13 years ago
Spools of copper wire are taken from a work site. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that tools and thousands of dollars worth of copper wire were stolen from a trailer - while it was parked at Westar Electric sub-power station southeast of Salina. Deputies say someone cut the padlock on the trailer owned by Capital Electric, ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary. Police say there was no sign of forced entry into a 2005 Dodge Caravan that is owned by Key Office Equipment, and was parked in a lot behind the business at 214 S. Santa Fe. Someone apparently entered the van sometime between Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning and removed a ...

13 years ago
There were no injuries or loss of human life, but a tornado in rural Ottawa County killed over 100 head of cattle Tuesday evening. A severe thunderstorm rapidly intensified into a super cell, and dropped a large tornado in a rural part of the county. The half-mile wide twister was initially on a direct path to Bennington. ...

13 years ago
Saline County enters into an agreement to house juvenile offenders in Junction City. The Saline County Commission Tuesday entered into an inter-local agreement with the North Central Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City. In becoming a member in the program, Saline County must pay a $10,000 fee, which all counties have paid in the past for ...

13 years ago
A large tornado in Ottawa County Tuesday evening caused damage, but no reports of serious injuries. The first warning came just after 5:30. A severe thunderstorm quickly intensified into a supercell thunderstorm. The storm dropped a large tornado west of Interstate 135 in rural Ottawa County. The tornado moved very slowly, and at times was nearly stationary. ...

13 years ago
Four people died in an accident along I-70 in Ellsworth County Tuesday morning. The accident happened at 9:40 a.m. at mile marker 219. A Cadillac Escalade SUV crashed with a semi. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the semi was stopped on the side of the road and had its hazards on and had warning triangles placed behind ...

13 years ago
First responders from across Kansas are in Salina for a special training event this Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Kansas Adjutant General's Department, more than 230 people will be involved a two-day, large-scale training exercise at Crisis City on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Exercise participants will respond to a simulated, widespread disaster involving a ...

13 years ago
A Salina native is honored with a prestigious astronomy award. Professor John F Hawley, along with Professor Steven A Balbus, were both honored Tuesday as 2013 Shaw Laureates in Astronomy. The duo discovered that magnetorotational instability leads to turbulence. Hawley is a professor at the University of Virginia while Balbus is a University of Oxford professor. The Shaw ...

13 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is looking for a known suspect, after a Salina man is attacked at a race track. Deputies interviewed 21-year-old Adam Rumsey, at Salina Regional Health Center early Saturday morning after a friend took him to the ER. Rumsey told officers he was at the Salina Speedway on Friday with some friends, when ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are investigating 2 business burglaries. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, someone broke the glass on a door to gain entry into a auto repair garage at 1021 W. Elm, sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. Once inside burglars removed 2 Subaru radiators, 2 Subaru keyless remotes, plus four automotive batteries. Total loss and damage is ...

13 years ago
The free summer lunch program in Salina begins this week. The free lunches are for all children ages one through eighteen. Adults are welcome to eat for $3.50. Breakfast price for adults is $1.75. There is no fee or registration required to receive meals. This program is an equal opportunity provider. This year's program runs now through ...