8 years ago
An event designed to unity the community is planned in Salina. After the success of a similar event last year, "Unity in Kansas 2" is planned in Salina's Oakdale Park. Shaunice Talbot is one of the organizers of the event. She tells KSAL News that the entire community is invited to the free event. The goal ...

8 years ago
Civil rights advocates say a Kansas election official is trying to hide materials that undercut his public claim that substantial numbers of noncitizens have registered to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the documents in its federal civil lawsuit in Kansas challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship voter registration law. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says efforts ...

8 years ago
The Long McArthur Ford Dealership has won the same award for the second consecutive year. On Wednesday, Long McArthur was awarded the Ford Presidents Award for 2016-the highest award a dealership can win from Ford. Only a few other Ford dealerships from around the country win this award. Long McArthur ownership, including West McArthur, were on hand ...

8 years ago
Salina Police say they were notified by a man from Lucas, Kansas about losing several thousands of dollars to a phone scam. The man, a 75-year-old, whose bank is in Salina, notified police on June 20 and says that the scam call came back on April 20. The scam call told the subject that they were from ...

8 years ago
A federal indictment alleges that six people from the Wichita area have been indicted in an identity theft case in which stolen mail was used to make fake identification documents and pass forged checks. The U.S. attorney's office says Tuesday's indictment names 28-year-old Chanel Wiseman, 45-year-old John McMillan, 31-year-old Shane Pitman, 33-year-old Brent Slover, 41-year-old Keri ...

8 years ago
Authorities say an officer has shot and killed a central Kansas man after he refused to drop a gun. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that 50-year-old Robb Stewart was killed Tuesday night after officers responded to a domestic situation in the small town of Lehigh. The release says responding officers saw ...

8 years ago
A man accused of shooting at a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper is under arrest in Nebraska. 39-nine-year-old Richard Gathercole was arrested near U.S. Highway 283 and Interstate-80 in Lexington, Nebraska, early Tuesday morning. The San Jacinto, California, man had been on the run since Monday evening when he allegedly opened fire at a state trooper near ...

8 years ago
On the day that summer was officially beginning, Salina residents were being offered a way stay cool. The Salina Salvation Army, with some help from Westar Energy, on Tuesday was offering people without access to air conditioning or other means of staying cool during hot and humid weather, a free fan. Volunteers from Westar Energy delivered ...

8 years ago
Sheriff Roger Soldan visited today’s Saline County Commission meeting to appeal the commission’s preliminary decisions regarding his budget.  Soldan had asked for a $300,000 contingency fund as well as monies for specific repair projects, such as for the parking lot. The resulting conversation might have seemed pretty mundane, but it appears that a miscommunication has been ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas legislator who was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006 is running for the office again.  Former state Sen. Jim Barnett made a stop in Salina on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour announcing his candidacy for governor. Barnett is appealing to Republican voters who are upset with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback ...

8 years ago
Two men have been sentenced for the shooting death of a Pittsburg State University student. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that Darius Rainey was sentenced Monday to life in prison and Corbin Spragg to 27 years and six months in the death of Taylor Thomas. Rainey won't be eligible for parole for 25 years. Thomas was a ...