9 years ago
Kansans looking forward to a weekend of holiday shopping will have to contend with varying forms of precipitation accompanied by bitterly cold temperatures. Although snowfall is expected to be minimal across much of the state, ranging from one to three inches, temperatures will plummet with potential wind chill values from five to 25 degrees below zero. ...

9 years ago
Throughout the month of November, the Kansas Highway Patrol worked numerous special enforcements related to traffic safety issues, including speeding, seat belts, and DUI patrols. These enforcements were in addition to the work Patrol personnel conduct every day, and calls they respond to on a regular basis on Kansas roads. “Earlier this year, I asked KHP ...

9 years ago
Pearson VUE, a global online testing and certification company, has approved Salina Area Technical College as an Authorized Testing Center. “This means people in the Salina area who are working on their personal and professional development can take their certification tests here, instead of having to go to one of the other Pearson VUE test centers ...

9 years ago
In rapid order, the Salina Community Economic Development Organization (SCEDO) approved spending requests for computer equipment and general accounting services.  It is also seeking individuals to expediently design its logo and website. It is the fourth day on the job for Director Mitch Robinson.  He hopes to get phone and internet service established on Friday, so ...

9 years ago
Prosecutors have added firearms charges against two of the Kansas men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex where Somali immigrants live in the meatpacking town of Garden City. The superseding indictment filed Thursday in U.S. District Court again charges Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright, and Curtis Allen with conspiring to use a weapon of mass ...

9 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has met with President-elect Donald Trump. Kobach made no comment to reporters Thursday upon arriving for and leaving his meeting at Trump Tower in New York. Kobach advised Trump's campaign on immigration issues. Kobach is a former law professor who helped draft tough state and local laws cracking down on illegal ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating damage to a couple of vehicles that were hit by BB's. Police say a Mazda 6 that was parked in the 1800 block of Marc had a door window shattered by a BB sometime between 5pm Monday and 5:30pm Tuesday. Damage is listed at $150. Sometime between Monday at 9am and Tuesday at 10am, a ...

9 years ago
Two counterfeit bills were used in Salina this week. Police say a Domino's Pizza driver was duped in the dark outside an apartment in the 100 block of N. Wisconsin, after a white male convinced the employee he lived there and paid for the pizza with a fake $50 bill. Management discovered the bogus bill ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University has removed a rape suspect from a residence hall. The rape is alleged to have occurred Dec. 4 in a dorm room and was reported to police last week. University police identified and removed the suspect Tuesday from a university residence hall. Officials declined to give the name of the residence hall where ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of business burglaries and a damage to property case from Wednesday. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 1am and 4am Wednesday, someone threw a brick through a window at Pestinger Heating & Air Conditioning, 513 Reynolds, and damaged two service trucks inside. Damage is estimated at ...

9 years ago
Authorities in northeast Kansas county have approved plans for a wind farm project. Nemaha County Commission on Monday adopted a resolution approving a conditional use permit and wind farm district. That decision came after a public hearing, where 11 county residents voiced both support and opposition to the project. Florida-based company NextEra Energy Resources is behind the ...