9 years ago
A traffic stop along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County prompted arrests in connection with alleged alien smuggling. According to the U.S Attorney's Office in Wichita, six men from Mexico were indicted Tuesday in a case of alleged alien smuggling. Adrian Guzman-Rojas, 19, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with one count of knowingly transporting Mexican citizens who ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are considering a new proposal for raising personal income taxes as they wrestle with the state's serious budget problems. The House Taxation Committee expected to vote Wednesday on a plan favored by conservative Republicans to move the state to a "flat" personal income tax with a rate of 5 percent for all filers. The Senate ...

9 years ago
Salina police responded to a reported burglary at Broadway Mini Storage, 3335 S. 9th. An employee was driving the lot at the storage unit on Tuesday and noticed that a lock had been ripped off of one of the units. KSAL News learned that Alanna Regh, 31, of Salina and Ronnie Mills, 37, also of Salina; shared ...

9 years ago
Eric Clayton, Head Coach of the Salina Liberty Indoor Football team, has resigned effective immediately.  The Liberty, in it’s second season of operation, are currently 0-4 on the season. “Eric Clayton is a stand-up guy, and has done more for our organization than meets the eye of fans” stated General Manager Francis Flax. “He was ...

9 years ago
The Salina City County Building Authority met Tuesday. The Board ended up taking no formal action on securing the building but planned to make such a decision at its April meeting. Court Administrator Todd Heitschmidt estimated that it may cost the Building Authority $150,000 to $200,000 per year to have three deputies secure one entrance at ...

9 years ago
The inability of Republicans to repeal and replace the affordable care act has some legislators in DC vowing to still try to come up with an alternative healthcare plan, while others are throwing in the towel. House Speaker Paul Ryan has insisted that they will still try to repeal "Obamacare." Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall, who represents Kansas's ...

9 years ago
A suspect was arrested following a foot pursuit in Downtown Salina during the noon hour on Tuesday. Salina Police told KSAL News at the scene that the pursuit started when an officer responded to a report of a person with outstanding warrants walking in the 200 block of South Santa Fe. The officer quickly located the ...

9 years ago
The 52nd Mid America Farm Expo opened its doors at the Tony's Pizza Events Center on Tuesday. More the 250 companies from around the U.S. are on hand to help producers get more out of their land with the latest in farm technology, equipment and supplies. Baker, Shannon Campbell tells KSAL News that she has been making ...

9 years ago
The votes have been counted, and JoJo is the winner. The new baby giraffe at Rolling Hills Zoo will be named JoJo. JoJo was born back on November 27th, and until this week he did not have a name. Elementary school students in Saline County submitted potential names. Form those submissions, 12 were selected. Zoo visitors ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Commission let expire a ban on outdoor burning.  Imposed at last week’s meeting, the ban prohibited the burning of fields and even the burning of trash.  Recent moisture received and predictions of future precipitation made this an easy decision. Bernie Botson, Deputy Director of Emergency Management, said that although the burn ban has ...

9 years ago
Kansas' Republican-controlled Legislature has approved an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. The state Senate voted 25-14 on Tuesday for legislation that would expand state health coverage to thousands of poor adults. The House approved it last month on an 81-44 vote, meaning the measure now goes to conservative Republican ...