10 years ago
A Kansas dad's touching gesture of getting a tattoo to match a scar his young son was left with following brain cancer surgery is winning kudos on the internet. Josh Marshall tells ABC News his 8-year-old son Gabriel was left bald with a large horseshoe scar on the right side of his head after undergoing surgery ...

10 years ago
About 75 people gathered at the Salina Community Theater Tuesday evening to learn a little more about an investigation into elevated blood lead levels in multiple children in Salina. Environmental Health Officer Dr. Farah Ahmed from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment told those gathered that since January 0f 2015, through March of this year, ...

10 years ago
County Commission Chairman Monte Shadwick announced an update to last week’s discussions regarding water quality and supply concerns for residents living at Howison Heights, a subdivision about three miles north of I-70.  Shadwick reported that yesterday, owner Tim Howison signed paperwork that will allow Ottawa County Water District #2 to provide water to residents. Yesterday, the ...

10 years ago
Area law enforcement is warning clerks about a common scheme that has been attempted at two area Wal-Mart stores. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that last week, three black females convinced the clerk at Salina's Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th, to activate $1,500 worth of gift cards with a register command - while using a debit ...

10 years ago
A Chanute man has been arraigned in the traffic death of the head of the Washburn University art department who was struck and killed while riding her bike. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that not guilty pleas were entered Monday on behalf of 38-year-old Todd M. Kidwell in Crawford County District Court. Kidwell is charged with reckless ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for someone who forced a door open just after midnight Monday on a home in the 1100 block of N.7th and stole a PlayStation game console and multiple games. A suitcase and computer tablet were also taken. Loss and damage is listed at $615.   Officers are investigating an employee theft case at McDonalds ...

10 years ago
Salina Police find a man who pointed a BB-gun pistol at another man in a motel parking lot. Police say an argument between the two sparked the assault. Officers were searching for a man in 2012 Kia early Monday at 1:30am, after he reportedly pointed a black handgun at 38-year-old Bradley Schriner in the parking lot at ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman is charged in an assault that took place in a Brookville home. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were called to 116 W. 2nd in Brookville on Monday afternoon at 1:15pm. Sarah Gabriel, 34 of Salina was arrested after a verbal argument between two women became violent. Deputies say Gabriel pulled ...

10 years ago
A federal appeals court says a Harvey County sheriff's deputy accused of entering a family's front yard without a warrant and killing their dog must face trial in the lawsuit brought by its owners. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided Monday with Kent and Tonya Mayfield in ruling that the Halstead couple asserted sufficient ...

10 years ago
Unsettled school funding issues in Topeka are impacting local negotiations between Salina educators and the USD 305 Board of Education. According to NEA Salina, the organization and Salina Public Schools have completed the first round of negotiations. Both sides have reached a tentative agreement on language changes to the illness and disability pool, to reflect current ...

10 years ago
Kansas players are dreaming of winning some huge jackpots this week. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday is a life-changing $333 million, with a cash option of $226.2 million. The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is estimated at $184 million, with a cash option of $125.3 million. When were the jackpots last hit? Mega Millions has been ...