10 years ago
Authorities are investigating a suspicious package found Friday morning on the grounds of the Statehouse in Topeka. Kansas Highway Patrol spokeswoman Andrea Nolte said in a press release that a man entered the Topeka Police Department to report that someone had left a barrel with a hazardous material label on it near the Capitol Building. He did ...

10 years ago
Four Kansas children have died in accidental shootings since January 2014, including the 3-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy who was less than a year into his law enforcement career when tragedy struck. Data compiled by The Associated Press and the USA TODAY Network over a 2 1/2-year span show three of the Kansas deaths involved ...

10 years ago
Volunteers will gather Saturday morning for a labor of love to help make Salina a better place to live. People of all ages are ready to roll up their sleeves and tackle a variety of community service projects during the annual Fall Fix-Up project The event is coordinated by the Friends of the River Foundation. Activities ...

10 years ago
A standing room only crowd of over 135 people gathered on the campus of Kansas State University Polytechnic in Salina Thursday to discuss racism. The topic, and discussion, were inspired by recent offensive racial activity that took place on the campus of Bethany College last month. Will Jones, president of Bethany College, presented "Choosing Our Response to ...

10 years ago
A Salina radio station group will soon be under new ownership. Alpha Media LLC and Rocking M Media, LLC announced Thursday their formal filing with the Federal Communications Commission to transfer five of Alpha Media’s radio stations in Salina, Abilene and Manhattan Kansas to Rocking M Media. The radio stations to be transferred are; KSAL-AM 1150; KSAL-FM ...

10 years ago
The world is a safer place for animals today than it was last week. Last Friday, President Obama signed into law the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act. The law, for which Congress came together in a rare bipartisan effort to pass, will strengthen efforts around the world to protect animals from poaching and ...

10 years ago
Culinary Specialist Guy Klinzing is coming to Salina to share his cooking secrets that will spice up your next party or holiday table. Klinzing joined in on the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a preview of his show that will heat up Heritage Hall. "As home cooks we all get into a rut, I make thousands of ...

10 years ago
Nearly 6 percent of University of Kansas freshmen were admitted through an alternative process after failing to meet the school's new and tougher standards. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the more exacting standards took effect this semester. A committee reviews applications from students who don't meet the criteria for automatic admission. The change led to concerns that ...

10 years ago
A cell phone was stolen from a trailer outside a bread store. Police report Jesse Martin from Brookville was loading some bread at the Sara Lee Bread Store, 722 S. Broadway on Wednesday afternoon and left his LG G5 cell phone on the trailer for about 20 minutes. When he returned it was gone. Loss ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a church in Assaria. Lt. Mike Smith tells KSAL News that sometime between 9pm Tuesday evening and 6am Wednesday someone broke into the Assaria Lutheran Church, 124 W. 1st Street, and stole a 60-inch flat screen television. Deputies say someone smashed a north window on the building ...

10 years ago
A woman from Abilene was injured in a single vehicle crash Wednesday. According to Lt. Mike Smith with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Rebecca N. Smith and her 4-year-old daughter were transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a rollover accident on Old 40 Highway near Donmyer Road. Deputies say at 6:30pm Wednesday, Smith was driving ...