11 years ago
A Salina man pleads no contest to first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son. Saline County Attorney Ellen Mitchell tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Nicholas Corbin pleaded no contest to first-degree murder Monday afternoon in Saline County District Court. Last week, 21-year-old Desirah N. Overturf plead no contest to the same ...

11 years ago
Official's will test Salina's local emergency notification system. Back in February Salina and Saline County implemented the CodeRED high-speed emergency notification service. The system can send messages to both citizens and City/County personnel by using telephone calls, text messages, emails and social media in an effort to effectively inform residents to protect life and property. CodeRED, ...

11 years ago
Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May’s average temperature on Earth of 59.93 degrees Fahrenheit beat the old record set four years ago. In April, the globe tied ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. Police say someone entered an unlocked 2002 Chevy Blazer that was parked in the 900 block of Smith, and removed a Garmin GPS unit, wallet with cash plus a bank envelope stuffed with money.Total loss is listed at $1,612. Police ...

11 years ago
Police tase a man who would not exit his vehicle. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, an officer on patrol made a traffic stop on Friday night at the corner of 9th and Kirwin just before 11pm. Upon further investigation, the officer learned that the driver, 30-year-old Zachary Noel of Wichita was driving on a suspended license. Police say ...

11 years ago
A Drug Task Force investigation leads to 2 arrests. According to Task Force Commander Captain Jim Norton, suspected drug activity prompted police to use surveillance at the Salina Howard Johnson Inn, 222 E. Diamond Drive, focusing on room #216 Friday night just before 8pm. Captain Norton tells KSAL News that police saw a number of people coming ...

11 years ago
A custom cutter's combine goes up in flames north of Salina. Rural Fire District #7 responded to a field in the 1500 block of West K 143, Friday night after a combine was consumed by fire. According to Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Arlin Spoo of Topeka told deputies he had finished cutting ...

11 years ago
Health officials say mosquitoes that can transmit a new mosquito-borne virus have been found in Kansas, though there haven't been confirmed cases of the virus among people. Chikungunya is a new mosquito-borne virus that's spread quickly in the Caribbean since December. There haven't been any confirmed cases of the virus in Kansas. But Charles ...

11 years ago
A comic book convention in Hutchinson drew such a good turnout that ATMs at the site ran out of money. About 60 exhibitors attended the Smallville ComicCon, which ran Saturday and Sunday at the Meadowlark Building in the State Fair grounds. About 1,500 people paid to get in Saturday, followed by at least 1,000 more ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents has approved 1.5 percent raises for the chief executive officers of five public universities. The increases approved at a recent meeting take effect in July. Board members said they reflect appreciation for the job done by the CEO's while also recognizing budget constraints in Kansas. The increase will bring the annual pay ...

11 years ago
The Washburn University community is mourning the death of baseball coach Steven Anson. The university and Jefferson County authorities say the 60-year-old Anson died Sunday in a tree-trimming accident. The sheriff's office says emergency responders were called to the home about 3 p.m. Sunday, and Anson was dead at the scene. Further details of the accident ...