12 years ago
Six of the area's recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Wednesday night. KSAL and the Salina Media Group presented its annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet at St. John's Military School. Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast of Saline and Ell-Saline) and Abilene ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is helping investigate the fatal shooting of a suspect by McPherson police. The McPherson Police Department said in a statement that the suspect "charged" at officers before being shot around 1 p.m. Wednesday. No other details about the suspect were immediately released. Authorities said the confrontation took place after officers were called to ...

12 years ago
The State Board of Education has agreed to allow schools to hire teachers for certain subjects who have expertise but no education degree. The regulations approved Tuesday require teachers to meet one of three criteria: They would need an out-of-state license and to pass the licensure tests, or at least a bachelor's degree and at least ...

12 years ago
An official with the Wichita Veterans Affairs medical center says 385 veterans were on an unauthorized list of those waiting for care for more than 90 days. An official with the Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Medical Center told The Associated Press Wednesday the lists were created by staff that lacked training and understanding of VA ...

12 years ago
A heat burst impacted many areas of central Kansas late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, locations from Hays to Salina recorded the heat burst on their automated weather equipment. Other locations that recorded the heat burst included Russell and Ellsworth. Temperatures across the area rose 5 to 15 degrees as ...

12 years ago
An argument between brothers lands one in jail. Officers were called to a house at 2129 Hageman Ave. on Tuesday after two brothers were heard arguing inside about parking a vehicle. Further investigation led Salina Police officers to discover that the day before, 59-year-old Robert J. Sprecker had used a small knife to allegedly stab his brother, ...

12 years ago
Harvey County authorities say a 28-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car. The sheriff's office says the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon just west of Newton, about 25 miles north of Wichita. The Harvey County Sheriff's Office says a 28-year-old woman from Newton was hit by a westbound car. The Wichita Eagle reports that a ...

12 years ago
Burglars ransack a business in Assaria. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break in at Assaria Oil and Hardware, 104 W. Main, that occurred sometime between Monday night at 7pm and Tuesday morning at 7am. Deputies report thieves broke a glass panel on a garage door to gain entry - then removed numerous items including ...

12 years ago
A treasure hunter finds a pipe bomb in a church parking lot. Salina Police contacted the Riley County Bomb Squad on Tuesday evening, after 29-year-old Jared Shirack opened a container with an explosive device in it. Shirack tells KSAL News he had been following the clues for the Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion and was searching near ...

12 years ago
The USD 306 Southeast of Saline bond issue does not pass. Voters rejected the issue 834 to 261. According to the district, it was seven months ago that the USD 306 Board of Education released the community concept plans for renovations and additions to Southeast of Saline’s facilities. The Board of Education wants to thank all ...

12 years ago
Severe storms swept through parts of Kansas, with the worst damage reported in northeast counties near the Nebraska border. The National Weather Service in Topeka says the heaviest damage from Tuesday's storms was reported in and around Bern, about three miles south of the Nebraska-Kansas border in Nemaha County. Nemaha County officials say at least one home ...