8 years ago
After back to back days of record high temperatures in Salina, things are cooling off a bit. According to the National Weather Service there was record heat in Salina on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday the temperature in Salina reached 110 degrees. The old record for July 21st was 108, set in 1934. On Saturday, it ...

8 years ago
Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is working with fellow Republicans on legislation to overhaul health care even as fellow Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran grabs national headlines for helping to stall the effort. Roberts acknowledged during an Associated Press interview that he's not happy with parts of the latest version of the bill to replace the Affordable Care ...

8 years ago
Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson and Rocking M Media/KSAL News Director Todd Pittenger sat down this week for a chat on Salina Community Access Television's "Your City in Action". The two touched on numerous topics, everything from the national angst some have toward law enforcement to local topics including a new shooting and training range that ...

8 years ago
For those who have not already did so online, enrollment is Monday at Salina USD 305 Schools. New students and any returning families needing online help can attend a walk-in enrollment. For all grades, this will be held at one location. It will be held at South Middle School, on Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed a man's conviction in the 2014 beating death of a Wichita radio station employee. The court on Friday rejected arguments from Antwon Banks that prosecutors presented circumstantial evidence that did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt during his trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daniel ...

8 years ago
A union representing Kansas state employees says some officers at the state's maximum-security prison outside El Dorado are being required to work 16-hour shifts. The Kansas Organization of State Employees disclosed Friday that it filed a grievance earlier this month with Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood. KOSE Executive Director Robert Choromanski said the practice is dangerous. He also said ...

8 years ago
The extreme heat has prompted one Salina organization to keep its doors open extended hours to help those who have no where else to go to stay cool. Earlier this summer the Salina Salvation Army gave away free fans. Fans help relieve the sweltering summer heat, but some days finding an air-conditioned space is the safest ...

8 years ago
Having completed the reconstruction of the south half of the Crawford and Roach intersection, on Monday work will begin on the north half. The project includes removal of the top five inches of the asphalt surface and replacing it with concrete, which is more resistant to the permanent depressions/deformations that occur where vehicles routinely start and ...

8 years ago
Prosecutors have upgraded charges against a suspect in a Topeka home invasion after the victim died from his injuries. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 31-year-old Howard Burchfiel, of Topeka, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated burglary in the death of 66-year-old Allen Wichman. His attorney, Matthew Works, didn't immediately return a phone ...

8 years ago
Records show a breach of a Kansas Department of Commerce data system gave hackers access to more than 5.5 million Social Security numbers in 10 states. The Kansas News Service reports records it obtained through an open records request show more than half a million of the 5.5 million Social Security numbers obtained by hackers were ...

8 years ago
Organizers are preparing to distribute 1,850 backpacks full of school supplies. The annual Saline County Back to School Fair is a week away. Through the support of community sponsors, the event provides an opportunity to distribute free basic school supplies to 1,850 income- eligible Saline County K-12 students. At the Back to School Fair there will ...