8 years ago
Kansas residents could soon be paying lower grocery taxes. A proposal in the legislature calls for allowing voters to decide if they want to pay less at the grocery store. The measure calls for lowering the grocery tax to four percent by July 2019 and to two percent in July 2020. If the proposal is approved by lawmakers, ...

8 years ago
A vehicle thief is caught sitting in the van he allegedly stole on Tuesday morning. Police arrested 22-year-old Brook Gray after an officer on patrol spotted the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan parked in the lot at Wal-Mart, 2900 S.9th. Police say Gray entered an unlocked home in the 100 block of Bond around 1:15am Tuesday and lifted ...

8 years ago
A Reno County man is facing federal charges in connection with a child pornography case. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 30-year-old Shane Ragsdale of Hutchinson is charged with four counts of distributing child pornography via the internet and one count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, Ragsdale faces a penalty of not less than five ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for two suspects in connection to an early morning shooting on Monday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 100 block of N. Front Street around 7:25am to the report of a man lying in a yard with a gunshot wound to his left leg. Forty-year-old Michael Thompson ...

8 years ago
A second teenage victim has told police of being sexually assaulted while inside a Salina man's apartment. According to Captain Paul Forrester, additional charges are being requested against 50-year-old Brian Ray Hunter, in connection to an alleged assault that took place last fall. Police say on September, 22 2017, the 16-year-old girl was dropped off at Hunter's ...

8 years ago
A winter storm will bring light snow to much of northern Kansas on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, they have trended snow accumulations down slightly from previous forecasts, with 1-2 inches still possible along the I-70 corridor. The highest snow accumulations will be generally be along and north of I-70, where 1-3 inches are expected. ...

8 years ago
Seating assignments and accusations of sexism among commissioners highlighted the Salina City Commission meeting on Monday. Last week Salina City Commissioner Melissa Hodges posted a video online critical of Mayor Karl Ryan. The video was created, and initially shared by Aaron Householter. Householter is a former Salina Mayor who unsuccessfully ran for a city commission seat ...

8 years ago
A man who told his passengers he did not want to go back to prison - was arrested after a short car chase and crash early Saturday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Richard Wilson made a U-turn in front of a police officer on patrol the 600 block of S. Broadway. Police ran the ...

8 years ago
An attempted traffic stop turns into charges for a Salina couple who ran from police. According to Captain Paul Forrester an officer on patrol tried to pull over Chevy Tracker with an expired 60-day tag in the 600 block of S. Ohio on Sunday evening around 7pm. Police say the driver instead pulled into Dillon's Supermarket at ...

8 years ago
One of the kings of comedy is coming to Salina. Funny man Brian Regan is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. According to his bio, critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after a confrontation in a motel parking lot. Police arrested 38-year-old Jamey Sanders on Saturday after surveillance video confirmed the account the victim told officers that afternoon. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Joshua Ames, 36 of Salina was sitting in his car around 4pm in the parking lot at the ...