9 years ago
As the Saline County Commissioners discussed many of the topics before them, the conversation included references to what they had accomplished in the past.  Four new commissioners will take office in January.  Chairman Monte Shadwick is the only seated commissioner whose term of office extends through 2018. Commissioners Jim Gile and Dave Smith identified ways they’d ...

9 years ago
A federal court is blocking implementation of a regulation that would make an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay. The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction Tuesday that prevents the Department of Labor from implementing the changes until the rule's legality can be further ...

9 years ago
Family and friends of a Saline County woman who was found murdered in her home back in June continue to seek justice, and are offering over 36,000 reasons for someone to come forward with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of her killer. The family of Lori Heimer have raised $28,000 in reward money, ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of two bicycles from a downtown bike rack. Police say two 20-inch BMX bikes that were locked up with one chain in a rack located in the 100 block of West Walnut were stolen on Monday night sometime between 11:35pm and 11:51pm. The custom black BMX is valued at $600 ...

9 years ago
A collection of model trains was stolen from a storage unit. Salina Police are investigating after someone entered an empty unit at Salina Mini Storage, 401 N. Santa Fe and then cut a hole through the wall of the adjacent unit to gain entry. Police say the thief then removed seven, Bachman brand, garden scale model train ...

9 years ago
Numerous construction tools were taken from a truck parked in the 1500 block of E. Beloit. Salina Police report that sometime between Sunday at 5pm and 8:30am Monday, someone stole two bags of MasterForce tools used for working in concrete construction from an unlocked 1984 Chevy truck. Police say a hammer drill, angle drill, ban saw, grinder, ...

9 years ago
Firefighters are working to contain a fire at a southeast Kansas chemical plant after an explosion there injured one employee. The explosion occurred about 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Airosol, Inc., plant in Neodesha. Cassandra Edson, spokeswoman for Wilson County Emergency Management, says one employee was taken to a Wichita hospital with injuries that were not ...

9 years ago
An argument inside a Salina motel turns violent when a man stabs a woman with a knife. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a woman in her 30's ran for help after she was allegedly stabbed in the arm by a man at the Airliner Motel, located at 781 N. Broadway Monday morning at around ...

9 years ago
A University of Kansas cheerleader and three members of the school's spirit squad are suspended from cheering after a photo linking the Ku Klux Klan with President-elect Donald Trump was posted on the cheerleader's Snapchat account. The photo shows three members of the cheer squad wearing sweaters with "K" representing "Kansas" on their chests. White letters ...

9 years ago
Two more people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested, bringing the total now to ten for November. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office the latest arrests include Brandon Lee Harder and Montanna Shane Hughes. They were wanted for crimes that include felony drug crimes. The two arrests are the 9th and ...

9 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army is planning a Thanksgiving dinner for several thousand of their closest friends. The organization will again host a free community-wide Thanksgiving dinner. The event this year will be at Applebee's on South 9th Street in Salina. The meal will include turkey with all the trimmings. Roxanne Matous from the Salvation Army tells KSAL ...