12 years ago
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month as agencies around the country are raising awareness and taking steps to help keep children safe. CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is a program for volunteers that will speak for children who have been abused. According to a 2013 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...

12 years ago
Two separate traffic stops on Interstate 70 lead to drug arrests over the weekend. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News a deputy was running radar when a silver 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix was clocked doing 89 miles per hour eastbound on I-70 at approximately 7:52 p.m. Sunday. Once stopped, the deputy smelled a strong odor coming from ...

12 years ago
Four Salina stores have been cited for selling alcohol to minors in a sting by the Saline County Sheriff's Office. On Saturday, April 19th the Sheriff's Office administered a controlled alcohol buy. Working with the Alcoholic Beverage Control department, two male and two female minors entered into 14 establishments where four successful attempts to buy alcohol ...

12 years ago
Windows are shattered to a vehicle in a residential area. Police were called to a home in the 2300 block of Falconview at 8 p.m. on April 19. A 2012 black Mazda CX9 which was parked in the driveway of the residence sustained three broken windows. Total damage is $1200. Salina Police have suspects in their investigation of ...

12 years ago
Numerous electronic items and accessories are stolen from a north Salina business. Between the evening hours of April 19 and April 20 Police say burglars allegedly forced through a back door to ADI Systems Inc. at 628 N. Broadway. Among the items stolen are six cell phones, two iPod Touch mp3 players as well as various phone ...

12 years ago
Burglars are chased away from a Salina business. Police say in the 3:00 hour on the morning of April 20 Tom's Appletree at 2450 S. Ninth St. was entered. A maintenance worker observed two male suspects coming though a door on the backside of Midstate Plaza. The intruders were able to enter into the business and rummage ...

12 years ago
Ottawa County extends a burn ban for at least another week. According to the Ottawa County Emergency Management Office, commissioners have ordered an extension on the burn ban for another seven days. Conditions will continued to be evaluated and monitored with the decision to rescind or lift the ban being revisited on Monday April 28th. All towns ...

12 years ago
Fort Riley has revamped its services for sexual assault victims in the military, streamlining the process in a bid to make it easier for victims to report assaults. The fort's new Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention Center on the base near Junction City, opened earlier this month and gives alleged victims a one-stop shop for services. Before ...

12 years ago
A deadline is approaching for Governor Sam Brownback to make a decision on whether he will sign a bill increasing spending for Kansas public schools, despite building pressure from opponents and supporters of the measure. Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling March 7th giving legislators until July 1st to restore funding for two school finance provisions ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback and other officials are expected to gather at the KU Medical Center to applaud budget enhancements that include $25 million in bonds for building a proposed $75 million health education building. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Fred Logan are also expected to attend ...

12 years ago
Two Lawrence students danced with friends at their prom thanks to a couple robots. The Lawrence Journal World reports  Olivia Ledezma attended the Lawrence Virtual High School prom last Saturday while she was in California. She got to the prom by using a telepresence robot, which is essentially an iPad on wheels. Ledezma and one other student, ...