12 years ago
A Minneapolis, Kansas man's pistol is stolen from a Salina apartment. Brandon Harder, 27, contacted police after someone removed a 9mm Magnum Research US "Baby Eagle" handgun from an apartment at 1515 E. Iron. Police say the gun was taken sometime between April 11th at noon and 7pm on April 15th. Police arrest an eighteen year ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman is arrested after pawning a stolen watch. Police arrested 36-year-old Margarita Acosta of Salina, on theft charges and for making a false writing after she sold a gold bracelet watch for $165. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, Acosta removed jewelry from a home at 2040 Pinecrest sometime between March 12th and March 26th when ...

12 years ago
Kansas wildlife officials verify a state record rainbow trout. According the the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism trout in state waters are not that rare. It's not uncommon to drop a lure and get a bite after a few minutes, but to drop a lure, get a bite, and reel in a 15.72-pound ...

12 years ago
Flags around Kansas will be lowered to half-staff this week to honor the victims who were killed in Overland Park in Sunday afternoon's shootings outside a Jewish community center and housing community. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Thursday and Friday in honor of Dr. ...

12 years ago
The Lakewood Middle School Jazz Band is recognized for performance excellence. According to USD 305, the band received a superior rating and brought a trophy back from the 32nd Annual Northeast Community College Jazz Festival in Norfolk Nebraska. The LMS Jazz Band competed against 17 groups. The contest included musicians from 10 states including Kansas, Nebraska, ...

12 years ago
More than 80 distinguished professors have endorsed a new proposed social media policy for Kansas universities. The professors, from several universities, sent a letter to the Kansas Board of Regents saying the proposed policy "exemplifies the role of scholarship for public intellectuals in a democracy." The new policy was proposed by a work group formed ...

12 years ago
Two women from Oklahoma died when their car collided with a pickup truck driven by a man going the wrong way on the Kansas Turnpike. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the accident occurred Tuesday night on Interstate 35 in Wichita. The patrol says the driver, 65-year-old Donald Fifer of Haysville, was driving south in ...

12 years ago
The veterinarian from Rolling Hills Zoo will speak at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, the Smoky Hills Audubon Society will host "Lions and Tigers and Bears…and Birds, Too" Thursday evening at 7:30. Dr. Danelle Okeson will talk about her experiences with the animals at Rolling Hills. Dr. Okeson holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree ...

12 years ago
Some of the most deadly reptiles in the world are slithering into Rolling Hills Zoo this weekend. According to the zoo, the grand opening of Clyde Peeling’s REPTILES: The Beautiful and the Deadly is Saturday. The live traveling exhibit features 19 of the world’s most recognized and dangerous reptiles. REPTILES: The Beautiful and the Deadly is ...

12 years ago
A bicycle rider is injured early Tuesday evening when he is hit by an SUV along an East Salina busy street. First responders were called at around 6:30 to the report of a cyclist hit by a vehicle at the entrance to Bill Burke Park on East Crawford Street. Salina Police told KSAL News at the scene ...

12 years ago
An actor who has been in movies, been on television, and been on Broadway, will star in a production in Salina this summer. According to the Salina Community Theatre, Tyrees Allen will return to star in a production of David Mamet's "A Life in the Theatre" for six performances in July. Allen has been a featured actor ...