8 years ago
Last week’s Saline County Commission discussion about the possibility of offering helicopter rides during next week’s Tri-Rivers Fair created a lot of buzz. Last week, the Commission lacked information to grant or deny approval to a special use permit. At Tuesday's meeting, County Counselor Mike Montoya said he had yet to see the insurance and ...

8 years ago
A couple of gunshots heard by a Salina Police officer leads to the arrest of a man and woman Monday afternoon. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer was assisting a city inspector in the 1100 block of N. 5th Street Monday around 3:30pm when he heard two distinct gun shots fired close ...

8 years ago
A bulldog turns on its owner, severely injuring a woman in a north Salina backyard. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers and EMS were called to 501 W. Iron Monday morning just after 11am after 58-year-old Angela Fassnacht was attacked by one of her dogs. Police say Fasssnacht was trying to put her male, ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Lottery is waiting to see who will claim the $3,617,726 Super Kansas Cash jackpot in last Saturday’s drawing. According to the lottery, one ticket sold in northeast Kansas, matched all numbers to win a jackpot that had been rolling for more than ten months. The winning numbers are 14-22-24-27-30 Super Cashball 9. The best advice the ...

8 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is seeking to avoid answering questions under oath about plans to change U.S. election law. The Kansas Republican filed a notice late Monday saying he is appealing to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals an order to submit to a deposition by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ALCU called ...

8 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is seeking a report from legislative auditors on recent inmate disturbances at the state's maximum-security prison in El Dorado. Democratic state Sen. Laura Kelly of Topeka said Monday she is concerned that the Department of Corrections is not being transparent enough. The department has confirmed incidents involving inmates refusing to return to their cells ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says two people were killed when the plane in which they were in crashed near an airport in Topeka, Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the victims of the crash shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday were identified as 76-year-old pilot William Leeds of Mission and 55-year-old co-pilot James Bergman of Leawood. Both ...

8 years ago
A Topeka man was arrested at the hospital in Salina for driving a truck that was reported stolen from Sabetha, Kansas. According to SPD Captain Paul Forrester, police learned on Saturday that a stolen 2004 Chevy Silverado was parked in the lot at Salina Regional Health Center. Officers made contact with the driver, 29-year-old Robert Servantez inside ...

8 years ago
A meeting to look at some lighting used in a Salina bar turned into a terrifying experience for a woman and rape charges for the man suspected of holding her against her will. Police arrested 29-year-old Kyle W. Baxter of Salina after a 29-year-old woman contacted authorities over the weekend. The victim told officers that she and ...

8 years ago
Authorities have charged a fourth man in connection to the murder of Brandon Lee Shelby back in June. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that investigators from his office and agents with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation met with 20-year-old Austin Ray Bott on Saturday at the jail, after he was picked up by ...

8 years ago
A legislative audit contradicts information the Kansas Department of Corrections gave lawmakers about the least expensive way to finance a new prison. The audit released Monday said it would be cheaper for the state to issue bonds to finance the new prison in Lansing to replace the existing prison there. Parts of the prison date to ...