9 years ago
A trailer reported stolen from a landscaping company is spotted hours later behind a van in north Salina. Police arrested 48-year-old David Mersch on theft charges after an officer stopped him in the area of 5th Street and Woodland on Wednesday around 1pm. Staff at Landscape Consultants, 1777 E. Old 40 Highway reported the Diamond C. Roustabout ...

9 years ago
Forecasters are predicting a tornado outbreak in parts of the Southern Plains on Thursday, the latest in a stormy week that has raked the country's midsection and left two people dead. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, is classifying Thursday's storm chances as high risk in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas - the most severe ...

9 years ago
Over a dozen people were left homeless Wednesday evening when two floors in a Salina apartment building were deemed unsafe. Those living in apartments located in the top two floors, the third and fourth levels of the Byron Apartments at 1111 East Iron, had to pack their belongings and relocate immediately. Representatives from the Salina Fire ...

9 years ago
Several witnesses asked the Kansas Prisoner Review Board to keep a man called the Wichita Holiday Inn sniper in prison. During a hearing Wednesday, no one spoke in favor of paroling 59-year-old Michael Soles, who killed three people and wounded eight others in 1976 in a sniper attack in downtown Wichita. Soles is eligible for parole in ...

9 years ago
The Committee to Reduce the Jail Population met today to update the group on the activities of subcommittees that were set up in February to look at the possibilities of: Creating a sanction house Creating a more extensive electronic monitoring (ankle bracelet) program Clearing space in the third floor of the City-County Building Providing services ...

9 years ago
Lawrence officials say emergency responders helped rescue a team of stranded rowers on the Kansas River after their boat capsized. At least eight people were stranded Wednesday morning on the river near the University of Kansas boathouse. No injuries were reported. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Capt. Pat Talkington says the water was choppy and winds were strong ...

9 years ago
Riley County authorities say the number of rapes reported in Manhattan and surrounding areas has doubled during the first quarter of this year compared with the same time last year. 16 rapes were reported in the first quarter of 2017, up from eight in the same period in 2016. Riley County Police Department director Brad Schoen says ...

9 years ago
A new Director will soon be in charge at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero Wednesday announced the appointment of Dawn Hammatt as the new Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, effective May 28th. In making the announcement, the Archivist said, "In ...

9 years ago
Salinans gathered on a windy Wednesday morning to honor and remember local police, sheriff, and highway patrol officers who have died in the line of duty. A Peace Officer Memorial Day event was held at Jerry Ivey Park. A crowd that included law enforcement and their family and friends, firefighters, and citizens gathered to honor, and ...

9 years ago
After numerous calls and tips, the Salina Police Department made an arrest on a suspect for the theft of a commercial mixer back on May 11. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that law enforcement executed a search warrant for a house on 222 W. Republic, after receiving numerous tips from citizens who had seen the ...

9 years ago
Severe thunderstorms rolled across parts of Kansas Tuesday evening, dropping large hail and tornadoes and causing damage. The storms prompted severe thunderstorm and tornado warning in multiple counties. Tornadoes touched down in several areas, including in Barton County. Damage was reported in the Pawnee Rock area, and in other rural areas. Property damage was also reported in ...