11 years ago
A traffic stop leads to drug charges for two Salina men. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol saw a license tag light out on a 2007 Pontiac G6 and stopped the car at the corner of 9th and Claflin just after midnight on Friday. The officer noticed a strong odor of ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating after vandals damage several vehicles in a Salina neighborhood. Police say someone used green spray paint to damage three vehicles parked in the 3000 and 3100 block of Marcella sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Damage to a 2002 Chevy Suburban is estimated at $100. Exterior damage to a 2009 Honda Civic is estimated ...

11 years ago
Pat Mullen wanted to help kids learn. Years after his passing, his legacy continues to be strong through grants from the L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Grants encourage hands-on learning in the areas of Youth Arts & Humanities and Youth Science, Technology & Invention. Awards from the Mullen fund this ...

11 years ago
Sometime between February 14th-15th, unknown person(s) stole the following from the various vehicles in Assaria, KS. A red Land Pride 4200 ATR utility vehicle with a roll cage powered by a 13 HP Honda engine valued at $2,000. A gray HP laptop computer inside a black Great Plains logo bag, 2 red Homelite Super XL 20” chainsaws, ...

11 years ago
Nearly a dozen people on the February list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. The latest list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line on the first weekend of the month. Since then, eleven have been arrested. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to tips from the public, 2,129 criminals have ...

11 years ago
Billionaire businessman Charles G. Koch is working on a book in which he offers advice on management and entrepreneurship. Crown Business announced Thursday that Koch's "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" will be published in October. According to Crown, a Penguin Random House imprint, the book will detail ...

11 years ago
The Kansas House has approved two bills changing the state's penalties for driving under the influence. The full House voted on the bills Thursday. One measure would increase penalties for drunk drivers who cause bodily harm to others in accidents, and the other would allow convicted drunk drivers to have the offense expunged from their record ...

11 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are delaying action on a bill that would reduce sentences for the first two marijuana possession offenses. The House chose Thursday to return the measure to a panel for further discussion rather than vote on it or discard it. Most bills had to be passed by their chamber of origin by Friday or be ...

11 years ago
A Salina-based bank has made a large donation to an organization that helps wounded military, and their families. Sunflower Bank on Thursday presented a $62,000 check to the Yellow Ribbon Fund during a celebration at the bank's corporate headquarters in South Salina. Sunflower President Molly Carter spoke, and explained that the bank partnered with the Yellow ...

11 years ago
The Kansas House has approved a bill that would prohibit candidates from withdrawing from an election unless they die. It also would require political parties to name another candidate to fill ballot vacancies. The bill sought by Secretary of State Kris Kobach was given final approval Thursday and now goes to the Senate. The proposal is a ...

11 years ago
Salina Police arrest an Abilene man for the sexual assault of a male acquaintance. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that police arrested 47-year-old Scott David Widler on Wednesday, after officers interviewed a man in his 30's at the hospital. Police allege Widler sexually assaulted the victim in south Salina on February 12th. Widler is now facing charges ...