9 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is calling on legislators to pass school choice measures and reiterating his support for merit pay for teachers. Brownback expressed his support for initiatives favored by fellow conservatives in his annual State of the State address Tuesday evening. But he provided few details. He called for creating more competition in education and for ...

9 years ago
In front of what one board member described as a "tsunami of support" the Salina USD 305 Board of Education, by a 5-2 decision, voted down a motion that would have non-renewed a long-time teacher from Salina Central High School's contract. The action, had it been approved, would have essentially fired her. A standing room only, ...

9 years ago
Salina Police arrested a man and two women after the trio pulled a gun on an acquaintance and stole his car on Monday afternoon. Salina Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers responded to the area of Beverly and Crawford just before 1pm after David Martin called police to report his vehicle had been ...

9 years ago
A police investigation leads to the arrest of a Salina man, suspected of skimming cash from a business inside the Central Mall. 25-year-old Adrian Mendez was taken into custody on Monday afternoon on a felony theft charge. Police say an audit at Calendar Holdings revealed someone stole just over $1,000 from the company. Authorities allege Mendez pocketed the ...

9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to give his annual State of the State address to a less-friendly Legislature amid serious budget problems. The Republican governor was scheduled to speak Tuesday evening to a joint session of the GOP-controlled House and Senate. The address gives Brownback a chance to outline his agenda for the 90-day legislative session ...

9 years ago
Burglars visit an area business twice during the overnight hours and steal 2 work trucks and tools. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break in at Mid-Kansas Underground, 1345 W. Old 40 Highway that began around 12:20am Tuesday morning. Lt. Michael Ascher tells KSAL News that at least one suspect made entry into the building ...

9 years ago
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss says the Kansas Supreme Court hopes to have a decision on whether the state's spending on public schools is adequate. But Nuss wouldn't say Monday exactly when the high court expects rule in a lawsuit filed against the state in 2010 by four local school districts. The Legislature expects to work this year ...

9 years ago
An arrest is made after a stolen car was found wrecked southeast of Salina. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office took 33-year-old Joshua R. Swisher into custody on Sunday afternoon after locating an unoccupied vehicle that was on its top at Simpson and Salemsborg Road on Sunday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News ...

9 years ago
An employee at Claire's Boutique in the Central Mall reported the the theft of her wedding ring. Tatina Ballard told police she placed her wedding ring on a rolling cart on Sunday afternoon around 4:30pm. Minutes later she noticed the $600 ring was gone. Police are now reviewing security video from the mall.   Burglers entered an ...

9 years ago
In the early 1870s, Abilene, KS, was the top cattle town in American.  Cowboys drove thousands of cattle up from Texas to the stockyards, from where they’d be shipped by train back east.  It’s a heritage that Abilene celebrates today in a number of ways—attracting visitors, not cows. That’s one reason Abilene is #3 among True ...

9 years ago
A convenience store clerk called police after being threatened by a patron at the counter. Police arrested 42-year-old Andrew Richmeier on Saturday after he allegedly told an employee at Casey's, 1100 E. Iron, that he had a gun and was going to shoot her after a confrontation that began around 12:15am. Police report that Richmeier came in ...