11 years ago
New federal figures show that Kansas ranked 28th in February among states and the District of Columbia in its percentage of private-sector job growth over the previous year. Seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that Kansas had 21,000 more residents employed in private-sector, nonfarm jobs in February than in ...

11 years ago
​Salina Police commented Friday evening on an online video that is critical of a traffic stop conducted last fall, denying any officer misconduct. KSAL News was made aware of the video Friday afternoon, and provided police with a link to it. Police issued the following statement Friday evening: On Friday, March 27, 2015, the Salina Police Department was ...

11 years ago
A Wichita woman claims her special needs son was asked to remove his letter jacket at school. The story from KSN News in Wichita is going viral. The student, Michael Kelley, has Down Syndrome and autism. Kelley is not a varsity athlete but participates in extra-curricular special needs basketball. His family bought him a varsity letter like the ...

11 years ago
A domestic dispute spills out onto a city street. Salina Police were called to the parking lot at the Valero Convenience Store at 848 N. Broadway just after 1am Friday morning. A couple's dispute over a 60-day licence tag on an SUV turned dangerous. Police say a 22-year-old woman and her 17-year-old sister jumped on the hood of ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a rape case that involves four children under the ages of 10-years old. Police Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that the department learned of the crimes after being contacted from staff at DCF in Cloud County. Police say the alleged crimes took place in a central Salina home between March of 2012 ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft a trailer. Police say a red, 16-foot car trailer was stolen from the lot at R & L Motors, 304 E. Pacific sometime between Monday and Wednesday. The wood deck trailer, which was outfitted with a tool box and winch is valued at $1,300.

11 years ago
Colorado is defending its pot law for the first time Friday in a filing due to the U.S. Supreme Court. Friday is the deadline for Colorado to respond to a legal challenge from Oklahoma and Nebraska. The lawsuit challenges Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana and is one of four lawsuits that aim to dismantle the young industry. Colorado's ...

11 years ago
Between 4:00 PM on March 20, 2015 and 3:00 PM on March 22, 2015 a residential burglary was committed at 529 S. College. A 55” Phillips LCD TV, 32” Sanyo LCD TV, Onkyo surround sound receiver, unknown brand DVD player, HP desktop computer with a 17” monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, $450 dollars and six DVD’ were taken. Loss ...

11 years ago
A science experiment gone awry has injured three high school students in Topeka. Liquid from the experiment spilled onto the floor and ignited during class Wednesday afternoon at Highland Park High School. District spokesman Ron Harbaugh said in an email Thursday that the fire spread to the feet of three students. Harbaugh said the students were taken ...

11 years ago
Officers have shot and killed a woman in eastern Kansas after her boyfriend called for help. Olathe police said in a news release that the shooting happened Thursday night after the boyfriend told dispatch that his girlfriend had fired a handgun inside a Gardner home. The release said two Gardner officers fired at the woman upon ...

11 years ago
Bel Aire police say some residents were evacuated for several hours and others told to stay indoors after a grenade was discovered at a home damaged last week by a fire. Police Chief Darrell Atteberry says a construction crew was tearing into the home's ceiling Thursday when the grenade dropped from the attic. The crew backed ...