12 years ago
A guest at Salina's La Quinta Inn - is now staying at the Saline County Jail after an incident in the hotel's lobby. Police say alcohol played a role in the events that led to the arrest of 57-year-old Vasco Vasconellos, of Kailua, Hawaii Thursday evening. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, officers were called to the La ...

12 years ago
An early morning truck fire shuts down I-135 for a short time Friday. The Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that a semi-trailer driving southbound early Friday morning around 5am caught fire - destroying it's contents of 41,500-pounds of processed pork bellies. Multiple rural fire districts responded to the scene about 2-miles south of Water Well ...

12 years ago
The Ram Truck brand and Marshall Motors are bringing the award-winning Raminator Monster Truck, driven by Hall Brothers Racing, to Salina this weekend. The Raminator will be at Marshall Motors on South 9th Street Saturday morning beginning at for an experience the family will enjoy. All guests are invited to climb aboard the back of the ...

12 years ago
As many high-profile agencies sit idle because of the federal government shutdown, some are humming along just fine. Many of them have escaped the ax because they pay much of their own way, or enjoy a revenue stream that's insulated from Congress. That means the cable bill and weekly grocery ads will still fill mailboxes because of ...

12 years ago
A Fort Hays State University graduate and his wife will donate $1.6 million over the next four years to the northwest Kansas school. Peter Werth said Thursday the couple wants the gift used for education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and for the university's chemistry department. Werth is a Hays native who received a bachelor's degree ...

12 years ago
A Minneapolis woman receives a national honor from the National Weather Service, and Governor Sam Brownback. The governor Thursday afternoon presented Melba Bruce with the Thomas Jefferson Award. Bruce is a Cooperative Weather Observer for the National Weather Service. As a weather observer she provides daily high and low temperature reports, precipitation and snowfall measurements, and ...

12 years ago
Kansas residents hoping to find health insurance through a new online marketplace continue struggling to reach the point where they can buy coverage. Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger's office Thursday urged consumers to wait several weeks before going to the federally run marketplace. On its third day of operations, long delays in completing the first steps ...

12 years ago
An unusual strong storm front is threatening the Midwest from the central Plains to the Mississippi Valley over the next several days. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says the system could bring heavy thunder, wind, rain and possibly tornadoes on Friday. Meteorologist Gregory Carbin says about one-third of Iowa and ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a hit and run. According to police, on Wednesday of this week a blue 4-door driven by a white male, was involved in a hit and run accident at 8th and Walnut. The suspect vehicle will have damage to the front, driver's side corner. If you have any information concerning who ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reminds visitors that all Kansas state parks are open for business. State park camping areas, cabins, trails, boat ramps, and other amenities are open, as are many of the businesses who serve lake visitors. Kansas state offices and nature centers are open during regular hours, and access ...

12 years ago
The Beloit City Council has fired the town's police chief. Brenon Odle led the department for two years. The Salina Journal reports the council fired Police Chief Brenon Odle on Tuesday. The council members, who met in executive session Tuesday, did not offer reasons for firing Odle. Odle says he was "shell-shocked" about the decision and said there ...