was hooking up a trailer in an open field at 200 North Mound when ...