12 years ago
An I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force investigation leads to the arrest of a Salina man. According to Task Force Commander Captain Jim Norton, police used surveillance and several controlled meth buys before arresting 35-year-old John S. Windell of 142 N. 11th Street, on Monday afternoon. The months long investigation used a confidential informant to purchase more than 50 ...

12 years ago
Recent rains across Kansas are greening up the state's parched pastures and helping spring-planted crops. But the improved soil moisture conditions have come too late to help most of the state's drought-stricken winter wheat crop as harvest nears. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 63 percent of the wheat in Kansas is in poor to ...

12 years ago
Three Kansas counties say they'll stop automatically honoring requests from federal immigration officials to detain people without a warrant or probable cause. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas says sheriff's departments in Shawnee, Johnson and Finney counties say they'll require probable cause or a warrant to hold ICE detainees beyond their release date. The ...

12 years ago
A nonprofit group that supports small and family farms in Kansas is trying to build support for a meat processing facility and food hub project in the eastern part of the state. The Kansas Rural Center on Monday invited ranchers, meat processors and economic development professionals to a public meeting June 17 at the Franklin County ...

12 years ago
A group of high school students are in Salina this week experiencing what it takes to be a state trooper. They are undergoing training and learning about law enforcement careers at the Cadet Law Enforcement Academy. The goal is to give young men and women an opportunity to learn more about what law enforcement jobs ...

12 years ago
A former middle school counselor is found guilty of sex crimes involving a 13-year-old student. Brooke Dinkel was facing 10 counts of rape and 10 counts of aggravated criminal sodomy. Officials tell KSAL News that a jury on Monday found the 33-year-old former Smoky Valley Middle School Counselor guilty of two counts of rape. She was ...

12 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday extended a temporary moratorium on new hookah bars and vapor bars or the expansion of existing ones. Back in March, a 90 day moratorium on the businesses was first enacted. No new vapor or hookah bars can open. Those that are already open can remain open. There are currently two vapor ...

12 years ago
Heavy rain that began falling in Kansas Monday morning prompted flood warnings for multiple areas by early in the evening. The National Weather Service issued flood warning for multiple counties across central Kansas including Lincoln, Ellswoth, Barton, Rice, McPherson, and Saline Counties. Forecasters say that between 1 and 3 inches of rain had already fallen around ...

12 years ago
Wet roads contribute to a crash on Interstate 135 near Salina Monday afternoon that sends two people to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,a 2008 Dodge Caliber driven by 61-year-old Sarah Brown of Republic was headed south, north of State Street. Her vehicle hydroplaned, crossed the median, and struck a 2002 Chrysler Voyager that ...

12 years ago
A Rock and Roll Hall Fame band and a popular comedian are coming to Salina. Legendary rockers Heart will take the stage this fall. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, along with their band, will perform at the Stiefel Theatre on Friday, Ocotber 24th. The band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

12 years ago
The Department of Veterans Affairs says 110 Kansas veterans are waiting for appointments at VA hospitals and clinics for 90 days or more.  An additional 977 veterans in Kansas who have enrolled in the VA health care system during the past 10 years have never had appointments. The audit released Monday shows 104 patients are on ...