9 years ago
Kansas has a new millionaire, following Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. According to the Kansas Lottery, one ticket matched the first five Powerball numbers, but not the Powerball to win the $1 million cash prize. The winning numbers in the August 24 Powerball drawing are 9-11-25-64-65 Powerball 16. The winning ticket was sold in southwest Kansas, which includes the ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University would allow concealed firearms in all building under guidelines it is developing for complying with a state law. The Manhattan Mercury reports that a university work group is planning a Sept. 15 forum before submitting the guidelines to the Kansas Board of Regents for approval. Beginning in July 2017, the state's public universities must ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary at an apartment in the 2100 block of E. Crawford. Police say sometime between 2:30pm and 3:30pm Wednesday, someone  entered the home while the residents were outside. Police say two cell phones and a laptop were stolen. Total loss is listed at $489.

9 years ago
Officials are on the scene of a gas line leak west of Salina, and a portion of Interstate 70 is back open. A spokesperson from Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha tells KSAL News that one of their underground natural gas lines ruptured early Thursday afternoon. There was no explosion when the line ruptured. The leak is ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement continue to work on an unsolved murder in Saline County. August, 25 marks two months since authorities were called to 10525 South Hopkins Road near Assaria to investigate the brutal murder of 57-year-old Lori Heimer. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that investigators are working alongside ...

9 years ago
A neighbor's dog warns a Salina man of would-be thieves in his yard. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that around 2:30am Thursday morning, Charles Kirby heard a dog barking next door to his home at 605 W. Grand and looked out the window. Kirby told police he then saw three teens dressed in dark hoodies ...

9 years ago
Thieves broke into a construction trailer at the top of Coronado Heights and stole some high-end power tools. The Saline County Sheriff's Office says sometime between 12:40am and 7:30am Wednesday someone forced open the hasp on a trailer owned by Harbin Construction of Salina and stole an $800 Husqvarna concrete saw, a Hilti chipping hammer worth ...

9 years ago
The lead elephant in the 1980s film "Smokey and the Bandit 2" is among two new pachyderms at the Topeka Zoo. The 58-year-old Asian elephant named Cora arrived Wednesday. She was joined by her longtime companion, Shannon, a 34-year-old African elephant. Topeka Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the pair quickly took to exploring after being unloaded. Currently, they ...

9 years ago
A sold-out crowd of 560 attended the Sixth Annual Night with the Yotes event this past  Saturday in Heritage Hall at the Salina Bicentennial Center. Preliminary results indicate the dinner/auction event set a record with more than $90,000 in revenue to benefit the Coyote Student-Athletes. Kansas Wesleyan alumni Bryon and Sandy Norris and community supporters Ken ...

9 years ago
Thieves have not set back a project at an area landmark. A break-in this week, and theft of several thousand dollars worth of tools and equipment, will not impact the reopening of Coronado Heights. Within a couple of days, possibly as early as Saturday, the 80-year-old Central Kansas landmark will be open again. The final concrete ...

9 years ago
State health officials say they have not discovered a single cause for high lead levels found in some children in Saline County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been investigating since routine physical exams found 32 children in and around Saline County with elevated levels of lead in their blood. The health department has notified ...