10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is calling the Kansas Legislature into special session to deal with education funding issues. The Republican governor said Tuesday that he would call a special session but hasn't set a date. Brownback said in a statement that he is calling the session to "keep Kansas schools open" in response to a state Supreme Court ...

10 years ago
Police make an arrest in a Salina rape case investigation. Officers arrested 33-year-old Nicholas S. Fischer of Salina on Monday after a 26-year-old female victim contacted police on Sunday night. Police say the victim and suspect are acquaintances and the crime took place in a central Salina home on Sunday night around 11pm. Authorities are seeking charges of ...

10 years ago
A hot mower bursts into flames and damages a home in Falun. According to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan, 54-year-old Marc Thomas suffered burns to his feet while fighting a fire that started on the patio of his house at 336 S. Main Monday afternoon. Marquette Fire and Medics responded to the blaze at about 4:25pm that ...

10 years ago
On Monday, Saline County Commissioners heard further details about purchasing new voting machines, perhaps in time for the August primary. When licensing fees and maintenance agreements are considered, the total purchase price hovers around $750,000, which is reduced by an “equipment trade in” of over $150,000. Under consideration is a system that includes touch screens where voters ...

10 years ago
At a rare Monday meeting Saline County Commissioners got a lot of work done, including pondering a possible reduction in the mil levy tax. In a Monday morning meeting, Saline County Commissioners budgeted $28,766 for each of five County Commissioners, effective when the new commission is sworn in, in January 2017.  They also set aside $260,000 ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred over the weekend at the Bavaria grain elevator. Deputies say Jace Trembley decided to park his 1985 Chevy Camaro at the elevator after having some car trouble on Friday night around 7pm. When he returned on Sunday morning he discovered someone had entered the car ...

10 years ago
"We're not going to allow the schools to close, that's not going to happen," said Salina Representative J. R. Claeys during the KSAL Morning News on Monday. Claeys stopped in Monday to address what scenarios may play out as Kansans wait to see if legislators will reconvene before June 30th. The last day of this month has ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary from a storage shed at Lakewood Middle School, 1135  Lakewood over the weekend. Police say someone forced open the door and stole a Grasshopper brand, zero-turn, 72-inch cutting deck riding mower sometime between 9pm Saturday night and 8am Sunday morning. Loss and damage is listed at $8,050. Officers were contacted about ...

10 years ago
A Hutchinson woman will be sentenced July 22 for killing her former lover and leaving her body in a rural Reno County creek bed. Jamie Hatfield pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree intentional murder for the June 2015 strangulation death of 38-year-old Mary Ann Arnett. The plea agreement amended the original charge of premeditated first-degree murder and ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an alleged rape charge after a 26-year-old female victim contacted police on Sunday night. Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that the victim and suspect are acquaintances and the crime took place in a central Salina home on Sunday night around 11pm.

10 years ago
A Salina man is in custody after leading police on a short car chase. Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol attempted to pull over a car for an illegal tag on Sunday at about 11:30am in the 200 block of N. Ohio. Police say the driver of the Chevy Celebrity sped away ...