11 years ago
Vandals damage structures at Oakdale Park in Salina. Police report someone used a can of red paint to spray words and letters on exterior walls of a restroom near the south end of the park. The damage occurred sometime between Tuesday at 5pm and Thursday morning around 8am. Police say a trash can and electrical junction box on ...

11 years ago
Police are looking for a suspect who cashed a stolen check from a Salina business. Police say back in August, someone removed a book of checks from Blueline Construction, 1014 E. Prescott, then cashed a check on January 14th at the Fiesta VIP Store on West Crawford. A recent audit at Blueline revealed the theft of $850.44. Police ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after several grass fires were set yesterday. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that fire crews extinguished three separate grass fires on Wednesday afternoon between 3pm and 4pm. Two patches of grass were lit at the Windsor Apartments on S. 2nd Street while another swath of grass was ignited in Oakdale Park. Police found ...

11 years ago
University of Kansas's Student Rights Committee has approved a resolution encouraging the Kansas Board of Regents to adopt a policy that ensures that students expelled for sexual misconduct at one state school cannot enroll at another one without the new school being notified of their past. The committee suggested to the Regents that nonacademic misconduct should ...

11 years ago
Kansas has filed a widely expected appeal of a ruling that found the state isn't spending enough money on its public schools to provide a suitable education. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that the appeal had been filed after vowing last month to challenge the ruling. The Shawnee County District Court panel declared in its ...

11 years ago
Over 100 people gathered in Salina Wednesday evening to learn a little about severe weather. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chance Hayes presented the "Storm Fury On The Plains" spring severe weather safety and spotter class. Using a multi-media presentation, Hayes taught the basics of thunderstorm development, storm structure, the features to look for, and where to ...

11 years ago
Teams are forming around Salina as the Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser approaches. Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Michelle Peck joined in on the KSAL Morning News on Wednesday with a look at the event - and a message to men in the community to answer a call for help. "We need men to man up, and ...

11 years ago
Parents of children suffering from seizure disorders are asking Kansas lawmakers to legalize hemp oil. The House Health and Human Services Committee had a hearing Tuesday on a bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. John Wilson of Lawrence. Parent Ryan Reed testified that he and his wife feed their 4-year-old son Otis hemp oil with a spoonful of ...

11 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says more new businesses were formed in Kansas in 2014 than at any point since 2003. Kobach said at a news conference Tuesday that 15,780 new businesses were formed — 311 more than in 2013. Kobach says this indicates that a 2012 move to exempt 191,000 business owners from income ...

11 years ago
Hallmark Cards plans to end printing work at its Litho-Krome printing subsidiary in Georgia and transfer the work to Lawrence, Kansas. Hallmark officials said Tuesday the Litho-Krome subsidiary produces greeting cards and Crayola packaging. The work will end in Midland, Georgia, in the third quarter of this year. The work will move to a Hallmark production center ...

11 years ago
A former sheriff's dispatcher who played Santa Claus for preschool children in central Kansas' Marion County is accused of sexually attacking an 8-year-old girl. KWCH-TV reports that prosecutors have charged 46-year-old Kenneth Newell of McPherson with 13 counts involving sexual misconduct. Newell's Dec. 23 arrest was revealed Monday night to Marion County commissioners. The sheriff says the county ...