8 years ago
A suburban Kansas City lawyer who worked for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is seeking the Democratic nomination for a Kansas congressional seat currently held by Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder. Brent Welder, a labor lawyer from Bonner Springs, on Monday announced his candidacy for the 3rd Congressional District seat. Welder previously worked for the International Brotherhood ...

8 years ago
The Toughest Monster Truck Tour will return to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina. This year there will be just one performance. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday. Last year was the first time in more than five years that Bigfoot did not win the Tour Championship. That title went to Snake Bite, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating two residential arson fires that were ignited in the Sunset Park area early Saturday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that investigators have interviewed a person of interest in the case and believe the fires are connected. On Saturday around 2:30am, someone used an accelerant to spark a fire on the back ...

8 years ago
A 19-year-old Salina man was jailed on charges that allege he supplied alcohol to a couple of 15-year-old girls and then had sexual relations with one of the victims. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Jacob A. Balthazor, 19 was arrested on Friday in connection to the alleged incident at his home in the ...

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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...