9 years ago
Newly elected congressman Roger Marshall says his top priority in Washington is to secure a seat on the House Agriculture Committee. He told The Associated Press that he wants to protect crop insurance and shape farm policy. Marshall said he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to lessen environmental regulations that farmers and agribusinesses find burdensome. Marshall also looks ...

9 years ago
Police in Kansas say a week-old newborn girl who went missing after her mother was shot to death has been found alive in Dallas. The Wichita Eagle reports that Chief Gordon Ramsay said Saturday morning that suspects in the death of 27-year-old Laura Abarca-Nogueda took the child and fled to Texas, where Sofia Victoria Gonzalez Abarca ...

9 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is scheduled to meet this weekend with President-elect Donald Trump. Kobach spokeswoman Desiree Taliaferro told The Associated Press on Saturday that Kobach is on his way to New Jersey. She says she could not confirm details of the planned meeting, which is Sunday. Kobach served as an adviser to the Trump ...

9 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army's Angel Tree Project begins this weekend, seeking help for over 500 area children in need. This year there are 552 angels on the tree. Each angel represents an area child 12-years-old or younger who without a little help, might not otherwise have much of a Christmas. The angel has on it information ...

9 years ago
A one vehicle crash late Friday evening left a car on its top in the front yard of a home in Central Salina. Salina Police told KSAL News at the scene that speed played a factor. According to Master Patrol Officer Rande Repp, a small passenger car was headed south on Oakdale Drive at a high ...

9 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force over the Thanksgiving holiday week looking for impaired drivers and those who are not buckled up. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that extra officers will be working around the city from Monday, November 21  through Sunday, November 27. Police are focusing on DUI enforcement on Wednesday night through Saturday ...

9 years ago
Clarke Sanders has been re-elected Chairman of the Saline County  Republican Central Committee.  Sanders defeated David D’Albini at the party’s reorganizational meeting held Thursday night. Joyce Dial was re-elected as Vice-Chair.  Secretary Susan Blackshere and Treasurer Linda Reynolds did not seek re-election to their offices.  Vickie Nichols was chosen as the new Secretary and Judy Plankenhorn ...

9 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has earned numerous recognitions in recent years, including the Chronicle of Higher Education placing the college in the top 1 percent nationally for its graduation rate and the Aspen Institute consistently ranking it among the top 10 percent of two-year colleges nationwide. But the most important recognition was announced Friday: Salina Tech ...

9 years ago
Musical gear was stolen from a couple of storage sheds. Police say sometime between midnight and 9am on Thursday, someone broke into two buildings in the 1200 block of Andrew Street and took two guitars, a guitar amplifier and a 32-inch Vizio TV. Loss is listed at $1,050.

9 years ago
Police arrested a Salina man on charges of rape and domestic battery. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to Salina Regional Health Center on November 7, after a woman told staff she had been raped. Police issued a warrant last week, and arrested 46-year-old Marshall J. Matthews on Thursday in connection to ...

9 years ago
Sometime between July 2, 2016 and October 23, 2016, unknown suspect(s) forced entry to a residence located in the 700 block of Hawkes in Gypsum, Kansas. The following items were reported stolen: A Maytag, front loading washer/dryer set, red in color; A 42” Vizio flat screen TV; A Chicago Bears commemorative clock; Two refrigerator doors from ...