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 ...

10 years ago
Officials will offer more details Tuesday evening into an investigation of elevated lead levels in multiple children in Salina. Elevated blood lead levels in over two-dozen Salina children have prompted an investigation by state officials, and the Tuesday meeting.. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold a public information session at 6:30 p.m. at ...

10 years ago
Several dozen central and western Kansas school superintendents say they have no intention of following the advice of U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp to disregard a recent transgender bathroom directive from President Barack Obama's administration. The Topeka Capital-Journal reached out to 129 school superintendents who were given the Republican congressman's letter and received responses from 30 of ...

10 years ago
Authorities say a woman has been arrested after driving off with a Johnson County deputy's vehicle. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the vehicle was recovered around 2 a.m. Monday - just minutes after the woman drove off in it. The theft happened after the deputy was dispatched to De Soto ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for a troubled Saline County Water District.  The advisory is for the Howison Heights public water supply located in Saline County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of ...

10 years ago
Damage to a church, and a burglary at a storage facility highlight Monday's Salina police log. Sometime between noon on Friday and 9:00 in the morning on Saturday, glass on a front door at the 1st Christian Church Disciples of Christ at 2727 E. Crawford in Salina damaged. A blunt object was used to break the ...

10 years ago
A couple of incidents involving a gun prompted the arrest of a Salina teen. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 17-year-old Zachary DeGraw was arrested Saturday evening, after a shot was fired from a handgun. Police were sent to the area of 9th and Otto to the report of a shot being fired from a handgun. ...

10 years ago
Organizers of a rally planned for Monday afternoon are hoping to show support to Salina USD 305 educators. Education has been in the spotlight, with the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Legislature sparring over education funding. Caught in the middle are Kansas students and educators, many of which who are becoming frustrated. The public is invited ...