9 years ago
A Kansas Democratic leader says the state needs to investigate its National Guard after an internal investigation uncovered leadership problems that include instances of enlistment document forgery and racism. Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka said Friday that if Republican Gov. Sam Brownback doesn't look into the Guard, the Legislature should. His comments came after The ...

9 years ago
Police arrested a Salina man after a disturbance at a bar. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Deric Bell and a female friend got into an argument Thursday evening at Sunset Billiards, 1215 W. Crawford. Police say the argument escalated and the two were asked to leave the establishment around 9:30pm. The woman told officers ...

9 years ago
How will this weekend's ice storm compare to past ice storms in Kansas? Here are the top 5 all time Kansas ice storms as compiled by the National Weather Service. 1) December 10-11, 2007: Nearly all of Kansas. This horrific event was caused by devastating, widespread moderate to heavy freezing rain that resulted in equally widespread ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that both GMC Sierra trucks stolen from Mid-Kansas Underground, 1345 W. Old Hwy 40 were recovered near Smolan. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a passerby who was tending some horses in the area contacted authorities after realizing the white trucks that were parked near a burn pit off ...

9 years ago
The Salina Animal Shelter will soon be upgrading their feline care and management area thanks to a grant from the PetCo Foundation. Animal Services Manager Vanessa Cowie tells KSAL News that the $75,000 grant will help the facility raise the standard of care for cats with stainless steel kennels and by reworking some of the space. "We're ...

9 years ago
An aide to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is suggesting that the Kansas Senate's top GOP leader supports "unfair" tax increases and "punishing" spending cuts to balance the state budget. Brownback spokeswoman Melika Willoughby responded in a Wednesday evening email to criticism of the governor's proposals from Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita and three other GOP ...

9 years ago
The family of a Kansas lawmaker's 10-year-old son killed last summer on what was billed as the world's tallest water slide has reached a settlement with the park's owner. Terms of the deal filed Wednesday in Kansas' Johnson County District Court involving Caleb Schwab's family were not immediately released. A spokeswoman for Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts, Winter ...

9 years ago
Police catch a would-be car thief after a short foot chase early Thursday morning. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol saw a flashlight shining inside a car at Hico Motors, 645 N. Santa Fe around 12:30am. As the officer approached the vehicle, two suspects jumped out and ran. 37-year-old Jill Caspers of Concordia ...

9 years ago
A domestic disturbance leads to the arrest of a Salina man. Police say 34-year-old Pedro Arellano got into an argument with a woman at a home in west Salina. The woman told officers he became violent when she would not give him her car keys and he allegedly spit in her face. He was arrested later that afternoon ...

9 years ago
Police are looking for a suspect who donned a hoodie and mask and broke into two Salina businesses. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just after midnight on Wednesday, a suspect shattered a west side window at APAC Shears Road Construction, 1633 Sunflower Road and entered the business. Video shows the suspect quickly running out of ...

9 years ago
The Kansas doctor who ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary has now regained a seat on the House Agriculture Committee important to his farming district. Congressman Roger Marshall was selected Wednesday to serve on the House ag committee. Huelskamp was a tea party favorite who was a thorn to GOP leaders. He was booted ...