8 years ago
Salina Police have a possible known suspect in connection to a business burglary at a hotel. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an employee at Best Western Hotel, located at 745 W. Schilling noticed items scattered on the lawn as they arrived at work on Friday morning. Staff called police after realizing that Room #132 had ...

8 years ago
Kansas now has an age requirement for people who run for governor. A bill signed into law by Governor Jeff Colyer on Friday requires candidates for governor and lieutenant governor be at least 25-years-old. The measure also requires all candidates for attorney general to be licensed to practice law in Kansas. The new requirements will take effect ...

8 years ago
When Bonnie McKee Crume heads to Massachusetts after graduation to start her residency at U.S. News & World Report's No.1-ranked children's hospital, she does so with a heart filled with confidence and the satisfaction of having proven her doubters wrong. Born with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, Crume has overcome her physical disability, moments ...

8 years ago
Whatever your outdoor interests, you’ll find something you enjoy at a Kansas state park this summer. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism staff have our state parks groomed and ready for visitors, and many special events are scheduled. Your outdoor experience can be exactly what you want it to be: quiet and relaxing, exhilarating, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle. Authorities say sometime between 10pm Thursday and 5am Friday, someone stole a black, 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe from a driveway in the 100 block of S. Ohio. It's unknown if the keys were left inside. The compact SUV is valued at $18,000 and has Kansas plate: 459 KTP.

8 years ago
A Salina man wanted in connection to a domestic disturbance has been arrested on a warrant that dates back to last December. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 58-year-old Larry A. Howerton was picked up by deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office on Thursday. Police say that back on December 27, Howerton punched a female ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman awakens to hear a stranger breaking into her home and calls police. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were sent to a home in the 2000 block of Meadowlark Lane early Friday morning around 1:30am. As police arrived they saw 25-year-old Juan Bustamante-Espinoza running through the backyard and quickly apprehended him. Sweeney says ...

8 years ago
A couple of burglaries in which numerous items were stolen, including multiple guns, are this this week's Salina Crimestoppers crime of the week. On Tuesday May 15, 2018 between 7:30AM and 6:55PM, unknown suspects forced entry into a residence in the 500 block of S. Brookville Rd. Several guns were stolen along with numerous pieces of ...

8 years ago
It could soon cost more to go to the University of Kansas, Kansas State, or Wichita State University. The state's Board of Regents yesterday said all six public schools in the state want to raise tuition. The largest increase would come for new students at the University of Kansas, campus leaders in Lawrence want a nearly ...

8 years ago
It was a homecoming Thursday evening at the Salina Regional Airport when Democrat Kansas Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Svaty landed to introduce his running mate Katrina Lewison. An enthusiastic crowd of family, friends, and well-wishers greeted the duo as they arrived. Before introducing Lewison, Svaty spoke to the crowd. He told how he first met Lewison, and how ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary on Country Club Road. Deputies were called to a home in the 3000 block Country Club Road on Wednesday after someone broke a window to enter the house sometime between 3pm and 5pm. Deputies say a collection of jewelry including a Navajo bracelet and two high-end bicycles ...