12 years ago
A heat burst impacted many areas of central Kansas late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, locations from Hays to Salina recorded the heat burst on their automated weather equipment. Other locations that recorded the heat burst included Russell and Ellsworth. Temperatures across the area rose 5 to 15 degrees as ...

12 years ago
An argument between brothers lands one in jail. Officers were called to a house at 2129 Hageman Ave. on Tuesday after two brothers were heard arguing inside about parking a vehicle. Further investigation led Salina Police officers to discover that the day before, 59-year-old Robert J. Sprecker had used a small knife to allegedly stab his brother, ...

12 years ago
Harvey County authorities say a 28-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car. The sheriff's office says the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon just west of Newton, about 25 miles north of Wichita. The Harvey County Sheriff's Office says a 28-year-old woman from Newton was hit by a westbound car. The Wichita Eagle reports that a ...

12 years ago
Burglars ransack a business in Assaria. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break in at Assaria Oil and Hardware, 104 W. Main, that occurred sometime between Monday night at 7pm and Tuesday morning at 7am. Deputies report thieves broke a glass panel on a garage door to gain entry - then removed numerous items including ...

12 years ago
A treasure hunter finds a pipe bomb in a church parking lot. Salina Police contacted the Riley County Bomb Squad on Tuesday evening, after 29-year-old Jared Shirack opened a container with an explosive device in it. Shirack tells KSAL News he had been following the clues for the Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion and was searching near ...

12 years ago
The USD 306 Southeast of Saline bond issue does not pass. Voters rejected the issue 834 to 261. According to the district, it was seven months ago that the USD 306 Board of Education released the community concept plans for renovations and additions to Southeast of Saline’s facilities. The Board of Education wants to thank all ...

12 years ago
Severe storms swept through parts of Kansas, with the worst damage reported in northeast counties near the Nebraska border. The National Weather Service in Topeka says the heaviest damage from Tuesday's storms was reported in and around Bern, about three miles south of the Nebraska-Kansas border in Nemaha County. Nemaha County officials say at least one home ...

12 years ago
U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran want more answers about the status of veterans' care at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Wichita after learning of a secret waiting list of patients. The two Kansas Republicans said Tuesday that documents faxed to them Friday from the director of the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...

12 years ago
The executive director of Audubon of Kansas likes Gov. Sam Brownback's call for improved federal conservation incentives for farmers to help increase the habitats for the lesser prairie chicken. Ron Klataske said Tuesday that increasing the amount of land enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program would help reverse a loss of habitat for the bird. The ...

12 years ago
Saline County Commissioners chose not to reverse a decision to not accept a state grant to fund long activating versatile contraceptive birth control. As a large crowd of citizens and media looked on, commissioners Tuesday afternoon indicated they were not prepared to reverse the decision made two weeks ago. Commission Chairman Randy Duncan said they ...

12 years ago
The Salina Police Department has announced the promotion of five officers. According to the department, Captain Sean Morton has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief. That position had been vacant since Carson Mansfield retired at the end of December. Officer Chad McCary, Officer Chad Burr, Officer Brent Rupert, and Detective James Feldman have all ...