8 years ago
Dangerously dry conditions have prompted a burn ban for Saline County. According to Saline County Emergency Management, this burn ban is in effect for all cities and townships within Saline County.  The burn ban will be re-visited each week until conditions improve. Unfavorable burning conditions have driven this decision.  These conditions have significantly increased the likelihood of ...

8 years ago
A student at Kansas Wesleyan University is scammed for over $3,000. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 19-year-old male student thought he found a money making opportunity through an online dating service known as seeking arrangements.com. Police say the full time college student signed up to provide companionship over the telephone for a client and ...

8 years ago
An injury accident sent an Atchison woman to the hospital on Saturday. According to Captain Paul Forrester, officers and EMS responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highland and Belmont around 2:50pm. Police say 53-year-old Lisa Sumpter was transported to Salina Regional Health Center to be checked out for a headache. Sumpter was a ...

8 years ago
A Salina man could be facing charges for arson after he is released from the hospital. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the Behavioral Health Unit at Salina Regional Health Center on Sunday after a 25-year old male patient allegedly tried to start a fire in the building. Police say the man ...

8 years ago
Area grass fires kept fire crews busy around Saline County. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, no one was hurt and little damage was caused by three separate fire incidents over the weekend. On Friday around 1:30pm a landowner working in the 1900 block of E. Thacher Road with a skid loader sparked a fire while ...

8 years ago
A new person is in charge at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. Susan Trafton is the facility’s new General Manager. According to the venue, as General Manager Trafton will be responsible for all facility operations and booking, as well as overseeing marketing, public relations, corporate partnerships, event management, ticketing operations, and food & beverage. “Susan has been ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer is issuing a Declaration of Disaster Emergency in response to a wildfire in the southwestern part of the state. Yesterday's declaration covers the Wildland Fire in Stevens County. The State Emergency Operations Center in Topeka is monitoring extreme fire weather conditions across the state and more counties could be added to the declaration.

8 years ago
Saline County Emergency Management in partnership with the National Weather Service and the Kansas Division of Emergency Management are participating in “Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week” this week, March 5th – 9th.  Kansans live with the threat of severe weather year round; Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week is the ideal time to start preparing for severe ...

8 years ago
A tip from the public prompted the arrest of one of the fugitives on the new March list of Salina's Most Wanted  on Sunday afternoon. Police tell KSAL News that a citizen reported Alexander Rothrock was in west Salina, in the area of Crawford Street and Whittinghill Avenue. Officers responded to the area, located Rothrock, and following ...

8 years ago
Flying and teaching are two things Bill Gross loves most about his job as an aviation instructor at Kansas State University Polytechnic. It’s because of these passions he and his wife, Elaine, participated in the K-State Family Scholarship Program and created a scholarship for Polytechnic students. With the K-State Family Scholarship Program, new gifts of $30,000 ...

8 years ago
One of the first openly gay major financial leaders on Wall Street is donating a million dollars to the University of Kansas. According to KU, retired vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup and University of Kansas graduate Chad Leat, announced a $1 million scholarship gift commitment in support of LGBTQ students at KU during a ...