9 years ago
Saline County firefighters have been helping in the fight against multiple wildfires in Central Kansas. Director of Emergency Management, Hannah Stambaugh told Saline County Commissioners on Tuesday that area rural fire districts are helping fight grass fires near Hutchinson. On Sunday, a truck from RFD#5 and another truck from RFD#7 responded to a call for assistance.  On, ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are considering whether to increase tobacco taxes as part of a broader package for fixing the state budget and raising new dollars for public schools. The Senate planned to debate a bill Tuesday that contains Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to raise taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products, liquor, wine and beer. The bill ...

9 years ago
A statewide tornado drill Tuesday morning was one of the highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. This is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe weather, and about what to do when it threatens. According to the National Weather Service, the 2016 severe weather was pretty active statewide. In 2016 there ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office responds to a request for help from Reno County. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Lindsborg Chief of Police shared a text with him around 11pm Monday night. "Reno County was looking for 40 volunteers from around Kansas to come down last night and help with security," Soldan said. By midnight, the ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a wildfire has killed an Oklahoma truck driver in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Corey Holt, of Oklahoma City, jackknifed Monday while trying to back up his tractor-trailer on highway 34 in Clark County because of poor visibility and dust from the fires. The patrol says he succumbed to smoke when he ...

9 years ago
Multiple agencies, including firefighters from Saline County Rural Fire District #3, were battling a large out of control wildfire Monday evening. The fire started earlier in the afternoon near Lake Wilson. Fueled by dry conditions and a strong wind the fire quickly spread. It headed south toward the city of Wilson. As a precaution the city ...

9 years ago
A former city clerk for the city of Bennington, was sentenced Monday to a total of 16 months in federal prison in two separate cases of interstate transportation of embezzled funds, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. She also was ordered to pay $184,000 in restitution. In the first case, Janetta Marie Buttery, 42, pleaded guilty to one ...

9 years ago
Another legendary rock band is coming to Salina. Multi-Grammy Award winning Toto will make a stop at the the Stiefel Theatre  as part of their Summer U.S. tour. The core Toto members, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, and Joseph Williams will be joined by Lenny Castro, Shannon Forest, Shem von Schroeck , and Warren Ham. With ...

9 years ago
With opioid abuse on the rise in Kansas, some officials are worried the state isn't adequately prepared. A measure passed by the House last week and some preparations by state agencies could help. The House bill would expand access to lifesaving drugs that stop overdoses by allowing first responders to carry and administer them.  The state is ...

9 years ago
Authorities were stumped when a damaged fixed-wing plane was found after an apparent crash landing in a field near Roxbury, Kansas, with no sign of the pilot. On Saturday, the pilot, Randy Shannon, a businessman from Drexel, Missouri, solved the mystery. He told The Kansas City Star  the crash happened Thursday as he tried to land on ...

9 years ago
A three vehicle crash involving two SUVs and a motorcycle sent two people to the hospital in Salina Saturday afternoon. Salina Police Officer Kyle Jacobs told KSAL News at the scene witnesses say that the crash was caused by an SUV failing to stop at red light. According to Jacobs a Nissan SUV was headed east on ...