10 years ago
A couple of teens are accused of burglary and vandalism. Police say that 18-year-old Devin Murrell and 15-year-old Xavier Murrell were both arrested Wednesday. The brothers are accused of breaking into a building at 748 Duvall that is being used as a warehouse. An air conditioning unit was torn out of a back wall to gain entry. ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a road rage case in which a car was shoved from behind by a pickup truck, and force out into a busy intersection. Police Captain Chris Trocheck says that at around 4:50 Wednesday afternoon, 35-year-old Timothy Thornton was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala, headed north on 9th Street. He stopped at a ...

10 years ago
Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species - rare, threatened, and endangered animal and plant species - and the everyday actions they can take to help protect them.  Rolling Hills Zoo is joining this effort by celebrating Endangered Species Day on May ...

10 years ago
A unique new podcast series focusing on tornadoes is now available. KSAL Radio's weather partner, The Storm Report Radio Network, has launched Tornado Talk.   The weekly show features interviews with storm chasers, storm victims, scientists, and interacts with listeners by phone so they may share their tornado stories. Tornado Talk is available for download online at www.tornadotalk.com, ...

10 years ago
Kansas' state universities are calling for tuition increases of up to 5 percent, at least for now. The schools submitted their tuition proposals Wednesday to the governing Kansas Board of Regents. But those came before Gov. Sam Brownback signed a budget bill Wednesday afternoon that cuts higher education funding by 4 percent - one percent more ...

10 years ago
A standoff in a McPherson County community ended Wednesday evening when a man came out of a house and surrendered. Officers from multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the incident  in the McPherson County community of Roxbury. Law enforcement began responding at around 4:00 in the afternoon to reports of gunshots inside a home. Multiple officers ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a budget bill Wednesday that makes significant cuts to the highway fund, Medicaid and higher education and trims most state agency budgets by 4 percent. Brownback announced cuts to address the more than $290 million shortfall faced this year and in the fiscal year beginning July 1. The plan includes cutting $185 ...

10 years ago
A Dickinson County woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her baby. Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman tells KSAL News that deputies were called Monday night to Memorial Hospital in Abilene.  13-month-old Maddox Jones had been transported there, and was unresponsive. Maddox died at the hospital. Hoffman says that there were visible injuries on ...

10 years ago
A group of Salina area law enforcement officers teamed up Wednesday to run through the streets of Salina. The Saline County leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run weaved through town Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Scott Trembley organized the event, in which over 20 runners and volunteers participated. Officers from the Salina Police Department, ...

10 years ago
A former officer at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility has been charged with having sexual contact with an inmate in the prison's medium-security unit. The Hutchinson News reports that Amy D. Hapner, is charged in Reno County with unlawful sexual relations. She remains free on $2,500 bond. It wasn't immediately known if she has an attorney. She is ...

10 years ago
Area lifeguards will be learning about sun safety before kids show up for swimming lessons this summer. "We go to all the Salina pools, and Lindsborg and Marquette this year to train the lifeguards who teach swim lessons, to give them sun safety lessons," said Linda Hinnenkamp RN and Cancer Outreach Coordinator at Tammy Walker Cancer ...