9 years ago
A Salina man contacted police after being scammed for over $15,000. According to Captain Chris Trocheck, in late August a 68-year-old man thought he had called a Microsoft 24-hour support line to get help regarding a software issue. He was then directed to call another number and a web of deception began. The manager at that number convinced ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is converging on Hutchinson. According to the agency, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers from across the state, as well as some of the Patrol’s dispatchers, will be working at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson throughout the duration of the fair to provide security and law enforcement duties on the fairgrounds. Other personnel ...

9 years ago
The professional education and outreach department on Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is officially home. The Outreach Center, a new facility dedicated to the department's community and professional development services, opened its doors Sept. 8 following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the north corridor of the Polytechnic Campus. Built more than 50 years ago and original to ...

9 years ago
During the early morning hours of August 26, 2016, an Aggravated Robbery occurred at Burger King, 316 E. Iron. An employee was closing the business when an unknown man and woman approached him. He was hit in the head and forced into the office and was told to put money from the cash drawers in a backpack. ...

9 years ago
Flooding is closing roads and schools in southern Kansas after the area was inundated with rain. The National Weather Service says the heaviest rainfall was in south-central Kansas, where 6 to 10 inches fell in a deluge that started Thursday night. Parts of southeast Kansas have received 6 to 8 inches of rain. Several creeks and rivers, ...

9 years ago
Referencing an article that encouraged farmers to participate in discussions, Kansas State University professor Timothy Shaffer encouraged K-State Polytechnic students to consider the role public discussions have had in addressing public problems.  He spoke at the monthly civic luncheon forum that is open to the public. Shaffer asked those in attendance, “How do we think through ...

9 years ago
Six thousand freshly made donuts will help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina surpass their goal of matching 100 children with 100 mentors in 100 days. Michelle Peck, BBBS CEO stopped by KSAL Thursday with the tasty details, "We have a little bit of a problem, people are volunteering left and right. Not only are we ...

9 years ago
Three prominent Salina businessmen, including the founder of KSAL Radio and a former Salina Journal owner, a founder of Kansas Wesleyan University, and an attorney have been selected to be inducted into the 2016 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2016 business hall of fame ...

9 years ago
There were no injuries after a farmer pulled down multiple power lines on Wednesday with a tractor. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Eldon Tillberg of Smolan was transporting a folded, disk harrow behind his tractor in the 7100 block of S. Muir Road when one of the wings came in contact with ...

9 years ago
A large crowd gathered Thursday morning at the Salina Regional Airport for a very special event. A "Never Forget" sculpture, honoring those who responded, and those who lost their lives during the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, was officially dedicated. The sculpture was commissioned by the Transportation Security Administration. Jay Brainard, the Federal Security Director for ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are urging citizens to be on guard against criminal schemes over the telephone after two women contacted SPD this week. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that an 87-year-old Salina woman was contacted last week over the telephone by a person telling her she had won $2 million dollars. The schemer convinced the woman ...