10 years ago
Officials say a wildfire that burned hundreds of square miles of rural land in Oklahoma and Kansas this week destroyed at least 41 structures in both states. Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Hannah Anderson says authorities in both states determined 16 residential structures and 25 minor structures were destroyed in the blaze. Officials have yet to determine the ...

10 years ago
The Barton County sheriff says its initial investigation found evidence of a sexual assault during a bus ride last month involving members of the swim team at Great Bend High School. Sheriff Brian Bellendir said in a phone interview Wednesday that their investigation supports evidence of criminal sodomy, battery and criminal restraint during the Feb. 3 ...

10 years ago
Day two of the Mid America Farm Expo is teed-up for ranchers, with a pair of seminars aimed at handling cattle. "Years ago when I grew up it was who could yell the loudest and who could carry the hottest hot shot," said Carl Gartner, with the Kansas State Extension. Gartner joined in on the KSAL Morning ...

10 years ago
Several burglaries, a stolen truck, and a stolen  turbo actuator from a truck engine highlight Wednesday's Salina Police Log. Saline County Sheriff Deputies recovered a stolen truck Tuesday. An orange truck that was stolen back on March 8th from a rural area on Lightville Road was recovered Tuesday morning in the 100 Block of E. Beloit ...

10 years ago
A tenant being evicted from a Salina rental property is alleged to have left a parting gift, in the form of thousands of dollars of damage. Police say that the landlord of a property at 315 N. 10th Street found extensive damage Tuesday afternoon when he went to serve an eviction notice. Damage includes: broken light fixtures broken ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly pinning a woman into a corner, and threatening her with a knife. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 38-year-old Michael Walle was arrested following an incident at around noon on Tuesday. Walle is alleged to have threatened a female acquaintance with a knife. He also allegedly pushed her into a ...

10 years ago
A man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an early morning incident in which he was found hiding under a car by a police dog following a chase, and drugs were found on a school playground. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that it started at 5:05 in the morning on Tuesday, when an officer ...

10 years ago
An annual spring powwow at the University of Kansas is expanding into a daylong educational festival. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the 2016 KU Powwow and Indigenous Dance and Culture Festival will be Saturday at the Lied Center. The festival will feature workshops, food, a matinee and an evening powwow. Admission is free. Each event will kick ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners heard John Lewis, President of the Lewis Publications, offer an alternative to routinely printing public notices in The Salina Journal.  Lewis said he could reduce the cost of what the County pays for printing public notices by half.  Lewis proposed starting a new paper; after it operated for a year, it would ...

10 years ago
The sounds of two legendary rock and roll bands will fill Salina's Stiefel Theatre. Creedence Clearwater Revival and Led Zeppelin will come alive in two big shows.  The venue is bringing Creedence Clearwater Revisited in August, and Get the Led Out in October. Creedence Clearwater Revisited Tuesday, August 23 @ 8pm Tickets go on-sale Friday, April 8. Tickets start ...

10 years ago
Agribusiness giant Cargill says it's considering moving several operations out of the Wichita buildings where they are headquartered. But the company hasn't said whether it's looking into moving the operations to another location within the city. Spokesman Mike Martin told The Wichita Eagle that all he could say was that the Minneapolis-based company was "looking at ...