12 years ago
The Kansas Fire Marshal's office is asking for help finding out who is responsible for nearly two dozen arsons in northwest Kansas. State Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen says it's vital to apprehend the person starting the fires before someone is seriously injured or there is a major properly loss. Twenty fires in Ellis County since ...

12 years ago
Salina Police will be out in full force Friday evening looking for seat belt violations. Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that four officers and one spotter will be patrolling  from 9pm to 1am Friday, looking for occupants who are not buckled up. Citations for unrestrained adults are $10 while the citation for children under 18-years old ...

12 years ago
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is returning to his hometown later this month to talk about his new book. Gates served as defense secretary from 2006 to 2011 after spending nearly 27 years with the Central Intelligence Agency. He was CIA director from 1991 until 1993 and received numerous awards for his work. ...

12 years ago
Kansas players did not go away empty-handed in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, even though the $400 million jackpot was hit by players in Florida and Maryland. According to the Kansas Lottery, one Mega Millions ticket, sold in south central Kansas, is worth $15,000 after matching four of the first five numbers and the ...

12 years ago
A proposal by K-State Salina students prompts the name change of a campus residence hall. According to K-State, the building simply known as Residence Hall for the last 20 years on the Salina campus will now be called Schilling Hall. The change comes after several students expressed their confusion over the literally named Residence Hall, saying an ...

12 years ago
The wife of Arizona Sen. John McCain visits Lawrence next week to discuss leadership, her humanitarian work and life on the campaign trail. Cindy Hensley McCain will speak the evening of March 25 at the Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas campus. Institute director Bill Lacy says McCain is best known publicly as the ...

12 years ago
A Salina Police Officer is honored as one of the best in his line of enforcement.  Master Police Officer Brent Rupert has been named the 2013 Kansas Narcotics Officer of the Year. The narcotics law enforcement organization, which was founded 22-years-ago, has over 630 members. Salina Police Captain Jim Norton tells KSAL News that Rupert was recognized for "Operation ...

12 years ago
Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp has revised his plans for raffling off tickets to men's college basketball games for small campaign contributions because of legal questions. Huelskamp announced Tuesday he's no longer requiring a donation of at least $10 for a chance to win four tickets to NCAA men's tournament games this week in St. Louis. Kansas, ...

12 years ago
A new airline has been chosen to provide commercial service from the central Kansas community of Great Bend. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order Monday granting Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines a two-year contract under the federal Essential Air Service program. The announcement comes less than a week after Great Lakes Airlines notified the city it ...

12 years ago
Dry conditions prompt a burn ban in Saline County. According to the Saline County Emergency Management Office, effective Tuesday, the county commission declared a State of Local Disaster Emergency to ban open burning operations in Saline County. This resolution is in effect for seven days for all cities and townships within Saline County. Saline County has ...

12 years ago
Police in Ohio have arrested a former Kansas man in connection with bomb threats made at two Dodge City restaurants. The Hutchinson News reports the 30-year-old former Dodge City resident was arrested Monday morning in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on a Ford County warrant for aggravated criminal threat and two counts of criminal threat. Dodge City police say ...