11 years ago
Farmers and other agriculture industry leaders plan to fan out across Kansas in the coming days to examine the extent of damage to winter wheat from drought, disease and winterkill. The Wheat Quality Council's hard red winter wheat tour this year has already drawn a record number of expected participants with more than 90 people signed ...

11 years ago
A southwest Kansas single mother who lost custody of her son for using medical marijuana to ease her Crohn's disease has gone from being a massage therapist eking out a living in the back of a health food store to a national figure at the center of the pot debate. Shonda Banda, 37, of Garden City, ...

11 years ago
A 45-year-old man was in critical condition after police say he was stabbed by a 17-year-old for refusing to place a bet on a foot race between the two. The Wichita Eagle reports the unidentified victim was visiting someone who lived in a Wichita neighborhood when he and the teen decided around midnight they would race. Police ...

11 years ago
No one was hurt when a semi transporting a load of vehicles caught fire. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the incident happened at around 6:30 Saturday evening. A tractor trailer truck hauling multiple vehicles caught fire near mile post 73, in the Lindsborg area. The truck was headed to Guatemala. The fire, which started in the ...

11 years ago
Library card holders can now “check out” tickets to selected Salina events.   According to the library, the Cultural Pass program makes a limited number of tickets to Salina events available for free with a library card. Passes will include tickets for the Salina Community Theatre, Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts, Bicentennial Center, Salina Symphony, Salina Chorale, ...

11 years ago
Over 800 of grade school aged children in Salina spent Friday morning outside, participating in fun, educational fitness activities. Third grade students from multiple Salina area schools gathered at the East  Crawford Recreation Area as part of the statewide "Kansas Kids Fitness and Safety Day". All of the activities at the Salina event had multiple elements ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary. Sandra Cameron of Abilene told officers someone removed a diamond ring worth $2,500 from her 2005 Linclon while it was parked in the lot at the Central Mall on Thursday afternoon. Police say two laptop computers were also taken from the car. There was no sign of forced entry. Total loss is ...

11 years ago
Salina Police release the name of the man who was found dead Tuesday afternoon in downtown Salina. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says the body of 31-year-old Robert Allen Bade was taken to Kansas City earlier this week for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Captain Sweeney tells KSAL News that the preliminary results show no ...

11 years ago
On April 17, 2015 at 3:10 P.M., approximately $800.00 in scrap metal was taken from a business located in the 1300 block of west North Street. Investigation shows two white females, one approximately 30 years old with blond hair, and the other approximately 50 years old with blond hair, driving a late 1970’s to early 1980’s ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is facing charges for endangering a child after a tussle puts a baby at risk. Police arrested 22-year-old Jazmean F. Elledge on Thursday afternoon after she allegedly told two women in an east Salina home she would kill them as she waved a butter knife, while trying to grab a 1-year-old baby. Police say ...

11 years ago
A large gathering of women converged on Heritage Hall at the Salina Bicentennial Center for an event just for them. Salina Media Group's annual For Women Only event drew a large crowd Thursday evening, and as promised provided a full night of entertainment, prizes, and fun. There were over 50 booths and exhibits for the women ...