10 years ago
A path for helping to pay for revitalization projects in downtown Salina may be blocked by legislative wrangling in Topeka. Salina stakeholders have submitted an application for finance assistance through the state's STAR bond program to help pay for a cornerstone fieldhouse project, car museum, upscale hotel and bowling alley. The Salina project is caught in the ...

10 years ago
Wichita police are reviewing video from a gas station where two college students say they were attacked by a white man shouting racial epithets and the name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Lt. Jeff Gilmore says the video provides a view of the weekend altercation that's being investigated as a potential hate crime. The Wichita ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for two people who are accused of a beating and theft early Wednesday morning. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that two men showed up at a home at 719 N. 7th Street at 12:19 Wednesday morning. Allegedly, the men forced 36-year-old Jose Julia outside. They beat and kicked him until he was unconscious. The two ...

10 years ago
A beating in a bar parking lot lead to an arrest late Tuesday night. Police say that an incident happened in the parking lot of Boomers at 116 S Broadway Tuesday night between 11:00 and 11:30. Captain Mike Sweeney says that 24-year-old Aaron Morgan, 22-year-old Tyler Brouillerd, and 21-year-old Katrina Hargraves were all in a 2015 Chevrolet ...

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 ...