12 years ago
A Kansas City, Kan., woman was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for trying to drown her two daughters in a bathtub. Twenty-four-year-old Johnna Green was sentenced Friday for two counts of attempted second-degree murder. She was given 59 months on each charge, with the sentences to run consecutively. She initially was charged with two counts ...

12 years ago
Thieves cut the locks on two trailer hitches and steal over $18,000 worth of ATVs and accessories from a U.S. Government office. Salina Police are investigating the theft of two ATVs, two horse trailers and outdoor accessories from the Natural Resource Conservation Service located at 760 S. Broadway sometime between February 24th and February 27th. Police are looking ...

12 years ago
Some deployed soldiers are getting a little taste of home, literally, in the form of Girl Scout Cookies. According to the Salina Girl Scout office, kind Kansans who continue to buy cookies through the Girl Scout Cookie Share Program are helping ensure Kansas soldiers deployed overseas get a sweet surprise from home. More than 100 packages ...

12 years ago
A Salina area family makes the largest private donation ever to Kansas State University, to benefit both Manhattan and Salina. Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz announced Friday that the Jack Vanier family has made a gift of $60 million, the largest private donation in the history of K-State. The gift provides $40 million to ...

12 years ago
Another cold blast of winter will move through Kansas this weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, a strong winter storm will impact much of the state. A winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday night through Sunday night. Three to five inches of snow is expected across central Kansas. For the area ...

12 years ago
The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a bill to make police documents explaining the reasons behind arrests open to the public. It would also make affidavits justifying search warrants open to the parties involved. Legislators advanced the bill Thursday, moving Kansas a step closer to changing what police records remain sealed. As written, individuals whose ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after someone slashed a pair of tires. Police report two tires on a 2003 Chevy Tahoe that was parked in the 500 block of Phillips were cut sometime Tuesday between 4:45pm and 7pm. Damage is estimated at $600. A truck's interior is damaged in a vehicle burglary. Police say someone damaged the ...

12 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in Gypsum. Undersheriff Dave Dunstan tells KSAL News that a door on a storage building was forced open at a property in the 500 block of Maple. The owner told deputies someone entered the structure sometime between Monday at 3pm and Wednesday morning at 7am. Deputies  say a PlayStaion ...

12 years ago
As part of a departmental reorganization, three Salina Police Officers receive promotions. According to the Department, Jim Norton, Sean Morton, and Chris Trochek have all been promoted to the rank of Captain, and will each be division commanders. Norton has served the Salina Police Department since 1990 as a patrol officer and as an investigator with the ...

12 years ago
A Salina radio station is offering a unique concert experience, and at the same time helping in the fight against childhood cancer. Salina Media Group radio station Y 93.7's Country Cares Radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is going on Thursday and Friday of this week. All money collected will benefit the hospital, whose ...

12 years ago
Over 150 people gathered in Salina Wednesday evening to learn a little about severe weather. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chance Hayes presented the "Storm Fury On The Plains" spring severe weather safety and spotter class. Using a multi-media presentation, Hayes taught the basics of thunderstorm development, storm structure, the features to look for, and where to ...