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 ...

9 years ago
Five years after a tornado killed one person, injured about a dozen more and destroyed up to 40 percent of the small eastern Kansas town of Harveyville, officials are proud of the rebuilding progress but acknowledge more needs to be done. The EF-2 tornado hit Harveyville, in Wabaunsee County just after 9 p.m. on Feb. 28, ...

9 years ago
A stolen vehicle turned up in Solomon on Sunday. John Klassen reported his 1998 Toyota Avalon as stolen on Saturday night in Salina. Salina Police say that the vehicle was stolen by a known suspect between 10:00-10:30 P.M. on Saturday night. The following day, Dickinson County police spotted the white Toyota in the neighboring community of Solomon, with ...

9 years ago
Authorities say two grass fires have burned about 6,000 acres in central Kansas but no injuries and little damage has been reported. State officials say crews were using two helicopters Monday to dump water on the fires, which are 80 to 90 percent contained. The National Weather Service says dry, shifting winds, with gusts of up ...

9 years ago
High school basketball is down to its final week. The eight best teams in every class are ready to slug it out on the hardwood for the state championship, including multiple Salina area schools. Saline County sends four teams to the big dance. State bound Saline County teams include: Salina Central (boys & girls) Sacred Heart boys ...

9 years ago
A judge is weighing the fate of two federal lawsuits in Kansas challenging the constitutionality of a state law requiring prospective voters to prove their U.S. citizenship. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson didn't indicate when she would rule after presiding over a three-hour hearing Friday in Kansas City, Kansas, on motions seeking partial summary judgment. At the ...