11 years ago
Heavy rain is blamed for a crash that left a car upside down in a ditch, with a trapped driver and rising water, Monday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened at around 6:15, on New 81 Highway, north of Interstate 70 near the junction with K 143 Highway. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers told KSAL News at the scene ...

11 years ago
A couple of suspected graffiti vandals are caught on video, and police are asking for help in identifying them. According to Salina Police, over the past few days they have received several reports of graffiti being painted on public and private property. The suspects were caught on video on Sunday in the 100 block of South ...

11 years ago
The Stiefel Theatre Monday afternoon announced four new upcoming shows, including a country music legend and a cutting edge comedian. According to the Stiefel, legendary country artist Ronnie Milsap, comedian Lewis Black, Led Zeppelin tribute band "Get the Led Out", and novelist / activist Anne Lamott are all coming. RONNIE MILSAP - AUGUST 21@ 8PM Ronnie Milsap ranks ...

11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and groups on both sides are preparing to announce a new proposal for rewriting a renewable energy mandate for the state's utilities. Brownback was having a news conference Monday afternoon to outline the measure. Representatives of the wind energy industry and groups opposed to the mandate planned to participate. A 2010 law requires ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a 200 cc motorcycle from Tractor Supply Company, 3120 Riffel Drive. Police say someone cut the lock on the fence sometime between 8:30pm Saturday and 8:30am Sunday morning and stole the red, Baja Warrior bike. Loss and damage is listed at $725. A car is vandalized in the 800 ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges of burglary and damage to property after officers responded to an alarm at the water well station near Indian Rock Park at 1500 Gypsum Sunday morning around 1am. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Daniel C. Puckett was arrested early Sunday after police found him nearby wearing a ...

11 years ago
A four-wheeler is stolen from a rural home east of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a 2006 Polaris all terrain vehicle from a property in the 200 block of South Simpson Road. Deputies say the vehicle was chained to another ATV in a side yard and someone cut the lock and ...

11 years ago
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, will deliver a Landon Lecture on May 27 at Kansas State University. Before becoming the fourth secretary of homeland security, Johnson was general counsel of the Department of Defense. He also has extensive service in national security, law enforcement and as a private attorney. Kansas State ...

11 years ago
A task force at the University of Kansas is recommending changes in how the school handles sexual assaults and rape on campus. The suggested changes include requiring all freshmen, including fraternity members, to live in residence halls. Other suggestions: creating an on-campus center for sexual assault prevention and education and clarifying that the university can discipline ...

11 years ago
Top Republican legislators in Kansas appear increasingly ready to reconsider a business tax break that's been a cherished economic policy for GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Their push could make closing a projected budget shortfall more difficult. Brownback is clear that he wants to preserve an exemption from personal income taxes for 281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers. ...

11 years ago
A restaurant waitress says she left a message for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on his receipt promoting more funding for schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Chloe Hough was working her last shift Saturday night at Boss Hawg's in Topeka when she waited on the governor. The newspaper said she later posted his receipt on Facebook, ...